U.S. Borax Owens Lake Mining Operations Lake Alteration Agreement Notification No. 1600-2014-0093-R6
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Summary
SCH Number
2003041127
Lead Agency
Inyo County
Document Title
U.S. Borax Owens Lake Mining Operations Lake Alteration Agreement Notification No. 1600-2014-0093-R6
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/7/2014
Document Description
CDFW is issuing a Lake Alteration Agreement for the continued surface mining of trona ore from the dry Owens Lakebed (project). The project includes the construction of mining panels, removal of brine from the enclosed panels, the excavation of trona ore from the panels, and the transport of trona ore across the lakebed for processing at an offsite location. The project was previously authorized under Lake Alteration Agreement No. 6-002-1999. The project will result in temporary impacts to 15,700 acres of CDFW jurisdictional, unvegetated lakebed.
Contact Information
Name
Heidi Sickler
Agency Name
CDFW Region6
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Inyo
Cross Streets
U.S. Highway 395 and Ash Creek Road
Zip
93545
Total Acres
627
State Highways
395, 190
Waterways
Owens Lake (dry), Cottonwood Creek, Ash Creek
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CDFW
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
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