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Foster Farms <br /> i <br /> 1000 Swan Street i <br /> P.O. Box 831 <br /> Livingston, CA 95334 <br /> July 3, 2001 <br /> Johnny Yoakum <br /> San Joaquin County Department of Environmental Health C- <br /> 304 East Weber Street s-- <br /> 3'd Floor _n <br /> Stockton, CA 95202 <br /> �e <br /> Subject: Catastrophic Poultry Loss on July 2, 2001 0 <br /> Dear Mr.Yoakum: <br /> We request an allowance to dispose of dead turkeys at the Foothill Sanitary Landfill for one time <br /> only. Our Flood 2 Poultry Ranch, located at 24801 Flood Road, in Linden California, <br /> experienced a power failure to one of the poultry barns on the afternoon of July 2, 2001. An <br /> electrical breaker tripped, and the backup systems that we have in place malfunctioned. As a <br /> result, an estimated 6,000 turkeys died of excessive heat and suffocation. The estimated <br /> combined weight is 80,000 lbs. <br /> Rendering plants will not accept such a large amount of meat on short notice, they don't have <br /> capacity to accept so much from us at one time. Most loads of mortality have to be scheduled in <br /> advance so the meat can be processed before it putrefies. <br /> The approved landfill in Stanislaus County(Crows Landing Landfill)is approximately two hours <br /> away, and stops accepting loads at 2 p.m. We will not be able to get the loads there in time, and <br /> tomorrow, July 4, they are closed. <br /> This is a one-time occurrence. <br /> If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (209) 394-5352. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Kimberly Spear <br /> Environmental Affairs Assistant Manager <br /> Foster Farms <br /> CC: James Marnatti,Foster Farms <br /> Matt Rickard,Foster Farms Turkey Production <br />