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DELICATO <br /> VINEYARDS <br /> August 19, 1996 <br /> Mr. Ed Padilla <br /> San Joaquin County Public Health Services <br /> Environmental Health Division <br /> P.O. Box 388 <br /> Stockton, CA 95201-0388 <br /> Dear Mr. Padilla: <br /> Delicato Vineyards has as part of its operation, a composting function that handles disposal of the <br /> viticultural by-products from our winemaking process. From the recently enacted composting regulations, <br /> we are obligated to notify the local enforcement agency of our agricultural material composting <br /> operations,as described in Title 14,Division 7, Chapter 5.0, Article 3.0 of the California Code of <br /> Regulations. <br /> We understand San Joaquin County Public Health Services to be the local enforcement agency for <br /> monitoring composting operations at our facility. To full-ill our notification obligation,we are providing <br /> you with the necessary information as outlined in the regulations referred to above. <br /> The definition of our composting operation follows the criteria set forth as"Agricultural Material <br /> Composting Operations" in Title 14,Division 7, Chapter 3.1,Article 1, Section 17852, (f)of CCR. <br /> Section 17855 allows the agricultural based compost we produce,to be sold or given away without <br /> restriction up to 2,500 cubic yards. Since our desire is to sell in excess of 2,500 cubic yards,our process <br /> will no longer qualify as an excluded activity per definition in Section 17855 and requires us to provide <br /> the notification of operation to the local enforcement agency per Section 17856. <br /> Following the direction given in Article 3.0,commencing with Section 18100,we submit the appropriate <br /> notification information contained in the attached document. <br /> Additionally,per your instruction,we have included the$156.00 fee for the Plan Check of our compost <br /> operation. <br /> If you require further information regarding this operation,please contact Steve Rapp at(209)239-1215. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> �� <br /> Step en A. Rapp <br /> Environmental Health and Safety Manager <br /> 12001 South Highway 99 • Manteca,California 95336-9209 • B.W. 4094 <br /> (209)239-1215 • FAX (209)239-8031 <br />