The Evergreen Pulp Whole Log Chipping Project

The Evergreen Pulp Whole Log Chipping Project

A coastal development permit and conditional use permit to allow placement of a whole log chipper on the Evergreen Pulp mill site. The chipper will take logs less than 20' in length and turn them into chips for use at the pulp mill and for export offsite. The project will be sited on the north end of the property in an area historically used for wood chip storage. Approx. 7 acres of the area around the new structures will be paved. There are 4 separate structures involved with the chipper: a 24' tall log splitter, a 24' tall debarker, a 24' tall chipper, a 70' tall sorter, and a 70' tall chip storage building. All the buildings will be approx. 110' from each other and connected together by conveyor belts. There will be an increase in truck traffic to and from the site as a result of the project; there will be an estimated additional 5 trucks per day. A landscape strip along the front of the property facing Highway 254 will help screen the new smaller structures from view. There will be new outdoor lighting in parking areas and on the new equipment. The site is served by public water and an on site sewage disposal system. Hours of operation would be 7 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, although those are potentially subject to change.

Humboldt

Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT)

Industrial

Use Permit, Coastal Permit

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