Humboldt COunty Public Works, Cooks Valley Gravel Bar

Humboldt COunty Public Works, Cooks Valley Gravel Bar

A renewal of Surface Mining/Conditional Use Permits and approval of Reclamation Plan and review of Financial Cost Estimates for existing in-stream mining operations on the Main Fork of the Eel River, with an extraction of a maximum 28,000 cy of gravel over every 3 yr period. operations include excavation, sorting, crushing and stockpiling. Operations were originally permitted in 1993. CThe project site is ~30 acres. Gravel from the river bar is used in County road maintenance activities in the region. The Department of Public Works has a License Agreement with the property owner for mining activities. Ther permit term is 15 years and will expire January 5, 2023. Skimmin is the preferred method of extraction, but the extraction volume, location and extraction method will be based on the recommendations of CHERT and other regulatory agencies. Access to the site is from Dyerville Loop Road via the existing haul road located on the west side of the bar. Equipment used for extraction include: bulldozer or excavator, front-end loader and dump trucks. Extraction activities will occur between September 16 and November 1 to avoid the northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet nesting periods and to ensure completion of work before the winter rainy season. A portable crusher assembly will be temporarily located adjacent to the existing stockpile area. Crushing activities will to avoid nesting periods.

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