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1 <br /> 4 <br /> Statement of Purpose: <br /> This Soil Suitability analysis and Nitrate Loading analysis is to determine the capability <br /> and capacity of the soils to be used to disperse manure solids and nutrient laden liquids <br /> and to qualify the cooperative farming plan between the properties owned by George A. <br /> teVelde and George teVelde Jr. <br /> Statement of Planned Operation: <br /> The owner of the site property and the to be owner/operator of the proposed new dairy <br /> is George Andrew teVelde, son of George teVelde of Modesto. George Andrew is <br /> currently part owner and operator of two existing family owned dairies located in <br /> Stanislaus County. They both are located north of Modesto, off of Ladd Road, <br /> approximately 6 miles west of McHenry Ave. These existing dairy facilities are milking <br /> approximately 2500 cows. They also maintain all the replacement cattle at these facilities. <br /> The current project has been approved by the San Joaquin County Planning <br /> Department. Their Site Approval number is SA-99-19. This approval allows for a dairy <br /> cow milking facility, dairy cattle feeding facilities, cattle feed and commodity storage and <br /> farming operation. <br /> The facility is on one parcel, APN 207-130-03, 160 acres. The land is currently <br /> irrigated pasture on natural grade. There are four soil types at the site. Each type has been <br /> analyzed in the content of this report. The site will end up as dairy facilities of <br /> approximately 108 acres leaving a balance of approximately 52 acres to farming. The site <br /> is to be graded to contain all surface runoff from the facility yard, feed storage areas, <br /> corral areas, manure storage areas and nutrient water lagoon storage areas. The firming <br /> fields are to be graded to 0.2%slope to accommodate a border/flood irrigation system. <br /> There is to be a tail water return system to pump irrigation runoff back to a main storage <br /> lagoon. There will also be a locked control gate at the catch basin from which clear winter <br />' rainfall runoff can gravity flow into the existing Cometa drain ditch that is a tributary to <br /> Temple Creek. <br /> The manure solids and nutrient water management plan will disperse these products onto <br /> 52 acres at two fields at the site and 489.7 acres of farming field adjacent to the facility. <br /> These 489.7 acres are owned and managed by George A. teVelde and George teVelde Jr. <br /> There is a written and signed agreement included with this report, reference appendix VII, <br /> 1-5 which leaglly documents an agreement between George A. teVelde and George <br /> teVelde Jr. to dispurse manure solids and nutrient laden water onto the properties owned <br /> by George teVelde Jr. There is also a soil analysis and nutrient analysis included in this <br /> report that reflects the overall operations to be implemented to manage the manure solids <br /> and nutrient laden liquids. <br /> Western Design/David Avila 1999 <br /> 4 <br />