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Item No. 2 PC: 4-15-93 SA-93-3 Page 6 Chemical: This pro a wig involve the use of chlorine. ammonia, Ramat, and methyl bromide. Chorine will be used to wash the cherries, and the disposal of the discharge must meet the discharge standards of the Envoonmental Health Division. The Agriculture]Commissioner Office wo inspect the site to ensure that the chlorine is being properly used and to ensure that the equipment used for washing the cherries meets their standards. Ammonia is used to cool the cherries. The use and storage of the ammonia has to comply with the standards of the Linden-Peters Fire District. The handling of the chlorine and the ammonia must meet the standard requirements of the Office of Emergency Services, and Condition of Approval 7(b) requires that a Risk Management Prevention Program be filed within 12 months after the substance Is on the site. The fungicide, Roveral, which is used in the packing of the cherries to retard the decay, will be circulated into a tank and then emptied daffy. The applicant has a service that will pump the tank daily and properly dispose of the waste. The use of this chemical has to be reported to the Agrlculi a Comntissk ner Office prior to application and be in compliance with their standards. Methyl bromide wM be used In the fumigation chamber. Chambers are annually inspected by the ._ U.&DA During the export season, the chambers are inspected by the U.S.D.A. or the Agricultural Commissioner Office. Venting of the chamber is typica* done in the middle of the night. The State of California,Department of Pesticide Regulation,has conducted studies on the various Lissa of methyl bromide and will be requiring conditions with the permits for the methyl bromide use sometime in the now future. This chemical is routinely used by cherry packing sheds in the county. A letter from the Office of the Agricultural Commissioner of San Joaquin County states that a search of their records of the investigations made by that office in the last five years does not rev" any reported illnesses resulting from the venting of fumigation cha rnbers using methyl bromide. The handling of this chemical must meet the standard reguirements of the Office of Emergency Services prior to initiation of the use. ]gbMM9_WEtM CONSIDERATIONS: The Initial Study preparadfor this project did not identify any significant impacts that the proposed project may have upon the environment Based on the Initial Study, a Negative Declaration has been prepared. In additk n a Certificate of Fee Exemption with a'DeMinimis Impact Finding• has been prepared which states that the project will rot have an adverse effect on wildlife resources.