Because of our lastest issue with Washington County, I went ahead and ordered garage doors for the dairy parlor “garage”, soon to be winery. We got a great deal on the doors and they were installed within two days by TF Draper Doors. They sure make that building look more finished. We also had a conference call with DEQ and DOA regarding permits for the manure separator and lagoon. We can’t get a permit from DEQ for using the lagoon for processing grape waste until the open permit for dairy is closed out. It can’t be closed out until the lagoon is certified to not have bacteria. This may require pumping the 1.6M gallons of water out of the lagoon. OH MY! What I don’t understand is why I can pump the lagoon now with the manure bacteria (if it’s there), but the lagoon water has to be clear of bacteria later for me to pump it out. In both cases, I am pumping the water onto the field. Someone, please explain this to me. We had another wine pouring last night. We sold another $300 which is good for the event we were at. Most of the time, people just want to taste. Our wines were a hit. Only thing that would have made it better would have been if we had an OPEN date. Oh, our highway signs are up, so we may be getting traffic, open or not. I’ve included a “view” picture with this blog since it seems to be what people “ooh and ahh” over.
Tags: garage doors, lagoons, TF Draper Doors, wine for sale
