Woolstenhulme Ranch Sand and Gravel Mining Project EIR
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Summary
SCH Number
2000031098
Lead Agency
Merced County
Document Title
Woolstenhulme Ranch Sand and Gravel Mining Project EIR
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Current land use on site is pasture land, grassland, and cultivated field crops. The site is currently designated Agricultural in the Merced County General Plan and zoning for the site is A-2. Mining is an allowable use within this zone subject to a conditional use permit.
Document Description
Calaveras Materials Inc. (CMI) is proposing to conduct surface mining operations for Portland cement concrete sand and gravel (PCC aggregate) on a 635-acre parcel of land know as the Woolstenhulme Ranch located along Highway 59 approximately 12 miles north of Merced, CA.
Contact Information
Name
Stephen L Jenkins
Agency Name
Merced County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Hopeton, Snelling
Counties
Merced
Cross Streets
Hwy 59 and Turlock Road
Total Acres
approx. 635
Parcel #
42-2000-46
State Highways
59
Schools
Hopeton Elementary School
Waterways
Merced River
Township
5S
Range
13E
Section
22,23,
Base
MDBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Mining (Mineral sand & gravel)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.