Niles Canyon Quarry (SMP-34) Reclamation Plan Amendment

Summary

SCH Number
2019119047
Lead Agency
Alameda County
Document Title
Niles Canyon Quarry (SMP-34) Reclamation Plan Amendment
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The property is zoned A-Agricultural and has a designation of Larger Parcel Agricultural in the East County Area Plan (Alameda County 2002)
Document Description
The Niles Canyon Quarry, owned by SRDC Inc., was purchased in 1984. SRDC renewed the reclamation plan in 1996 for mining and reclamation, as allowed by the Alameda County (County) Surface Mining and Reclamation Plan Permit (SMP) 34. The approved 1996 mine plan was designed with the expectation that the property would be mined to consist of two pits, with a total of 1,850,000 cubic yards (cu. yd.) of material to be excavated over a 25-year period. The quarry has not been in operation since 2012. The Niles Canyon Quarry site has not been in compliance with many of the its SMP conditions of approval (COA), the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA), County Surface Mining Ordinance (SMO), and County zoning requirements, which has led to County enforcement actions, including notices of violation and an order to comply. A key element of bringing the site into compliance is the development and processing of a reclamation plan amendment. This project description provides a description of the major elements of the reclamation plan amendment and will be used by the County to evaluate the environmental impacts of the construction and implementation of the reclamation plan amendment. See NOC for full details.

Contact Information

Name
James Gilford
Agency Name
Alameda County Community Development Agency, NPS Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Name
Agency Name
SRDC, Inc.
Contact Types
Project Applicant

Location

Cities
Sunol
Counties
Alameda
Cross Streets
North side State Route (SR) 84 (Niles Canyon Road) at 5550 Niles Canyon Road
Zip
94586
Total Acres
182
Parcel #
96-115-2-4, 96-125-6-1, and 96-125-6-2
State Highways
84
Waterways
Alameda Creek
Other Location Info
Coordinates: 37° 59' 77.77" 121° 91' 93.52" Railways: The Niles Canyon Railway and railyard

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Development Types
Mining (Mining has concluded on site. Project focuses on reclamation...)
Local Actions
Reclamation Plan Amendment
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian

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