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Robert McClellan May 29, 2001 Page 2 Total Quantity Approximately 200 tons of food waste will be spread per acre. Waste will be accepted at the facility at the rate of up to 100 tons per day. Work Plan Cannery waste is trucked to the site, dumped and spread evenly. It is allowed to dry and incorporated into the soil. This benefits the soil through the deco posit on of organic matter and leads to the formation of humus, which increases the soil's capacity to promote plant production. The derived organic matter also promotes a more favorable soil structure. Daily records will be kept describing the loads received, location of disposal area, a log of unusual occurrences, and the removal of extraneous material. The trucks will dump in rows. These rows will be spaced 20 feet apart, assisted by markers. The waste is spread to 1 foot in depth and allowed to air dry for 12 hours. At the end of 12 hours, repeated passes are made over the material using a spring tooth cultivator. The purpose is to expose wet materials to enhance solar evaporation. This process is repeated every 12 hours. The spring tooth cultivation shatters the dry crusts formed on the surface and exposes more surface area for drying. This shattering and exposing increases the drying of material by 4 to 5 days. Total evaporation should occur in approximtely 5 days. This schedule has been designed to interrupt the normal cycle for fly development. A variety of trucks are used to deliver food processing residual to site. The majority will be three-axle dump trucks,but a few will be tractor and trailer rigs. Contingency Last year's Spread and Disc site, located at 15727 N. Clements Road will be used as an alternate site if necessary. Vectors Proper evaporation will prevent anaerobic odors and will cut the life cycle of flies. Animal Control Management, a vector control company will check weekly. Proper housekeeping of peripheral areas and regular clearing of equipment will ensure good vector control. University of California entomology specialists have determined that solar drying of wet material within 5 days will prevent fly development.