Syar Alexander Valley In-stream Mining Project and Sonoma County ARM Plan Amendments (PLP08-0116)

Syar Alexander Valley In-stream Mining Project and Sonoma County ARM Plan Amendments (PLP08-0116)

Syar filed an application for a Use Permit and Reclamation Plan to skin approximately 300,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel from built-up deposits on 110 acres of eight previously mined gravel bars adjacent to the Russian River in the Alexander Valley through an Adaptive Management Strategy. This request for a 15-year Use Permit will require amendments to the ARM Plan and SMARO. Syar proposes to use the Adaptive Management Strategy that allows for adjustments to the location and method of mining in response to the results of monitoring data. The objective of the instream management program is to maintain a balance between aggredation and degradation that reflects the natural recharge of aggregate, provide a source of high-quality aggregate materials, and maintain or increase the flood flow capacity of stream channels and reduce the potential for bank erosion.

Sonoma

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights

Mining (Mineral gravel bar skim)

Use Permit

Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife