DSHW-2018-005945 - 0901a0688085cb48

Solid Waste Program Inspection Report
WASTC 14ANAGEMSNY
& NAOII\TION CONTROL
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I7 May 2018
Weston Family Partnership
Weston Farms
Approximately just north of Exit24, lnterstate 84
Unincorporated Near Howell, Utah 84316
Box Elder County
Latitude/Longitude : 4 I .8426 19 / - | 12.336235
Michael Weston. Weston Farms
Brett Dayley, CARNE I [phone]
Kevin Schroeder, CARNE I [phone]
Inspection
Patrick Sheehan, Utah DEQ, DWMRC
Brett Dayley, Carne I Corporation
8:45 am/10:40 am
63 degrees F at 8:45 am, high clouds
None
Patrick Sheehan
REPORT NARRATIVE:
Weston Farms has had an approved Plan of Operations since 2OO2 to land apply milk and food processing plant
byproducts and wastes on its agricultural land for beneficial uses. Weston Farms is located just north of
Interstate 84 near Howell, Utah (see attached aerial view). The farm application sites are located along
Interstate 84 near exits 20, 24, and26, and there are approximately 9,075 acres available for land application,
with approximately 640 acres irrigated. Alfalfa and other crops are grown and harvested.
CARNE I Corporation (CARNE I) coordinates the delivery of food byproducts and wastes to the fields. The
material is land-applied via several methods: splash plates, spreader bars, gated pipes, and a distribution gun
and reel system.
CREDENTIALS, PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
Patrick Sheehan met with and presented credentials to Brett Dayley at the parking area adjacent to Exit 24 off
Interstate 84. Mr. Dayley then directed the inspection to individual fields to review current conditions.
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND OBSERVATIONS:
CARNE I is currently coordinating field application in several locations on two fields: Field #8. Field #3. and
Field 7.
Field #8. The north and east portions of Field #8 are accessed via county road, and trucks are utilizing
distribution pipes and the gun and reel system on the north end to deliver whey material to this field. This
portion of the field is being utilized for whey distribution, and the field is also being tilled to ensure
incorporation of the material (see figures 1-4). In addition, Carne I is currently directing trucks to the south end
of Field #8, as the field is dry enough for the trucks to drive into the field and land apply food byproducts to the
field. Mr. Dayley stated that they are currently applying noodle byproducts to this area, and that they are
disking the portions of the field where food byproducts are being applied on a daily basis. However, this field
has hundreds of gulls that appear to be attracted to the noodle byproducts (see figures 5- 8). In order to alleviate
this nuisance, Mr. Dayley stated that he personally tills this field every Tuesday and Thursday, and another
Carne I employee tills the field on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. As can be seen in figures 7-8, after the
material is tilled into the soil, there are no obvious food byproducts, but the birds are still attracted to this area.
Mr' Dayley stated that Carne I would divert loads for one week to Idaho, to determine if that will dissipate the
birds.
Field #3. The east end of Field #3 has a reel and gun system set up and whey material is being applied to this
field (see figures 9-10). During the inspection, the soil had a crust on it, and some pooling had occurred in areas
where a crust had developed. Mr. Dayley stated that he would ensure disking of this field to alleviate the
pooling issue.
Field #4. Field #4 is east and adjacent to Field #3 above. Field #4 had whey marerial applied to it in 2017, and,
this field was planted and currently has a crop growing on it. As can be seen form the photographs (see figuresII-I2), the application of whey material appears to have been beneficial, as these fields appear to have
significant growth improvements compared to fields that have not had any whey application.
Field #7. Field #7 is located south of the Blue Creek exit off Interstate 84. Trucks drive up an access road to
this field, and this field has another gun and reel system set up near the road (see figures 13-14). This field has
had whey material applied to it recently, and there were no issues observed.
SUMMARY:
The inspection revealed that the fields where whey material was being distributed by reel and gun appeared to
be in order. However, the noodle byproducts applied to the south side of Field #8 have become an attractant for
gulls. Carne personnel are frequently tilling the soil in this area, but the tilling has not discouraged the birds.
Mr. Dayley stated that Carne would divert noodle byproducts to an Idaho location for one week in an attempt to
mitigate the bird issue.
SIGNATURE:
Date: 18 June 2018
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Figure 2. Photograph of recently tilled soil near north end of Field #8, looking southeast.
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