Willow Springs Shale Mine Use Permit and Reclamation Plan
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2002072031
Lead Agency
Amador County
Document Title
Willow Springs Shale Mine Use Permit and Reclamation Plan
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
"R1A", Single Family Residential and Agricultural District
A-G Agricultural General
Document Description
Request for Use Permit and Reclamation Plan for the Willow Springs Shale Mine consisting of the excavation and removal of 100,000 tons per year of a specialty decomposed slate for a three year period. The material forms the tops of two small knolls with a total surface area of about 7 acres within a 99.33 acre parcel and lying above the 640 foot contour. The property is located on the south side of Highway 16 about 1/2 mile east of the Old Sacramento Road junction and lying between the Vicini Ranch to the west (containing Plymouth Sand and Gravel operation) and Welsh Pond Road to the east in Amador County.
Contact Information
Name
Stephen W. Branco
Agency Name
Amador County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Plymouth
Counties
Amador
Cross Streets
State Highway 16 and Welsh Pond Road
Total Acres
7
Parcel #
001-150-014-000
State Highways
16
Township
7N
Range
9E
Section
13
Base
MD
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, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)
Development Types
Mining (Mineral Slate)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Hydrology/Water Quality, Transportation
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