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Nolte and Associates prepared a report addressing nitrate and salinity impacts to shallow and intermediate groundwater in December, 1988. From some initial sampling requested by the Stockton East Municipal Water District, the quality of local drinking water wells was found to be good and relatively unaffected by the poorer quality shallow groundwater at that time. This was found despite the fact that many wells are screened starting at 50 feet, which would create a pathway for possible mixing between the shallow and intermediate aquifers. The conclusion of that report was that QAP wastewater disposal operations could have a slight adverse impact on shallow groundwater salinity levels and would have no significant impact on drinking water wells. These conclusions were based on area loading rates and are therefore still valid for the proposed wastewater disposal practices. Details on salt loadings from the wastewater are as follows: Irrigated pasture can use approximately 4.2 acre-ft/acre/yr. Groundwater with TDS (mainly fixed) concentrations of 120 mg/L would add 590 lb/acre of salt if used for irrigation. Irrigating with wastewater will add 3,940 lb/acre per year or an additional 3,350 lb/acre/year. These calculations assume that a pasture's total evapotranspiration requirement will be met by the applied wastewater and that fixed dissolved solids concentrations are about 800 mg/L. Supplemental well water usage will reduce the actual salt loading on the proposed irrigation fields. For comparison sake, water up to 700 mg/L is rated as excellent for irrigation uses by the State Water Resources Control Board. ODOR MONITORING AND ODOR EVENT MITIGATION PLANS QAP personnel perform and record daily subjective monitoring for odors at all fields receiving wastewater. In addition, odor monitoring is performed by Schraeder and Associates on a monthly basis using an activated carbon - dilution scentometer. If a significant odor generation event occurs at a field or the pond, or if there are verifiable complaints by neighbors, QAP will have Schraeder and Associates immediately perform an investigation. In addition, QAP will keep excess CIO, on hand at all times for fast odor control should that be necessary. Other measures will continue to be taken to prevent the occurrence of odors near local residents. These include the use of remote fields for wastewater application as much as possible and the blending of wastewater with fresh water for any fields where surface irrigation is to be practiced. Fields 1 , 2 and 3 will only be used for summertime wastewater application when there are no alternate fields available, or to keep pasture grass alive. Any use of fields 1 , 2, and 3 will also be scheduled for night hours as per residents' requests whenever possible. SUMMARY Additional details have been provided for existing and proposed wastewater treatment and disposal operations at Quality Assured Packing, Inc. The proposed pretreatment facilities and land application fields should provide 6 RP102-0