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3.2 Proposed 2008 Activities and Schedule <br />3.2.1 Processing <br />Natural Soda, Inc. anticipates sales in excess of 100,000 tons in 2009. Approximately Five boil <br />outs of five day durations are planned in 2009. No additional changes to the process are <br />anticipated. <br />3.2.2 Well field <br />During 2009, it is anticipated that a new core hole (10H-C) will be drilled where the new 101-1 <br />injection well is anticipated to intersect the Boies Bed formation. The well will then be <br />cemented back to serve as a Dissolution Surface monitor well. <br />Two additional injection/recovery well pairs, and the associated electrical service and pipeline, <br />are also expected to be drilled and constructed in 2009- <br />4.0 2008 Project Activities <br />4.1 On-Site Facilities and Process Description <br />4.1.1 General Arrangement <br />Figure 4-1 provides and overview of the process flow. <br />4.1.2 Lab Operation / Sanitation/ ISO <br />In 2008, activities continued in the lab to provide analysis for process control, quality assurance, and <br />regulatory requirements. <br />• Plant operators performed process control analyses. <br />• Chloride levels were measured on the #I product three times per twelve-hour shift. <br />• Insoluble's, as they relate to the USP test for insoluble's, are tested for by using a patch <br />test which is ran once per shift on the dry product. <br />• Pests were controlled with the use of two UV bug lights, the placement of rodent traps <br />around the interior walls of the plant, and the utilization of an ultrasonic bird repeller in the <br />warehouse. <br />• GMP/ISO/Sanitation training was provided for all employees as required. <br />• A food safety audit was performed by AM International, the annual GMP audit and the <br />audit resulted in a "superior" rating for the third time. <br />• OMRI, FDA, NSF, Kosher, and ISO certifications were obtained. <br />4.13 Process, Utilities, Facilities <br />There were no significant changes made to the facility in 2008. <br />2008 Annual Report 4 of 28