Barnum Timber Company Conditional Use/ Surface Mining Permits & Reclamation Plan
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2006012147
Lead Agency
Humboldt County
Document Title
Barnum Timber Company Conditional Use/ Surface Mining Permits & Reclamation Plan
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/13/2006
Present Land Use
Present Land Use: The primary use of the area is timber production. The site is already developed for industrial use.
Present Zoning: Timberland Production Zone
Present General Plan: Timber Production, Framework Plan
Document Description
Approval of Conditional Use/ Surface Mining Permits and a 15-year Reclamation Plan for the Baker Creek Quarry. Approval will allow for the commercial production of run-of-mine hardrock aggregate products from an existing quarry where production has been limited to the support of Barnum Timber Company's timber and land management operations, i.e. the repair and maintenance of roads. The quarry has been operated since the 1950s. The present quarry covers approximately 3 acres; the mineral reserve covers 11 acres. The volume of available material is estimated at an excess of one million cubic yards. At an anticipated annual rate of extraction of 50,000 cubic yards, the quarry would have a life expectancy of 20 years. Annual production will vary with market conditions and the need for on-site road maintenance. Baker Creek is a perennial stream north of the project site and is within an approximate 50 feet of the operating area. There will be no excavation below the adjacent stream elevation. Quarry operations involve excavation by ripping and pushing broken rock over the hillside to the stockpile area where run-of-mine rock will be loaded into highway transports. There will be limited drilling and blasting and no processing of the excavated material.
Contact Information
Name
Anita Punla
Agency Name
Humboldt County Community Development Services
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Humboldt
Cross Streets
Briceland-Thorne & Stanley Creek Road
Zip
95519
Total Acres
11.0
Parcel #
215-192-05 et al.
State Highways
101
Airports
Arcata/ Eureka
Waterways
Baker Creek
Township
5S
Range
2E
Section
14, 23
Base
HM
Other Location Info
Whitethorn
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Humboldt County Planning Commission
Approving Agency Role
Lead 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
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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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