PROCESSING PLANT AND PROCESS 



The processing plant will be located on 15 acres, 1.5 miles 

 north of the Jocko River on the eastside of Highway 93. This 

 parcel will cost $15,000, to be purchased with Small Business 

 Administration and local bank funds. The site was chosen due 

 to its proximity to a major transportation route and the availability 

 of adequate ground water supplies. A 40 by 60 foot steel building 

 is to house the processing plant, and will cost approximately 

 S14,000. The building is large enough to accomodate growth internally 

 with additional freezers or externally through expandable end walls 

 (see attached diagram). Water supply will be provided by a well, 

 with a drainage system installed to handle processing plant waste. 

 Initially, a 10 by 12 by 8 foot walk-in freezer will be installed, 

 capable of housing 15,000 pounds of frozen fish. A heat pump system 

 will be installed with solar collectors used to heat water 

 necessary for the extensive cleaning process . Additionally, 

 processing equipment will be installed. (A specific breakdown of 

 which is included in Appendix A. ) 



Externally, there will be a 18 by 24 foot wood and steel storage 

 shed which will be used to store trout feed. Grower members of 

 the Cooperative will be able to buy trout food in bulk quantities, 

 store it at the processing plant, and pick it up when needed. This 

 will provide a cost savings of several dollars per hundred 

 weight, with the feed purchases seperate from the economics of 

 the processing plant. Additionally there will be a 40 by 8 foot 

 holding pond next to the plant for short term storing of trout 

 prior to processing. 



