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12 mg/L), and diesel range hydrocarbons (54.1 mg/L), were measured. TOC was measured at 7120 mg/L and may represent decaying organic matter associated with the cannery wastes. In 2011, approximately 3,900 tons of solid cannery waste was delivered to the site. This includes approximately 1,600 tons of mud and 2,300 tons of cannery residuals. The cannery waste muds were spread in two temporary lined holding areas until they were suitably dry and could be transferred into a landfill disposal unit. Both holding areas were approximately 200 -ft by 500 -ft (approximately 2.5 acres each). One of the holding areas was located in the borrow area north of the WMU ART-03/FU-04 area and the other was to ated on thetop deck of the landfill in the FU-04/FU-05 area. The rinsate water was placed in the onsite leachate revaporAti6-6-poin—d and evapora e or it was used for dust control in the Class II landfill areas. The cannery residuals were composted. The cannery residuals were delivered starting in late June and ending in mid-October, with the peak month being August with 1,280 tons being delivered. The mud was delivered between July and very early in November, with the peak month being August with 811 tons being delivered. On average, approximately 14.8 tons per day (tpd) of mud and 19.7 tpd of cannery residuals were accepted at the site in 2011. When a full permit is received, cannery wastes will be processed in the permitted land application area during the months of June through early November 2012. The residuals handled will be primarily from the processing of peaches and tomatoes. The waste will consist of whole fruits and vines, pomace (the solid remains of fruit after pressing for juice), culls, leaves, peels, and cannery rinsate water. The cannery rinsate will be divided into rinse water and mud. The solid type waste, including both the cannery residuals and mud, will be delivered in roll off trucks and dumped in the land application areas. The material will then be spread evenly over native ground with a bulldozer and allowed to dryjp ffinlmize flies. Once the waste material has dried, it is disked approximately 4 to.6=inches-into-the ground. M_.._..__.._..w_.. Rinsate water will be delivered in tanker trucks. A pipe will be attached to the side of the tanker truck and the rinsate water slowly discharged over the land application area. Small soil berms will be constructed in the land application areas to maintain dry pathways for tanker trucks. Both the solid type waste and rinsate water will be allowed to dry and will then be incorporated into the soil. Proper evaporation prevents anaerobic odors and interrupts the life cycle of flies. The solar drying of wet material within five days prevents fly development. For the pilot project, the same procedure will be used but will be limited to an approximately 800 -ft by 400 -ft area (approximately 7.5- acre) pilot project area, as shown in Figure 1. This proposed area will be of sufficient dimension to operate equipment in a manner that will be similar to the actual land application area once it is permitted. The pilot project area will be located in the north area, within the current borrow pit. The current elevation of the borrow pit is at an elevation approximately 20 -ft above mean sea level (MSL) or approximately 15 -ft below ground surface. Because the borrow pit is currently below ground surface, the pilot project area will not be visible to surrounding neighbors. In addition, groundwater in this area is at an elevation of approximately 17 -ft below MSL, so there is an approximately 37 -ft separation between the surface of the pilot area and underlying groundwater. WFORWARD LANDFILL LAND APPLICATION 3