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1d /1�14 / 2004 10 : 16 18637631678 EVANSPROPERTIES PAGE 02 PEvans ERTIES , INC . Telephone ! (W) 76$ 118$SCO1UMSIOX 27200 M.E. 48th Avenue, Box 55, Okeechobee, FL 34972 Fax: ( 6 ) 763167$ November 20, 2003 Jim Bradner Solid Waste Section Florida Department of Environmental Protection Central .District. 3319 Maguire Blvd. Suite 232 Orlando, FL 32803 -3767 Dear Mr. Bradner: In accordance with Memo #SWW5 . 5 Evans Properties, Inc . is submitting this agricultural use plan for the composting of yard waste to produce an organic soil amendment for the surrounding grove land in Indian River County. Enclosed are maps of the composting site and application area, along with ownership and legal description documentation as requested in the memo . Green yard waste or ground land clearing mulch will be combined with a nitrogen source; the material used in the compost will be delivered on site by covered trucks and dumped directly on the composting pad. The nitrogen source i .e. (liquid ammonium nitrate, urea or animal manure) will be applied to a layer of yard waste then the material will be mixed with a loader and composted in pales, 10ft. to 12ft. in height. A conventional turned pile or a forced air system pile will be used to produce the compost; the aeration system will be automated to maintain ideal temperature conditions; where in the conventional pile the material will be turned to help maintain the proper temperature. Moisture measurements will also be taken and adjustments made to maximize the bio-reaction of the compost, The material will compost for several weeks at a temperature of 40 to 60 degrees centigrade to destroy thermo-sensitive pathogens, (fly larvae and weed seeds) . The compost will be maintained at minimum operating conditions of 40 degrees C for five days, with temperatures exceeding 55 degrees C for at least four hours of the period. The material will be transported and spread in the surrounding 3000 acre grove at a rate of 1 to 5 tons per acre depending on soil type and condition, with a tractor drawn or truck spreader. The site has limited access and is locked during non-working hours . If undesirable material is received it will be reloaded if necessary on to the truck it was transported on and returned to its point of origin.