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- 3- <br /> • <br /> • FINDING OF FACT <br /> 35 . It is not specifically known how the low ph (1 . 0) of silage <br /> juice will affect a steel tank; but Butler Mfg. Co. will <br /> guarantee its steel tank for five years . <br /> 36. Tanks will be replaced if failure occurs. <br /> 37 . Silage is transported by Bradt Farms , Inc. trucks from <br /> Fort Atkinson and Janesville to the silage site in the town <br /> of Koshkonong. <br /> 38. Traffic routes are limited to North and South STH 26; <br /> Vickerman Dr. eastbound to Grogan Rd. , eastbound to subject <br /> site . <br /> 39. Trucks have not been covered in the past , which has caused <br /> silage to spill from the trucks during transport. <br /> • <br /> 40. Farmers come to farm site to purchase and transport silage <br /> to their home sites . <br /> 41 . Weight class restrictions exist on town roads . <br /> 42 . An agreement exists between Bradt Farms , Inc. , and township <br /> for repair of town roads due to increased truck traffic. <br /> 43. Silage fermentation produces a putrified odor. <br /> 44 . Primarily, winds are from a south-southwest to westerly <br /> direction during Summer months . <br /> 45 . A Residential zone exists approximately one-half mile east <br /> of Bradt Farms , Inc . , property ; there are three homes . <br /> 46. Rolling topography and wooded areas reduce the direct <br /> effects of odor downwind of the stacks . . <br /> 47. In comparison with a lagoon, less surface area for a silage <br /> tank will reduce odor. <br /> 48 . Silage stacks will be surrounded by an 8- ft. concrete wall <br /> supported by a large clay berm. <br /> 49. Drainage will be directed to the steel pump tank which will <br /> be enclosed in a cement pit . <br /> 50. Pumps will be equipped with an automatic back-up system which <br /> will engage if pumps fail . Portable gasoline pumps and <br /> generator will be available if a power shortage occurs. <br /> 51 . In case of a complete failure , drainage system is designed <br /> so that stack juices will back up into pit . <br /> 52 . Monitoring will be conducted below silage tank to check for <br /> possible leaks in the system. <br /> 53. Silage tank will have a 744 , 000 gal . capacity and will not <br /> be covered. <br /> 54 . Field application will be the final means of disposing of <br /> Si lage juice , using nutrient balance equations described in <br /> SCS Technical Bulletin No. 88 . <br /> 5S . Fields to be spread will meet SCS slope and groundwater <br /> • specifications for application . <br /> 56 . Fields applied with silage juice will not receive also manure <br /> generated at Bradt Farms , Inc . , feedlot . <br />