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Statement of Purpose <br /> This Nitrate Loading analysis for Ed Nunes Dairy, LPC has several purposes: <br /> • Determine the capacity of the soils to be used to disperse manure solids and storage <br /> pond liquids containing nutrients onto the dairy site property <br /> • Analysis of drainage and storage of rainfall runoff from the cattle facilities and farmed <br /> fields <br /> • Analysis of crop uptake <br /> • Analysis of balance available against usage storage capacity (existing and proposed) <br /> Statement of Site History <br /> The San Joaquin County Planning Department has approved the current project. The Site <br /> Approval number is PA-0200224. This approval allows for an expansion of the existing dairy (700 <br /> milk cows, 114 dry cows, 370 bred heifers, 493 calves over three months, 123 calves under three <br /> months) cow milking facility, dairy cattle feeding facilities, cattle feed and commodity storage and <br /> farming operation. This site has been operated as a dairy cow raising and milking facility for over <br /> forty-five years. The portions of the site that are not a portion of the buildings, corrals and the <br /> manure storage system are irrigated farmland. The farm property is leveled for flood type <br /> irrigation. <br /> The existing site contains the following structures: <br /> _ Two freestall barns and two cattle shades to house up to 700 milking cows, milk parlor, one <br /> commodity barn, three hay barns, shop, pump house, horse shade, two residences, one duplex, <br /> and one mobile home. <br /> Statement of Planned Site Improvements <br /> The planned site improvements are to grow from the current cow herd population to the optimal <br /> cow herd population that the property will accommodate. The growth is planned in four phases. <br /> GROWTH CHART - In Number of Head <br /> Age Existing Phase I Phase II Phase 111 Phase IV <br /> Classification <br /> Lactating Cow 700 960 1310 1665 1900 <br /> Da 114 156 213 279 309 <br /> Bred Heifers 370 507 692 880 1005 <br /> Heifers 123 169 231 293 335 <br /> Calves 370 507 692 880 1005 <br /> Bab Calves 123 169 231 293 335 <br /> Total 1800 2468 3369 4282 4889 <br /> See Page 47 for References and Bibliography <br /> ©Western Dairy Design Associates, Inc.2003 <br /> Page 1 <br />