Lost Hills Agricultural Pond

Summary

SCH Number
2011031039
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Lost Hills Agricultural Pond
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Fallow agricultural field / A (Exclusive Agriculture) / 8.1/2.5 (Intensive Agriculture - Flood Hazard)
Document Description
A conditional use permit for a 30-acre surface mining operation and development of a reclamation plan in accordance with the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) of 1975. The project is for the construction of a 15-acre agricultural pond where the excavated material will be utilized in direct support of a California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) project for the widening of State Highway 46. An additional 15 acres is anticipated to be disturbed for staging and movement of vehicles. Access to the sire is from Ashurst Road. The project will entail the excavation and removal of 323,895 cubic yards of clay and dirt to a maximum depth of 20 feet below natural grade. Mining will be conducted in an open, graded pit with sloping sidewalls at a steepness no greater than 2:1 (horizontal: vertical). It is anticipated that the project will be constructed over a maximum 30 month timeline to include approximately 80 working days (60 days of excavation, and 20 days for hauling of soil and ancillary activities) for the CalTrans project. The remaining time is allocated for construction of the agricultural pond and reclamation activities. Surface mining operations will be conducted between the hours of 6:00 am and 6:00 pm. Monday through Friday with no nighttime operations being proposed. During the 80 working days, the project will generate a maximum of 20 employees will be on-site at any one time. No fuel total of 900 average daily trips (ADT) for haul trucks. It is anticipated that a maximum of 20 employees will be on-site at any one time. No fuel will be stored on-site. Sewage requirements will be met by use of portable toilets which will be serviced by a private contractor. The project proponent has secured a will-serve letter to obtain water from Blackwell Land, LLC for use in dust control measures during mining operations.

Contact Information

Name
Randall Cates
Agency Name
Kern County Planning and Community Development Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
North side of State Highway 46, approximately 25 miles west of Lost Hills
Zip
93249
Total Acres
15-acre
Parcel #
057-101-19
State Highways
Hwy 46
Waterways
Franciscan Creek
Township
26S
Range
18E
Section
18
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Lost Hills
Other Information
Continue Total Acres: operation within a 33.60-acre site

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, Department of Water Resources
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Water Resources
Development Types
Mining (Mineral Clay & Dirt)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife

Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.

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