5435 PJJ 01-07; Twisselman Clay Mine
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Summary
- SCH Number
- 2008061008
- Lead Agency
- Kern County
- Document Title
- 5435 PJJ 01-07; Twisselman Clay Mine
- Document Type
- MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
- Received
- Present Land Use
- Mining and grazing land / A (Exclusive Agriculture) / 8.3/2.4 (Extensive Agriculture - Steep Slope)
- Document Description
- Approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) for a 38.35-acre surface mining operation and development of a reclamation plan in accordance with the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) of 1975. Request is intended to supersede original surface and reclamation plan approved on May 26, 1988 (CUP 1, Map 95, Resolution 77-88). As proposed, mining operations would disturb 38.35 acres on three parcels totaling approximately 191.5 acres. Material to be mined will continue to be non-mineral clayey to silty shale and employ open pit mining techniques. Although mining will be accomplished in a single phase, reclamation efforts will be initiated at the earliest point in time on those portions of mined lands that will not be subject to further surface disturbance. The mine will operate with a maximum of 4 employees on site at any one time. The project proponent estimates that between 5,000 and 50,000 tons of material will be removed per year and that a total of 1,500,000 tons of material will have been produced over the life of the mine upon its closure in the year 2024. There will be no waste retained on the site or disposed of off site. Maximum depth of excavation will remain at 100 feet. Final reclaimed pit slopes will be at a 2:1 slope. Water from an on-site agricultural well will be utilized to control dust during mining operations.
- Contact Information
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Paul J. Johnson
Kern County Planning Department
2700 M Street, Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301-2323
Phone : (661) 862-5022
Location
- Coordinates
- 35°22'25.3"N 119°48'10.0"W
- Counties
- Kern
- Cross Streets
- Lokern Road and Lost Hills Road
- Zip
- 93251
- Total Acres
- 38.35
- Parcel #
- 098-080-04, 09, 10
- State Highways
- 58
- Waterways
- Salt Creek
- Township
- 29S
- Range
- 20E
- Section
- 26, 27
- Base
- MDB&M
- Other Location Info
- City/Nearest Community: McKittrick
Notice of Completion
- Review Period Start
- Review Period End
- Development Type
- Mining (Non-mineral clay/silty shale)(Clay/silty shale Mineral)
- Local Action
- Use Permit
- Project Issues
- Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Economics/Jobs Fiscal Impacts Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Minerals Noise Population/Housing Balance Public Services Recreation/Parks Schools/Universities Septic System Sewer Capacity Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Solid Waste Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Wildlife Growth Inducing Land Use Cumulative Effects
- Reviewing Agencies
- Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects California Department of Conservation California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Transportation, District 6 California Highway Patrol California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 California State Lands Commission Department of Water Resources Resources Agency California Native American Heritage Commission California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
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