Del Norte County Gravel Mining Environmental Review - Various Projects
25 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2000042093
Lead Agency
Del Norte County
Document Title
Del Norte County Gravel Mining Environmental Review - Various Projects
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Natural sand and gravel bars within the stream channels. Zoning is RCA-2(r) (e) (Resource Conservation Area - Riparian, Estuary - General Plan is A (General Agriculture) and RCA (Resource Conservation Area)
Document Description
The Smith River is located in northern Del Norte County and is designated as a Federal Wild and Scenic River. The lower Smith River is defined as the 13.8 miles of stream from the Hiouchi Bridge to the mouth of the river. A habitat assessment and rezoning procedure completed in 1989 mapped and delineated the area and habitat from the Highway 101 bridge to the estuary. The delineation resulted in corresponding zoning designations that identify the Riparian and Estuary (river channel) habitat of the lower river. Although this designation amended the zoning for only the area below the 101 bridge, the area from 101 bridge to Van Deventer Park consists of similar habitat types. The Smith River, within the project reach, occupies a small valley and the Smith River Plain. The Smith River valley area from Van Deventer Park to the 101 Bridge is controlled by bedrock and depositions of sand and gravel. The area below the 101 bridge crosses the Smith River floodplain. The lower river is controlled for much of the stretch for flood control purposes. Levees exist on both the north and south banks of the river, although they are not continuous to the entire stretch of river.
Contact Information
Name
Jay Sarina
Agency Name
Del Norte County Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Smith River
Counties
Del Norte
Cross Streets
Highway 101 & 197 and Fred Haight Drive
State Highways
101, 197
Waterways
Smith River, Rowdy Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California State Lands Commission (SLC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California State Lands Commission (SLC)
Development Types
Mining (Mineral Sand and Gravel)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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