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Home My WebLink About160 (2)T 2 N R E HIDDEN HILLS P/,y5 -9Ft % 9 5rJ> (D 4 6 8 TF /35-4-4D- P 4 65.,.,5 P e a54, 4 7 114 599C, ;4C19.f4 ij 1(3 .39x.97 im Q W4AC 54.7t4, PTN L07 39* 3 200' P TN Pg -S. 37, 38'. f IOAC 14A .1 7 /0 It 3 JA 65 -1 M.D.B 97 C-5 - 28, 2.9,3 0, 1 300 AC 14 PG. 5 Surface 7 M 31, 32 5 Pgs .39, !-:rg &54 Ac. @ ?5A .OpAc. I 40 Surface /-9 21 41, fr. /Z 528.94 1 5=8 788 n - -2 R/s 56.66 606/ 3 z ti,` \. P TN Pg -S. 37, 38'. f IOAC 14A .1 7 /0 It 3 JA pg- 27 97 12 I /3 fro - 9. Pg -S. 37, 38'. .37 28, 2.9,3 0, 1 300 AC ,3(9 31, 32 Pg 16 EBR 5=8 n - 560 23 US4 ................... ..... SSE 872-4-26-6 C, PID Asses Map No. 65-11 25 County of Butfe, Col;f, l Geolo gy ci Geophy°si s a En sig . r.. - January 25, 1985 Ra.miing emirs. .3H,i'E 2 'g: Tag- Butte County Planning Commission' Qrayia. Calitorrti� 7 County Center Drive Oroville, .California 95965-3397 AT'N: MR. VINCENT ANZALONE SUBJECT: AP 65.-11-13 -- S T >-IFF�E:_MI lvE� Rear- Mr..Anzalone: 1 have taken my firm, off the program on the. Steiffer. Mine area., effective as of a letter sent 'to. my clients.. dated 6 December, 1984. Consequently, Cooksley Geophysics, Inc.. is not involved .in the present activity which is. mentioned in the Planning Commissi.on.'s: letter dated 23 January 1985. Thank you for your courtesy . during our -phone conversation today. The information concerning the present. status 'of the program, is certainly of interest to me, ,albeit academic at this. time.. Although I am not presently retained by my clients on this .program, C would like to - say for the "record. that my clients have been very fair and forthright in their dealings with. me, and they appear to be above . intentional wrong -doing. Respectfully yours, COOKSLEY GEOPH:YS:I CS, INC. James W. Cooksley President 'i WC/Is „ REPLY TO: P. O. Box 1602/Redding, California 96099%(916) 241-3.167 4 _A �2 1 r.�_ File No. � p j /t BUTTE COUNTY A.�'or Ac --,ion 1, 2,3) BUTTE Public Works Dept. (For Information ✓) i Director dq1 Dep. Dir. Sec. Rd. & Br. Mtce. Shop & Yards Bldgs. & Grnds. Bldg. Insp. Admin. Design Engr. Bridge Engr. Constr. Engr. Surveys Mapping Transp. Land Dev. Drng. /S.I. Sub. & Pcl. Maps Permits Addr. c i DEPS; OF pU8 IC C9 QE 17 rs AIN JAN 3 0 1985 "1819110r11t12e1i2e,3a4 PIV s5t6 -N -{--1 LAND - OF NATURAL VVEALTH ANv L,FA,(lTY PLANNING COMMISSION 7 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95965-3397 FHQNE.:. 534.4601 . January 23;:1985 -Catherine. F. Berkland e.t al P.O. Box .131. Magalia, CA 95954 Re.: AP.65-11-13 St.eiffer Mine Dear Ms.. Berkland: The purpose,of this. letter is to inquire as ..to. the increased activities. that are now occurring on your referenced` parcel: Please be informed and reminded that.the Butte. County Board: of Supervisors at.thei.r November 13, 1984 meeting determined that a Use Permit would'b.e required before any explosives are utilized for exploratory seismology.tests., Also, be..aware that mining activities which may be objection- able pursuant to Bu,tte.County Zoning Ordinance Section 24=174 TM -5 (Timber Mountain Zone) (b)(6) requires that a Use Permit be in your possession before such..mining, activities take place on your. referenced parcel.. You have been previously:informed of this.by-Butte County Counsel letter of July 26,.'197.7, my letter.of.October 18; 1984, and at a meeting November.l, 198`4. Please reply to the above request for information by return mail so that we may absolve the uses occurring on your parcel. Enclosed is an. application for.a.Use Permit. If you have. questions please contact the.Bu.tte.:County Public Works Director, Bill Cheff, at 7 County Center. Drive,. Oroville, (916) 534-4681, or -this office., Very truly yours,. B.A. KIRCHER Dir ctor "of Pla n Jr Vincent Anzalone cc: Cooksley .Geophysics Inc. Zoning Investigator Pl.ace.r. Management Group Ltd. Coun y Counsel VA/s.s v/Public Works I'tf 46 File No. 1 BUTTE COUNTY —: (For Action 1, 2, 3)2, 3) Public Works Dept. (For Information ✓) Rd. & Br. Mtce. Shop & Yards Bldgs. & Grnds. Bldg. Insp. Admin. Design Engr. Bridge Engr. Constr. Engr. Surveys Mopping Transp. ind Dev. Drng. /5.1. Sub. & Pcl. Mops Permits Addr. 84=503 .2:.. Supervisor wheeler would iike Minute.' 'e 84 796 amended in. 'order (Cont 'd`j to h.ow a. "yes"' vote.' for Supervisor Dolan. on the resolutagn .adopted .- for..Senator. Johnson... Motion:. AMEND MINUTE.ORDER TO SHOW.A 'YES" VOTE FOR SUPERVLSOR DOLRN'. M g: Vote: 1 `Y .. 2. Y 3 Y. , 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously carried) Regular. Ag6nda - 84'804 Report from.Chief Administrative Off.i`cer on 198:5 Legislative.Program (260) (from 11/6/84j'. d. Motions. ADOPTED PLATFORM -AND LEGISLATIVE.AGENDA.. Vote': 1 Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y (Unanimously carr ed ) 84=8.05 Report from Chief Administrative Officer recommending policy. support. (334.) for ,aresglution before the County Su:pe<visors Association.- of California: general assembly affecting the sharing of Welfare, Health and'Court costs (fr.om 11/6/84). Motion: ADOPTED RESOLUTION 84 -180' -REQUESTING RESOLUTION A-2, AS .. AMENDED, BE ADOPTED. . I S Nl ` Vote,:. 1 Y. 2 Y. 3 Y 4 Y S Y. (Unanimously carried) 84=806 Discussion•of amendment.'to Butte County Code Sec.tiofi IS -8.5 regardi:ng.'. (37'5): differences between- county. and City .of Chico ordinances.(Supervisor Wheeler.).- (CONTINUED. TO:NOVEiMBER 27', 1984), -84-807:. Discussion of`expanding the Land. ConteVation.Act Committee to include (394.). a.wider range of occupations, i.e., Cat tlemen',$; Association, Rice._ Growers, etc.. ..(REFERRED TO AGRICULTURAL.. ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION.). 84-808 Interpretation of Butte County .Code.Section 27-.174 r.elati'ng:.to exploratory, . (457j seismology tests. ; Motion:. INTERPRETED THIS USE AS. ONE.REQUIRING. A USE PERMIT'.. S M Voter 1 N -2 Y 3 Y :4 • N S: Y _ (Motion car.•r 1 ed ); • Pag.e 325 I C7 MINASIAN, MINASIAN, MINASIAN, SPRUANCE, SABER, MEITH & SOARES ATTORNEYS AT LAW DAVID H. MINASIAN, INC. (A PARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS) JOHN CARLETON GRAY, 1872-1919 PAUL R. MI N,A 9IAN, INC. 1681 BIRD STREET AT OAK STREET CARLETON GRAY, 1893-1944 WILLIAM H. SPRUANCE, INC. PAUL JACKSON MINASIAN, 1939-1981 P. o. Box 1679 WILLIAM H. SABER III, INC, JEFFREY A. MEITH OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95965-1679, M. ANTHONY SOARES TELEPHONE (916) 533-2885 November 21, 1984 Mike Pycatt Deputy Administrative Of 25 County Center Drive Orovill-e, California 959'65 Re: Rehearing- of. Butte County Ordinance I No. 24-.174TM-5(,B)(.6) and the Application of Such Ordinance to Seismic Activity by Eno Mining Corporation and Placer Management Group 4 Dear Mike: On November 13, 1984, the Board of Supervisors on a 3 to 2 vote interpreted the above Butte County Ordinance as requiring the landowners by and with Eno Mining Corporation and the Placer :Management Group to obtain a use permit in order to proceed with exploration testing through seismic activity. Our office represents the Eno Mining Corporation, Placer Panagement Group, and the landowners who desire to pursue this exploratory activity by seismic testing without obtaining a use permit and believe that the Ordinance does not require a use permit given the nature of the work in this particular case. We;request that the Board listen to evidence explaining the nature of the seismic activity work to be performed and that this work should not be construed as objectionable. Thank you. - -- a WHB/krh R Very truly yours, MINASIAN, MINASIAN, MINASIAN, SPRUANCE, BABER, MEITH & SOARES EA WILLIAM H. BABER, III File No. I L(qf s (A ` BUTTE COUNTY (Fo'r Action 1, 2,31 Public Works Dept. (For I ormation ✓) 1 D irector Dep. Dir. +I Sec. Rd. & Br. Mtce. Shop & Yards Bldgs. & Grnds. Bldg. Insp. Admin Design Engr. Bridge Engr. Constr. Engr. JII Surveys ! Mapping Transp. Land Dev. Drng. /S.I, r Sub. & PCI. Maps Permits Addr. Mike Pyeatt Deputy Administrative Officer November 21, 1984 Page Two cc: illiam (Bill) Cheff, Director Department of Public Works County of Butte 7 County Center Drive Oroville, California 95965 Cooksley Geophysics, Inc. P. 0. Box 1602 Redding, California 96099 Bettye Kircher, Director Planning Department County. of Butte 7 County Center Drive Oroville, California 95,065 Del Siemsen, County Counsel . 25 County Center Drive Oroville, California 95965 Bob Fortino, President Del Oro [Nater Company 11900 Skyway Magalia, California 95954 Jane Dolan P. 0. Box 3700 Chico, California 95927 Len Fulton P. 0. Box 100 Paradise, California 95969 .Hilda T,7h..eeler 2901 Pennyroyal Chico, California 95927 Al Saraceni Route 5, Box 5144 Oroville, California 95965 Bertha Moseley 1239 10th Street Oroville, California 95965 Mike Pyeatt Deputy Administrative Officer November 21, 1984 Page Three cc: Larry Milnes Ty Fairbanks Eno Mining Corporation 5290 Neal Road Reno, Nevada 89502 Eric Anderson Randy Bargelt Placer Management Group Ltd. 1325 Airmostve, Suite 266 Reno, Nevada 89502 0 4p O- r c o6, .•v �n ?�O O- r MES`SA_ ll E' TO OF yWeCjRe, DAT TIME PH elephoned _J;�_-Pleose Call ❑ Was In ❑ Returned Call ❑ Will Call Again ❑ Wants to See You ❑ Information Note and ❑ Reply ❑ Comment ❑ Re-route ❑ Signature ❑ Investigate ❑ Return ❑ Approval ❑ Contact Me ❑ File ❑ Forwarded Per Request MESSAGF:_� IIIP IF • / / -- --I - �Rrrq y - �/�-6k-iii'-- - -_ - --_ �--_ - -- - - - --____ .---- • - --- - - ____ -. — _--- ��-_.—.®/�'L�i•✓t_ .v�tlt�.�✓c.! _��/Q[co.��_-J°�voy—=ra _�fsitara�s�._!lt<F�t��T._�.w.- - - - _ -- ~- Placer Management Group, Ltd. 1325 Airmotive Way - Reno, Nevada 89502 RANDALLJ. BARGELT Office-702-786.5941 '_ --- -- —"--- - _ Senior Geologist Home-702-972-8193 -'- - - --`— - eater-Departmentai ffiemorandVW TO: Board of Supervisor` FROM: Planning Directo ��--- SUBJECT: Interpretation of the -County Code Regarding Section 24-174 . DATE: November 5, 1984 The TM-5'(.Timber Mountain.- 5 acre parcels) zoning s`e,,ri.e s 24-174 provides for prospecting, claiming, drilling, Mining, .etc, para.= graph a-5 subject.to possible use permit. considbration,.sub- paragraph B-6. The question before your Board is whether or not a use permit. would be. required. A property.represe.ntative is requesting_. to be allowed to seismically test an area of the Steiffer Mine. It, is staff's''un'derstanding that this testing procedure involves the use of exp:los'i:ves being detonated.in hol.es drilled.to a maximum depth .of 10 feet', approximately 50 feet apart , with a., ...detonation time separation of 5 minutes: If -your Board determines this procedure to be exploratory and -not objectionable, no use permit would be required. BAK 1 r cc:.. Bill Cheff, Public JVorks File No. S70%_ ✓�t��' BUTTE COUNTY (For Action.1, 2,3) Public Works Dept. (For I ormation ✓) Director Dep. Dir. Sec. PId. & Br. Mtca. Shop & Yards Bldgs. & Grnds. Bldg. Insp. Admin. Design Engr. Bridge Engr. Constr. Engr. Surveys Mopping I Transp. Land Dev. Drng. /S.I. Sub. & Pcl. Maps Permits Addr. ROBERT E. MURPHY ti KRONICK, MOSKOVITZ, TIEDEMANN & GIRARD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ATTORNEYS AT LAW 770 L STREET, SUITE 1200 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814-3363 TELEPHONE (916) 444-8920 October 16, .1984 Bill Chef Butte County. Public Works Department 7 County Center Drive Or.ovil.le, CA 95965 Re: Steiffer Mine Magal1a, Ca11-for•nda Dear Mr. Chef: J0 ., This office represents the Del Oro Water Company, an investor owned public utility, supplying domestic water service to consumers in the Magalia area of Butte County. The company's domestic water is drawn from ground water sources underlying the immediate geographical area and which appear at this time to be interconnected with ground waters in the Steiffer Mine. Some years ago, the company was involved in litigation with the then apparent owners of the Steiffer Mine respecting the impact of proposed mining operations on the ground water source and ori the company's domestic water supply for the community. The operators left their mine at that time for various reasons. We are now informed of a renewed interest in the operations of the Steiffer mine. We are not aware of exactly who has this interest or their ultimate goals. However,apparently one of the potential operators is Placer Management Group of Reno, Nevada, represented in part by Cooksley Geophysicist, Inc.,.of Redding, California. This letter constitutes the formal request of the Del. Oro Water Company for notice of any current or future filings for permitsand/or approvals from your agency for a mine, mine operations or the dewatering or other activity of the Steiffer Mine, in Magalia,-Butte County, California. Thank you in advance for your prompt consideration of this matter. Sin e �� ROBERT E. REM:sb cc: Del Oro Water Company m «U d LL O0 U� LU Q M N File No. BUTTE COUNTY (For Actiori-1, 2,3) Public Works Dept. (F f Information ✓) Director Dep. Dir. Sec. Rd. & Br. Mtce. Shop & Yards Bldgs. & Grnds. Bldg. Insp. Admin. Design Engr. Bridge Engr. n. Constr. Engr. a, Surveys co Mapping r Transp. 00 - Land Dev. 0 o Drng. /S.I. Sub. & Pcl. Maps 00 �0 Permits Addr. T M OF DATE el.phoned Returned Call I ® Information Q Comment ❑ Investigate ❑ Contact Me I* ME- S -AG TIM PHONE ease Call ❑ Will Call Again Note and ❑ Re-route ❑ Return ❑ File MESSAGE:"& C/1 By ❑ Was In ❑ Wants to See You ❑ Reply ❑ Signature ❑ Approval ❑ Forwarded Per Request LA -ND OF NATURAL. WEALTH AND BEAUTY PLANNING COMMI'SSI:ON 7 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE - OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95965 PHONE: 534-4601 October 18, 1984. Catherine. F. Berkland, et al P. '0. Box 131 ' Magal.a, CA 95954 Re AP 65-11-13. .Dear. Ms. Berkland, et al - I -t has come to my .attention that you....are conducting. mining operations on AP 65-11-13.. Please be ' informed that if. it is your int eriti.on: to remove. more ` than one thousand (1,000) cubic yards of overburden in any. one Potation of one acre or less,. y.ou- must .obtain p-rior to such an.. operation.: 1. a permit to "mine" from the Butte County Public:' Works Depa. itment,- 2.' approval of a reclamation plan from. the' Butte County Planning Commission', (pursuant to Butte- County Code Chapter 13 - Surface Mining Oge nation) . Also, be aware that mining acti_vit-ies whi.ch.may be objectionable as . per Butte County.ZZoning .Ordinance Section 24 -174 -TM -5, (Timber Mountain) Zone (b) (6) requires that a Use permit first be obtained before any mining takes place (as you were informed by County`Counsel's letter of July 26, 1977). It is requested by.Butte County Public. Works Director William Cheff (7. County Center Drive, Oroville,.534-'4681), and this office, that you contact Mr-.. Cheff for. a conference, in order to discuss your intentions and to determine the present status of your mining operation on the referenced parcel. If you have any questions,.please contact this offic.e before 11:0 a.m. Sincerel. Vincent Anzalone Zoning Investigator VA:db enc. (cc : attached) File No. / ?/ 0-4) BUTTE COUNTY (For Action 1, 2, 3) .P Public Works Dept. (Fo 1 m.,ion V') Director Dep. Dir. Sec. Rd. & Br. Mtce. Shop & Yards Bldgs. & Grnds. Bldg., Insp. Admin. Design Engr. Bridge Engr, Constr. Engr, Surveys Mapping Transp. Land Dev. Drng. /S.I. Sub. & PC[. 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Y�y�a i �.,, i':•.M��'• i. �; •�_ \ f L' A S � E V ' , ' e -2ej - r t v a! r! . . a f TC:. f ; ! ,'./ �' '-��!'lOft!Oy� t �•\ S. • 11 ..� �r �." i� \ j/` ^ .� `r •~.� � l--•'E. •°•y\- •�// ''•If '� '_ /�.. If rm is • ' � lUvtn • _ Sources Q} �t amin'5 o r in"a t i on . n E.- 0 d. e N'T - m i. i . 50ARg OF SUPERVISORS iWINU E - �+uga�� 2, 1977 77-1517 APPEARANCE: DAVID DONNELLY, MORN:INGSTAR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY RE STEIEFER MINE, MAGALIA Ivlr:. David Donnelly, representing the Morningstar Development Company, made o statement about the operations of. the Nbrningstar Development Company at the Ste 1ffer Mine in Magalia. Background of the matter set out. The Company was aware of the availabHi.ty.of water and the possibility of. tapping it. They. were going to .contact the California Water Hoard and the Paradise Irrigation District. He stated that circumstances -have developed that have caused them to postpone the .reining operation at this time. They have acquired the use of 10 acres of land north of themine; they will conduct the operation away from the Steiffer shaft, At present, alI activities for mining. has been terminated, Wnen.and if the -tome ever cot comes that mining becomes feasible. they will acquire the necessary permits'. They did put up a building Without a use permit;.it is going to be used for storage.. N1r. Donnelly stated he had talked with County Counsel and they are in. the. process of getting together the appropriate papers.. Dan Blackstock, County Counsel, stated Mr. Donnelly has photos of the. shaft in question.. This company would have to comply with. the law in the event this mine were to go forward Mr. Blackstock stated that now would be a good time togo into the question of water. Apparently there is one water bearing strata which Del Oro Water Company supplies to people in.the areo. The. issue of competitive water rights has been an issue. It does not prohibit him from pumpi ng water out of the mine, At the present time, there is on injunction against. this. company.. It prohibits any type contamination of the water bearing strata. Mr... Donnelly.: read a letter from the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Other appearances regarding the. water problem: I.. Mri Carter Nelson. He asked what the water.would be used for that the company would pump out.. He felt that if the compcny tapped .the line, the water users would get it through their lines. County Counsel explained the matter of water rights. 2. Bob Murphy, attorney at law, representing the Del Oro Water Company. . He stated that the company is concerned over what is.beeing done up there now. He feels that if the Water Quality board came up now, they would express a different view than set out in their letter. This is going to be a water rights feud:. Their concern at this time is the total lack of information. Mr. Murphy stated he had. gone overthe site and there was a lot of activity up there. The County should be concerned as to what is going to happen.up there. The injunction only. goes to the control of the quality of'the water. He stated that there will be two representatives from the Water. Quality Control Board up here tomorrow, . .P.�. SOAR.D..OF SUPERVISORS Ip iNUTES Au.cus,t. 2, 1377 hairmarr Richter stated that our present mining ordinance would have no control'. 3; Ted Baer, representative of Sierra bel Oro. He lives i -n Fir Huvert Development,. Background of the mining in that area.set out; the original. Steiffer mine reached a vertical depth of 325 feet. He begged the Board to stop the pumping of water .from the mine.. 4.. W Pat Roebuck, in charge of the operation of the Ste iffer MRe.. He spoke co.nceming the mirie .and the matter of the water. The water from the 09.110 Minewill. not be taken°by this operation. 5.. Rita %blfalk, Magatia, asked if the Vamingstar Mining Company was. involved i'n mining of gold -or in collecting water.- She asked if the company was involved. with .the. Paradise Irrigation Districts Mr,Bl:ockstock said that. for the record, one of the reasons in discussing this matter with this man East week, he asked him :to come before the Board so they could lay out the operation: in the open,. The Paradise Irrigation District, on the third.day of March executed an agreement with Morningstar. Mining Company for water. He has a copy of the agreement.. I 6. Howard Johnson,. Magalia,. stated` he thinks this whole operation is a I scheme to sell water„ . i 7. Mrs. Jane Hanson;. Magalia, asked; if the County required E. I.R.s on this type operation.. Mr. Blackstock explained 'whfat would be required; B. Mr. V. J. Madison, Chairman of the Upper Ridge Council, asked if the Board was going .to do some about this water problem on the ridge. Supervisor Lemke said there was a Iot.goin.g on up there that he was not satisfied with. Situation discussed. On motion of Supervisor. Lerrke, seconded by Supervisor Winston and. unanimously carried, County Counsel was instructed to pursue the.necessary le.gal: methods to require use:permits and building permits for whatever. Morningstar Development Company intended to construct in that area and that County Counsel recomme:n.d that a full E.I.R. be required.. ep u nal r e ori TO: Del Siems en, Deputy County .Counsel. FROM: Robert Ferguson, Zoning Investigator SUBACY: Stey:ffer Shaft Water' Project GATE: Augusts 1, 197 . I in.spe.cted the Steiffer Shaft on July 29, 1977 ,and. took' the attached pictures. Morningstar Development Corporation, Star Route, Steiffer Road, Magalia is the company. working the proJect. Pat Robuck i,s the "Man in charge. They have five. or six men. clearing the dirt away at the bottom of the Steiffer Shaft. They are about 350 ft. down. Water is right below them.. Wh.err the dirt is cleared away they will p.ut ir, pumps and pump water up to Pat Robuck's mobile home which is abouta mi..le north of the Steiffer Shaft. They. also. intend to sell wat;.er° to PID by pumping it. into the storm drain on Imperial Drive an.d letting it drain . down into the lower Magal is Reservoir. They. have -a large crane -at the Steiffer shaft which is shown In the pictuires.. North of the Stei ffe.r Shaft about ' a mile and .above . the Steiffer Roadb Mr. Robuc-k has his mobile home and has. built a large metal building.which.is his workshop. I understand that he did not. take eut building permits for° the building, Down from the building and about 250 or 300 ft.. above the upper Magalia Reservoir he is starting to drill a shaft into the hillThea picture shows the size of the portal which is ab -out 1O.ft. square. This project will need a use permit as they will be .doing blasting. There is also a chance of possible pollution. of the reservoir. This shaft is supposed to hit another under- ground stream, not the one that supplies the Steiffer Shaft. They will furnish water to the upper Magal is Rese•rvoi'r• if the water supply is as good as they expect They have several .pieces of equipment. at this site, a skip loader and. large compressor. RF -.db enclosure DANIEL V. BLACKSTOCK COUNTY COUNSEL 7 -flip fell6''*" fix.. LAND O'F NATUP,A'L WEA'L'TH. AND S'E.AUTY OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL 2279 DEL ORO, SUITE A - OROV.ILLE, CALIFORN IA 95965-.. POST OFFICE BOX 1560 TELEPHONE: (916) 534-4021 JAMES R. GRIFFITH DELBcRT M. SIVASEN' ROBERT G. BOEHM DEPUTIES July 26, 1.971 Mlr.. .and Mrs C. W. Berkland 1.03 Plo Sugar Fine Drive ;via-ga.l.i a, California Re:'USE.- PFPMITFOD MI�,1TNQ ACTIVITIES Deer 1,1r', and Mrs.. Berkland It has come to the attention of our office that. inirzing activitiesare being conduct' 'ID ori your property abovellagalia ; . around. and in what is referred to as the Steif.fer M_H`na. The, zoning established by the county for that area. is —1-5: That zoning district requires a use perriiit for mining, activities which are considered.objectionable. Considering the extent of mining activities taking, place.. no --,7 and=u.ture mining activi.tie:s, our office has concluded that such.activi-14.es require a use permit. The noise and. smoke.from. the equipment, -the dust raised by.the grading, cutting and filling and the possible stream pollution resulting from the :grading, by way of erosion., would be objectionable. Therefore,. you'.are hereby notified to a.;cpl.y for a use .permit to carry .on the mining act: =i - ties on your property by August. 5, 1977. If you do not apply for a use pe,nit by that date; any further mining activities are to cease and the equipment is to be removed from your property. DMS: j p cc: Bob Ferg:.uson Yours very truly, DANIEL V. BLACKSTOCK Butte County Counsel Y—xi L E. T �'r .. �'I ' E•4 Deputy County. Counsel Butte Co. Planrn,Ijg Comro- JUL % 7 X7 Qroirilfai Catlorrk r r RECEIPT. FOR CERTIFIED MAIL -300 (plus postale) t t r l: SENT O STR ET AND N9, —� P.O., STATE AND ZIP CODE _ OPTiORAL _SERV.ICES FOR ADDITIONAL FEES RETURN 1. Shows to whom ani data delivered 1St RECEIPT ka. With restricted delivery ..... ........ ....... 850 SERVICES 2. Shows to whom, data and where delivered.. 35d.. With restricted delivery ......................... 850 RESTRICTED DELIVERY ........:...................... ...:.....:..:..... 500 _.T— SPECIAL DELIVERY (extra fee. required) ..................................... PS Form 3300 NO INSURANCE COVERAGE PROVIDED— Aug. 1975 (See other side) t NOT FOR INTERNATIONAL MAIL I !•( GPO: 1975-0-59.1-452 - (plus postage),( RECEIPT. FOR .CERTIFIED PAIL -3DB. (p .. SENT TO , Patrick Ro:buck.` POSTMk•RK OR DATE STREET AND NO.. -7th Street. ..415. ?�- P.O.,.STATE AND ZIP CODE F e t o l..LLiTiaL g5.?- _ , _C:A-�24 OPTlDNAI SERVICES FOR ADDITIONAL FEES and date delivered t t RETURN I' Shows to whom ::---..:'.r 65 With restricted delivery .. whom, date and where delivered 85C RECEIPT p, Shows to .. With restricted delivery -.•.-------...•....• 500 SERVICES __—.. {" STRICTED DELIVERY ...... :......................................_.... —_ ................... ECIAL DELIVERY (exiro fee regw re - �••• ES ®: NO INSURANCE COVERAGE- PROVIDED— (see other side) PS Form 3300 1975 NOT FOR INTERNATIONAL MAIL GPO: i975-0-59.1-452 AU.-. STANLEY W: K17ONICK KRO�PIICK, i�iQSKOVITZ, TIEOEMANN & GIR D ADOLPH MOSKOVITZ A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION EOWARO J. TrEOEMANM ATTORNEYS AT -LAW G. G�RARO LLOYD HIN.K ELHAN SS.5 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE '855 CLVFORO W. SCHULZ JAMES E. THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814 ROBERT E. M;JRPHY TM 0MAS w. £AES TELFPHONE.(916) 444-8920 JAMES F GEARY - STEPHEN A.- KRONICK JANET K. GOLDSMIT.N 97 December Decem13 16 PAUL M. SARTKIEWICZ 2/ U 1 .L7 i Mr. James. A.. Robertson Executive 'Officer f State Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley .Region 3201 S Street Sacramento, CA 95816 RE: Del Oro Water Company - Steiffer Mine Activity Dear Mr. Robertson; 817-2 `i3.7'tTc OF COVNSEL E. KENOELL OAV.S C 7 / T� As attorney for the Del .Oro Water Company, I am writing this letter to request immediate action by your office with respect to a threatened contamination. of domes- tic water supply. The Del Oro Water Company is a public utility certificated to provide _ domestic and municipal water service to the area of Paradise Pines in Butte County near the community of rfagalia.. Its water source is ground water. extracted from an alluvial basin through old . mine. shaf is which have been. improved into domestic wells. The shafts which f urnish the major amounts of ' water are the Corey Shaft and the Magalia Shaft. The water supply is of high quality, and the health authorities allow it to be used without treat- ment of any kind. The threat of contamination of this supply arises from the fact that the owners. of another old mine shaft, the' Steiffer Shaft which is located near the two shafts which are used by the water company, have recently commenced op- erations to .clean out the accumulated earth and other debris. -in the Steiffer Shaft and open it up completely preparatory to resu)ing mining_ The result will 'be to expose the. common .ground waters upply which that shaft and the Corey and I_aga. lia Shafts intercept to surface contamination and contamination' from th'e proppsed minim operation.. Tunnels from these shafts riay be in. close proximity to eachother so that contamination in the Steiffer Shaft might readily travel to the water pumped by the water company from the'other two shafts. If this were to occur, the. eater company. could be unable to meet its obli- gations to provide .a safe , potable water supply. to its customers. Ile" .James A... Robertson December. 13 , 197.6 Pagetao ". Therefore; we regulatory agency wh ich ask that your office and any other has. jurisdiction . . .take immed.'iate . s tees. to ,prevent this threatened con.taminatioafrom actu.aIly occurring. Officials of consultants, .the water company together with its c,ons'ulting andconsulting sanitary engineer=geologist.T•lessley ?a. Paulsen engineer Fred - =.prov ide, inf ormat.ion and .McLaren, stand ready to ass is tanc e upon your request., Sincerely, ADOLPH .MOS KOV ZTZ . cw cc: State Department of Health, Water Sanitation Californtia Public Utilities' Commission, Utilities Dlv... William :and ,Catherine Berkland Patrick Robuck .�'. Eric. von Heim Del Oro TIater Company: Fred ricLar.en; J. B.. Gilbert .& Associates ss:ley W,' Paulsen guW tte County. Health .Department: . �.0 6 i i . SENDER: Complete item, 1. 2, and i. A,W your address in the "RETURN TO" space on averse. •- ' I. The following service is requested. (check one). how tq whom and date delivered............ 150 Show to whom, date, & address of delivery.. 350 E] RESTRICTED DELIVERY. Show to whorn and date delivered ............. RESTRICTED DELIVERY. Show to whom, date, and address of delivery 850 2. ARTICLE ADDRESSED TO: �,0, b°�Cnv sad C 3. ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: REGISTERED NO. I CERTIFIED NO. I INURED NO. (Always obtain signature of addressee or agent) I have received the article described above. SIGNATOR ddressec ❑ Authorize agpnt, 4. DATE OF DEL VE Y P M RIC b � 5. ADDRESS (Complete only if requested). v . 6. UNABLE T6U#)11LMjqEPMjMG CM INIT JAN 210 1977 �.._ OROVILI_C _G,^.:. ir, { 0 SENIDER: Complete item; 1. 2, and 1. Add your address in the "kETURN TC" space on reverse. 1. The following service is requrbted�(check one). ® Shaw to whom jpvc�;date delivered....,. , 15Q Show to whom, date, & address of delivery.. 35¢ RESTRICTED DF�hi'IAIIER'.l 11/l Show datc,dc'ilvcreUJ............ to whom and fi5¢ RESTRICTED'DTrj0V; YEI C L[V, Show to whom, date, and address of delivery 05¢ 2. ARTICLE ADDRESSED TO: Patrick Robuck 415 7th Street Petaluma, CA 94952-- 3. ARTICLE DESCRIPTION': REGISTERED NO.CERTIFIED NO. INSURED NO. )674122 (Always obtain signature of addressee or agent) I have received the article described above. Addressee ❑ Authorized agent � VSIGNATURE (JC)DELIVERY f, PO TMARK - 5. AD RESS (Complete only if requested) UNABLE TO DELIVER BECAUSE: CLERK'S INITIALS {r GPU: 1975-0-568-047' Cert if ied - Return 'Receipt i-Anuary 17, L977 �,o1d ��r. SpurCarai:ay:y 6624 sa ,:,ta"? 0S'l., Cal i orrsia Attention; ff1 I"a ;?Q:Stez;Efer !'.1irve .Activit' This 1c:tter is tc inro �y yall t !at t:he acti.b:.2.%:I:'5 Of t11.0 abO`v ,.lt''ltiQ1:U_! 3:11'1.c�' �0 1< <:..�'. at the :7.�41fI C: c> ;,er `i` :z �trr .t"e T<I-5 ✓o 1 tit're a ,:.t t:� �tea:t�cr .:1tle• 1 ..1;?.Lf: E::lciclse:�. t�:e ;i.;:;:.1�_c�tier> . y f0rT..rt`i fc)r. the :15.^. ocr'=11t 111 I b,,oc ul.'. roc icst tin•^.t yOl1 fill .tii:`.'Ti :'ut 3.1f -i, retL4rii ti, to -his of Ice. Ltitft311' .rec%t3;of tris ltter . Pi 631S _� call. a r col:%� i=its cuT of C ir;:. if' yOu :�a re ary 7ucO s 7l �r:;a;l. )coli, • Rolbort L. crguisin zonijlg II:Vt�Sil�;%ItOZ Patrick '?o1 --_1c>_ 415. 7th St, PctaILuma',. -Ca, 1;4952..' Da 'id AUchar1 , . Attorney at 'Lai,` I11 W'aS't)in ..p.Oil St Pi:�tahtma Ca >�.=�ic�1_n1:s oss6vitz. ! V orney �t La ! SSS E;at�ito2 'iftZ:l, Sacramcnro' Ca 95g14 '. Eracicasuro _ - }� . �S�at�of' �ulitorreia `Y emoralndum To Lloyd. Hein�ei. From Subiect Gunther L. Sturm Departme�rf of Health december. 13, 197' Del. Gro Water Company Ste iffor "Mine. Re-Developm On Deceiabar 2, 1371,, 1 received' a call from Mr.. Bob Fortino, Director of Operations, requesting our Department's assistance In abating a potential contamination threat to their water supply. Bob explained that work has been started on, an abandoned mins.shart (Stalffer ,aline) supposedly for. the purpose of nlning gold. The Del Oro Water Caa'pany is greatly concerned' because t46 geographical location, the geological conditions and kna4rt construction of the urine pose a potential danger to their cwn groundwater supply located nearby and downstream From the mining operation. Del .Oro Water Company serves -the Paradise nines, Fir Haven and' Del Oro Estates subdivisions located about five miies north of Paradise, Butte County. The. service, area encompasses almost' seven square tni-les. Thare are presently approximately 1300 activs service connections, serving an estimated population of 4,000. It is anticipated that the total-develop�me-nt .6f the -area will include 6,.500 additional lots which can be served by the. treater company. Two of tha "wells" are old abandoned rains shafts which extend to ovar 500 feet below ground level. Lateral horizontal shafts at the base of the vertical. ;;hafts reportediy extend in all directions l0t"..01.e3i-derab;e distances. The third source, Well #5, Is'a conventionally constructed, deep waterweli- Which was dri1.1ed in 1973._ The company has two covered stealreservoirs with a cciibinsd total capacity of 1,240,000 gal -ions. The water is bacteriologically, chemically and Oy.sically of excellent quality. N;o treatnwnt .is provided. Following my phone conversation with.u.el. Oro Water Company officials, I con- tacted Noward Toussaint and. Charles Byrd of the County health Department, and Anthonj t.ai►dis, ereginaer, California neq;onal Water :quality Control Hoard,. Central liaNey ;legion, to discuss the problem and to set up a neet.ing to inves- tigate the situation in the field. I a.1so talked to.Phil Kelly:, Manager, Paradisa lrr!5ation District. On Decer+ber 3, 1976, Charles Ryrd, Anthony' Landis andi :, t wit; Cab Fortino, Joe Franks and 'Wes Pauisen, tiunsuiting `iiQir,earir19 reeoiogist for thc; watar company. Information was obtained from Lhe' bistrict and the �"r,oiogist. The Stelffar M=ne, : !ch has been inactive for nany years, was originally aban- doned because of the :,r«gat difficulty experienced inkeeping the :-nine pumped out. Tile nirea is Located approximately 700 feet westerly of the Cory Mine (ell ;ri) ana approximately one-half mile north of Naga? is Mine (`.Jell 421. th?. Stel Fer Hine is reportedly over 300 feet daep and has a shaft that extends in a southerly page 2 Del Oro Vater Co-ipany direction. The length of the shaft was not determined. Magaiia :Aire shaft is reportedly 525 feet deep. South of Magal is Ntne, Dei Oro Water. Company has .four more domestic water wells, of which only Vell No. 5 is presently In operation. Well #5 is approximately -one mile south of M c:alle Mine and about 11 oiler south of Steiffer M10 -a. All water sources tap the saner groundwater aqui for, .with a hyd- raulic gradient In the southerly direction. A geahydrostatic profile, throug:�"a cross-section line that.cuts through Cory fine, Magalis Mine an4 Well i5 shows the bedrock formmtion at the bass of. Cary Bine to drop rapidly in the Airection of. Well #5 (150 + feet in 11 ►titles). Hes Paulsen insists there is. a direct Tntere.6nnection between Steiffer Mine and the underground water basin, affecting Mar al is Kine and all wells downstream. 'The "Report on Water Availability and Needs of the Del Oro I'late3r Company", hurray -McCormick cnvironuwental Group, 1x72, states that pumpin+l tests have dispel led any theory that. %lel l.s #1 (Cory Mina) and. Wel 1 .;W`2 (Maga) is trine) ara inter- connected. Maturally, Gel Oro Water Company is cunco�rnei on two grounds: (a) Wates` depletion and (b) %~later pollution. following our meeting with Del Cro :tater Company, Charles Byrd, Anthony t.aiioiis and t mat with Mr. Patrick Robuck (415 - 7th Strest, Apt. 19, -Petaluma, CA 91+952 -4767) 762-3670). Mr. I:obuek is the person In charge of the ,seining operation, although not the owner of the mine. Our field inspection verified active work under gray at the gine with a heavy crane and clamshell working on rwwvincg dirt and debris from the open shaft. According to Mr. Robuck, he plans to develop the mine for the purposes of. mining Vold. He proposes to open thet wine, construct a steal ujine shaft 51-;eet x IC -foe t," from the surface to bedrock, and urine below bedrock. Tall Ings are to be hauled away by 'truck to be washed and processed at another site. He does not bxpect to have any significant disc=harges and expects to maintain ail wastes on.eighty acres surrounding the nine. Mr. Robuck states his sole purpose is to mina gold and that he has no interest what- soever In the water supply and would take every precaution to protect the groundwater. tie has no engineering drawing or anything else on paper which would shove how he plans to construct the mine and operate it. (For the short paper entitled "historical Ground dice Pines Deveiopment area"). lir. Robuck him any problems. GLS:vs cc: HJ0 SCS - 2erkelcy Sacramento :iutte CHH (2) -- C lr gtdUD At t-301. soma infrormational back; round t an attaching Water Frotletis Affecting !'cines in the Para - does not feat the groundwater will present