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SSLAP – Lowell Snohomish River Road Agricultural Land <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />Operations Monitoring <br />The City of Everett Biosolids Program will keep records of biosolids deliveries, applications, and <br />any operational difficulties and solutions. The Biosolids Program will utilize individual maps and <br />application worksheets that list application rates and identify application areas, significant <br />features, storage areas, and buffer zones. The Biosolids Program will conduct periodic visual <br />inspections during operations. Application areas, buffer zones, road conditions, and storage areas <br />will be checked at least once per day during application and trucking and then as applicable after <br />application. <br />Environmental Monitoring <br />Environmental monitoring is done to confirm that applications are not negatively impacting the <br />environment as well as demonstrate positive effects, such as increased soil organic matter. <br />Groundwater (domestic well water) <br />No private wells exist within a quarter mile of the proposed applications tracts. The site is within <br />the City of Everett and private wells are not allowed within the City per city ordnance (Everett <br />Municipal Code 14.16.020). Six groundwater wells onsite are utilized to measure and track <br />groundwater levels (Appendix A). Application will only occur where water is not found within 1 <br />foot of the surface. <br />Soil <br />Samples for all fields will be collected prior (background) and post biosolids application to assess <br />soil conditions and develop application rates for the next growing season. Soil sampling will be <br />completed for pH, ammonia, Nitrate, Nitrite, and TKN. <br />Vegetation response <br />Monitored under the City’s Biosolids Program and our contractor, Sno-Valley Farms, to determine <br />growth response. Additional analysis and observations may be noted. <br />Seasonal and daily timing of applications <br />Biosolids will only be applied during the drier summer months when nutrient addition would <br />provide a significant benefit. In the event of heavy seasonal rainstorms during this period, <br />biosolids application will be curtailed to minimize the potential for runoff. Biosolids will be applied <br />in compliance with City of Everett’s noise ordinance, EMC Chapter 20.08. No operations will occur <br />during times or under conditions that may adversely impact the public’s health, the environment <br />or the safety of City or contractors’ work crews. <br />Contingency Plan <br />The City of Everett removes biosolids from its wastewater lagoons once per year. Solids are stored <br />on the bio-pad at the Water Pollution Control Facility and can be stored there for extended <br />periods of time. The application of those solids is contracted out each year. If this Marshland site <br />were to become unavailable for land application, the City would award the application contract to <br />another facility. Therefore, it is extremely unlikely that a situation would occur where biosolids <br />would need to be removed from the production facility on an emergency basis.