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Geofogkaf Technics 1nc. Annual Monitoring Report Long Ranch Project No. 896.2 January 20, 2004 Page 3 2.2 Water Disposal Water from the pond was disposed of on two of the five disposal areas, #1 & #2, during the year January through December 2003. Water was discharged to these fields during the months of February, March, and August. Table 3 is a summary of irrigation discharge that shows the volume of water discharged to each disposal area. The water is discharged to these Disposal Areas by use of a "big-gun" sprinkler. On one occasion for Disposal Area #2 (August event), the water was applied by flood irrigation. The duration of the water application is monitored and logged by Scott Long. For the year 2003, a total of 823,00 gallons of water were disposed of as irrigation water (Table 3). A copy of the log is included in Appendix A. Figure 2 shows the locations of the Disposal Areas. 2.3 Solids Disposal During the year 2003, Long Ranch disposed of a total of 1,050 cubic-yards of manure/straw absorbent solid mixture. The solids were spread on Disposal Areas #1 & #3 as fertilizer. The manure is removed from the site prior to the start of the rainy season each year. The quantity of manure disposed of during 2002 and 2003 approximately tripled over the previous year. This was due to a change in the internal operation of the facility in which straw is being used for bedding. The straw becomes soiled with manure and must be changed more often, however less water is required for washing the pens. 2.4 Animal Population Scott Long reports that the daily population of hogs at the facility averaged 1,200 animals. 3.0 OBSERVATIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS The limited amount of data prevents the formation of conclusions, however, the following observations can be drawn. Observations 1. Pond Water Samples Total nitrogen, total phosphorus, potassium and TDS levels in the pond continue to fluctuate seasonally. However, the overall fluctuation is not significant. Nitrogen and Phosphorus levels in the pond are lower this year than in 2002. Total Dissolved Solids levels in the pond are higher than 2002 levels. Potassium levels in the pond fluctuate on an annual basis as well as seasonally. 2. Soil Samples TKN, phosphorous, and potassium all showed decreases this year in the soil samples from disposal areas #1 & #2 when comparing the past soil sampling data. This may be a result of the significantly reduced quantity of pond effluent applied to the