El Monte Sand Mining and Nature Preserve
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2015081025
Lead Agency
San Diego County
Document Title
El Monte Sand Mining and Nature Preserve
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Various
Document Description
The project would extract up to 18 million tons of mineral resources (sand) over a 15-year period from a 167-acre mining footprint in the San Diego River bed in El Monte Valley. The reclamation plan area would cover 233 acres and ultimate use of the area would be as a nature preserve including recreational trails.
Contact Information
Name
Robert Hinggen
Agency Name
San Diego County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
San Diego
Cross Streets
0.7 miles northeast of the intersection of El Monte Road and Lake Jennings Park Road
Zip
92040
Total Acres
565
Parcel #
Various
State Highways
Hwy 67
Schools
Various
Waterways
San Diego River
Township
15S
Range
1E
Section
9-10
Base
SBB&M
Other Location Info
Lakeside
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 Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 11 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California San Diego River Conservancy (SDRC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Mining (Mineral Sand)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Reclamation
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Recreation, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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