Blue Mountain Minerals, Conditional Use Permit 99CUP-34 and Reclamation Plan 99RP-001
Summary
SCH Number
2001042046
Lead Agency
Tuolumne County
Document Title
Blue Mountain Minerals, Conditional Use Permit 99CUP-34 and Reclamation Plan 99RP-001
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
General Plan Use: Large Lot Residential (LR)
Zoning: Exclusive Agricultural (AE-37) and Residential Estate, 2 Acre Minimum (RE-2)
Present Land Use: Quarrying Processing of Carbonate Rock
Document Description
Both mining quarries are currently operating under legal entitlements and no change is proposed in most of the approved mining and processing activities. The application for Conditional Use Permit 99CUP-34 and Reclamation Plan 99RP-01 includes the following five main components.
1. Combining the columbia and the BMM quarries under a single conditional use permit;
2. Increasing the permitted average annual production rate to a total of 1.1 million tons of material;
3. Changing the hours of processing plant operation to 24 hours;
4. Integrating reclamation plans for both quarries; and
5. Modifying the existing permitted mining boundary to be consistent with the areas indentified for site reclamation.
Contact Information
Name
Larry Beil
Agency Name
Tuolumne County Community Development Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Tuolumne
Cross Streets
Marble Quarry and Parrotts Ferry Roads
Total Acres
413.8
Parcel #
42-660-01,-02,-03,-17, and 19
State Highways
49
Airports
Columbia
Schools
Columbia Elementary
Waterways
Stanislaus River( New Melones Reservior)
Base
MtDiablo
Other Location Info
Nearest City: Columbia
Other Information
Sections: 34 and 35 T3N R14E and Sections 2 and 3 T2N R14E Both Quarries have been under BMM'S
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Mining (Carbonate Rock)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Reclamation
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Recreation, Solid Waste, 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.