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17 <br />STRATA SOLAR LLC <br />50101 Governors Drive Chapel Hill NC 27517 <br />STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE: FERTILIZER <br />Fertilizer use on all farms owned and operated by Strata Solar LLC will be done <br />in accordance to manufacturer's recommendations. All Fertilizer applications will be <br />done by a licensed North Carolina Pesticide Applicator or an employee working directly <br />under the supervision of a license holder. Persons applying fertilizers will use proper <br />PPE including but not limited to long pants and long sleeved shirts, eye protection, <br />chemical resistant gloves and boots, and respirators depending on weather conditions. <br />Any PPE that comes in contact with the fertilizer will be washed according to the <br />manufacturers recommendations. If there are no recommendations given, soap and hot <br />water are to be used. All PPE will be washed separately form regular clothing. All <br />persons who come into contact with the chemicals will wash hands with soap and warm <br />water before visiting the toilet, eating, or using chewing tobacco. Chemicals will be <br />used only where there is no chance of contamination to ground water or wetlands. All <br />empty containers will be disposed at the proper location and with local codes. Should <br />there be a major spill of chemicals, the proper authorities will be contacted and the <br />appropriate measures will be taken to ensure the site is safe and cleanup has been <br />done correctly. <br />Fertilizers are applied based on two sources. One is a standard that is written on <br />the plan approved by each local authority. On other farms that have been built in <br />Orange County, the recommended rate of application for fertilizer use is 1,000 <br />pounds per acre of 10- 10 -10. The suggested application is a split application of <br />500 pounds per acre in the spring and 500 pounds per acre in the fall. We also <br />take suggestions from soil samples taken from the site and analyzed by the North <br />Carolina Extension Agency. This provides us with a more accurate representation of <br />the amendments needed. All fertilizer applications will be done in consideration to <br />weather patterns. No fertilizer will be applied when a large storm event is expected. <br />All fertilizers applied will have MSDS sheets available on the truck doing the <br />application, on the manufactures website, and are available upon request from Strata <br />Solar. Fertilizer use is limited on sites where there are sheep managing the grass. <br />Should there be an emergency, please contact the local authorities <br />and contact the Strata Solar office <br />(919) 960 -6015 <br />