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I called Mike Huggins and let him know what was going on. He instructed me to issue a notice to abate. 2:45PM I went back out to see the irrigation ditch again. At that point the water had risen approximately 12 inches due to the recent rains. The water was now murky brown, and rushing fast. 3:15PM— Issued the Notice to Abate to Dan DaSilva. 3:25PM— Left the scene. 3:50PM — Received page from Laurie Knowles with CA Dept. of Fish and Game. I told her what was going on at the facility. She asked if samples or pH had been taken and I said no. She said that she would call me back. 4:30PM — Laurie Knowles called back and requested that I meet her at the site, she was going to take samples. 5:30PM — I met Laurie Knowles at the facility. We requested that Dan DaSilva accompany us to the spill location. Ms. Knowles took 4 samples: one from the east pond, one from the ditch at the area of the spill, one from the collection area for the water that had been pumped out of the ditch, and one from upstream of the spill. At that time, they were no longer pumping water out of the ditch and Dan DaSilva estimated that approximately 10,000 gallons of water had been pumped out. They were going to pump the water from the collection area on land to a pond in the morning. He stated he would also clean up the area near the east pond where it had overflowed. 6:30PM— Left the site. March 1, 2000 Called to check on status of the cleanup. Dan DaSilva returned the call and stated that the wet weather has made the cleanup slower than anticipated. He stated that no contamination is being released at this time. Both pumps have been repaired on the east pond. He anticipates that the cleanup will be complete by Friday. He will call when it is finished. March 7, 2000 Called to check on the status of the cleanup. Dan DaSilva returned the call and said that they were pumping the Iast load today, and that he had intended to call me when he was finished. He called back later in the day to say that the cleanup was finished. He took some Polaroid pictures because it looked like it was going to rain. March S, 2000 I returned to the scene to verify cleanup. The odor is still very strong at the facility. It appeared that the wastewater had all been cleaned up, and the irrigation ditch was clean. The waste water was pumped out by Clark's Septic Service. A copy of the receipt is in the file. Mr. DaSilva provided 3 polaroid pictures of the area of the spill which he stated had been taken on 3/7/2000. (Copies in the report) Mr. DaSilva stated that they are working to prevent this problem from happening in the future. They have brought in a temporary backup power