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DISTANCE OF ODOR RECEPTORS <br />There are approximately 30 people employed by the S.K.S. Brandt Road <br />Poultry Facility, as well as 7 residences on-site. S.K.S employees and <br />occupants of the on-site residences would be the first people exposed to <br />any operational odors. The number of delivery trucks entering and leaving <br />the site is limited due to Bio -security of the poultry operation. However, <br />delivery truck drivers could also be exposed to any on-site odors. <br />The site is bound on the north by KRC Aggregate. They are the closest off- <br />site receptors of any odors, however the winds generally originate from their <br />direction. KRC Aggregate does share a common boundary just north of the <br />poultry facility. KRC is a few hundred feet north of the site and about half a <br />mile from the composting facility. The ranchette homes located south of the <br />site are also receptors of odors produced at the site. The closest home is <br />approximately half a mile southeast of the composting facility. The winds <br />do blow in that direction. The next closest home would be approximately 1 <br />mile plus south of the facility. The remainder of the land around the site is <br />in annual rangeland with no houses. Since the winds do blow in the <br />southeast direction, the off-site residences to the southeast would be the <br />most susceptible to any odors produced on-site. <br />METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE ODOR IMPACTS <br />S.K.S. will adopt a preemptive odor management plan by monitoring odors <br />at the site at least two times a day, seven days a week. S.K.S. facility <br />managers, office personnel, and the on-site USDA Inspector will evaluate the <br />site daily for any potential release of objectionable odors. This will be done <br />in the morning as employees arrive at the poultry facility. Odors will also be <br />monitored in the early afternoon when the Delta breezes pick up and odors <br />could shift or move. Through quarterly staff meetings it will be conveyed to <br />every employee that they will all be responsible for reporting any odors to <br />upper management. The findings will be communicated to the main office <br />on-site and they will be documented and addressed in a timely manner. <br />If any questionable or objectionable on-site odors are detected by S.K.S. <br />personnel, the following protocol will be implemented: <br />• An investigation will be conducted to determine the likely source of <br />the odor. <br />• Once the source of the odor is detected it will be determined what <br />can be done to reduce and/or eliminate the odor or causal agent. <br />• S.K.S. investigators will determine in which direction and how far <br />the odor has traveled by noting the current wind pattern and <br />