Sierra Sands Mining and Reclamation Plan (M/R 1-03/04-01) and Special Use Permit (1-03/04-08)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2004032150
Lead Agency
Plumas County
Document Title
Sierra Sands Mining and Reclamation Plan (M/R 1-03/04-01) and Special Use Permit (1-03/04-08)
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural Preserve
Document Description
The project involves the mining and reclamation of approximately 41 acres in the northeast portion of Sierra Valley, approximately 1 mile northeast of the intersection of Highway 49 and 70. The mning activity involves the excavation, storage and sale of hard rock aggregate and sand. Rock and sand extraction will occur in two separate excavation areas. Excavation will employ a top-down approach beginning at the upper limit of the proposed cut slope. Drilling and blasting will be employed for the hard rock portion of the mining operations. Front end loaders, dozers, or scrappers will also be utilized.
Contact Information
Name
James Graham
Agency Name
Plumas County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Plumas
Cross Streets
Highway 70
Total Acres
41
Parcel #
010-060-089
State Highways
Highway 70
Railways
UPRR
Airports
Nervino
Waterways
MIddle Vork Feather River
Township
23N
Range
16E
Section
23...
Other Location Info
Vinton
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 Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Mining (Mineral Aggregate)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Reclamation Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildlife
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