EA SD 7-01; Conditional Use Permit No. 4 Map No. 119

EA SD 7-01; Conditional Use Permit No. 4 Map No. 119

A CUP to allow a surface mining operation and development of a reclamation plan on an 81.42-acre parcel in accordance with the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) of 1975. Request is intended to legalize a minig operation established without the necessary land use approvals and bring the mining operation into compliance with SMARA. The CUP is to allow for the continued mining of sand and gravel and development of a comprehensive reclamation plan for disturbance associated with mining activities. The project site encompasses 81.42 acres and is subject to a Williamson Act Land Use Contract. As proposed, mining would disturb approximately 55-acres of the proposed 81-acre parcel. Mining would continue to employ 2 to 4 individuals and entail open pit mining techniques. The mine would operate during daylight hours, generally 8 hours per day, 5 days per week over its anticipated 20-year remaining life. The applicant estimates that 80,000 tons of material would be removed per year with a total anticipated production of 1,600,000 tons over the remaining life of the project. Maximum depth of excavation would be 80 feet. No processing of mined materials would ocur onsite. Dust suppression would be by a mixture of water and calcium chloride obtained locally and mixed off-site. Sewage disposal is not proposed and water supply would be by bottled water. Access would be off of Elk Hills Road via an unimproved road traveling through Section 3 and 2.

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Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, 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 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB)

California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB)

Mining (Mineral sand & gravel)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife, Other