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ti "ENVIRONMENTAL,.IMPAGT:'REORT'0 "'i'HT;`
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Thza''rnv-aronmental,. lmpaa Report sd th�'rez.ori4�g 'off the
Feather F4119V� 1.1 age and surroindi:ng 1'arids.
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(a�; T1ziSt nvi sanmantal impact Rer-ort. is "for t�Ze rezon%ng " o�
the Feather' Pa 11's,
a ,, airi fc 1r�ds tr
Villactte tin, Lona" inn Z?
Compri sz ng an are" OP approxamately' 65 °sgdare�mil
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ween the,;" Pluma� Couizty liner tfie ma.ddle aria 'South fors
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of tf�Q Feaher River and a dine running genallylzdrtt
`North,
.and ,south along FTowns"hip 2"0 Range East, ,.MbB&M
The project is ` a Planning tommi. s on a4.ni' a.abed rlelzorie dor
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fi the .terra ivory outside bf the Via- ale area r and a sand-
owners of Feather Falls'I,inatiate`d of oxt for �i ,� Q0 acre"s
aalo�ind the Village, `itself. The re'zon'ing fog^ tele Village
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wa'uld be, from A 2 .,(G0neva )' tc TN1-1 CTim'bc�'ountaii,.{
acre .lots TM 10"" G �
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(Tam ex toUptai.n, 40 acre lots , -grid TM.-1 0U, (Ta,arii�e-
Mbliii ain; 160 acre-,16ts).,, (NOTE° APPEND! �;' �)
The .z ezone `fox the area outside the Vil lade'°Would
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gram A�2 (Gene�alj to, TMWS (Timber-Nlontaxn; 5 ache lots)'
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The area is desxanaPd' as Timber/Moyintaa nous on tfxe land
Use Niap o the Butte aunty Cener'a��hlan �andas�e,rmarent
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Open Space in the Owen "Space, E� eineii, of,he ueneral Pian.,'
(bj."�1 5 atemerit o ,''the"- Ob7'ective5 5oiight by the 'rho ecl
Project.
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The propo d pry j ec s are, inte�z�ded/ to provide "an. apprc -
pr,a ate zoning classficat� on" for 'the area iii• order to
achene oonsz st"elncy between ;the' General Plan sand.
recom�riendation,. ,t`he Open Space and Con,sezvat�on Eleietzts '
af' tie general Plan - ancl' GouYty zoning a's °rewired "b
Govexnmeizt' Code 65x,5'.0
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As Matedthe repo rt su�bmittec by' tk�e L�ndovne sof
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Feather`al s, ''The 'focus o�t> s: st'uy wa�s the...eather
FallsrVal`lage' �t� is a key"afactor in aonsaclering any,
de relopmerit of t-he surrorxnc ing tI'M ;lands: Land utili '
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za a on_.patterns in ! e , Viliearea will h, a e c a rec't.
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settl.ng pond anil :eserozr.' The re as Flo"t' is
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$sept zlrlecl arid: the staves in the upper haIf kava drill
ar d shrunk,. c'reatincJ caps ix the tank wall. "
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p . sa,dents depend upon .water from 'the' nah Mead��ws ;
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gipe--part' a "thc aic� orchard system.; He o a afi ;net de�re``lca .�
merit could take place ; the entire wa ger 'systeift would. have t
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be o�te!a;3iauled and brought up °to znadern standards: 7
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Louisiana-laacifc acquired, major.water ra.ghts nOn, Ruiz
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Creek; when they purchased the property , ,hest rights'
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them 50 ofu'urface flow Data prosented by, Feather`
pevelopment CorporatiAori 3n. arly reams indacat a
potential ya eld of about' 4 Q 0 gpm dura ng m d=s_ummeX z ri a� good
year ,T9'
is ly prod icti�on would be beCvelb,, 500, 000 and 5�1�, 000 ,gallnls �
per dor 'for, the'' same pe'r'`3.od: 5ur��zg die 1a ex part
ands, irl earl y fa7 l , lows would !decrease" by r�iuch,, as ,,2 0= 30;
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during normah year: 'All,owarce "wou ;d have to� be `made ' or
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dxy years, especia]1y ,clrouglits at �0 to .30 ' 4
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the cyc 1a ;nature af", water availability and *a.ter tonslmpti on
would require, increases `'a n storage capacity and in addxta,on'al `k -
treatment „and post- treatmei` - storage ,Loci.] ides.
'Louisianan-i�,aci` a c ansa claims total ��ia.ter rights o Frey -
Creek: It this Creek were complete Ly drained,° it might
duce anothar, 30_p,'000 ,to'`500yQ00 c;,,al.la'i1s. per' day. The company
'been,
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had dra�ling as much: water as` possible rrom this Creek
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'years
unt l about; 2 ego ��tlse, of ;this watsr was.. da coni ince d
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because - the `fumes from the headwater '' were n , a poor s ate
of repair and excessive amouwb, of` water were lost: This
system would also have tp be `irebuilt beYfoe i.t; was -usable.
Attempts `'to redevelop the Frey Cr'rek System and fu];ly Utilize
alb able.. water could" produce- `litigation key users with
current, continuous .use water rIghts on the,Middle Fcir�C of
the Feather Riger.. South Fork waters; are tot-��11y committed'
a'nd ctiiild, ndt ,�e used dor development in th9:,�, Srea Water
ri�t�ht's of the Louisiana Paei�Eic C0 _poratit7ri h��ve net been,
'test
con, a,ririsd`.' ,by cai rt and there is "a possib, ity that '
,they
inay not be abs e °'to' remove as triuch water. ad was one i n pre-..
'challanged
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years;' a f by .'users of Ma.ddle ,;axiti Fork
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of :. the Feather, °tRiver waters.
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The liimi.ted suplily`, o w�a.ter aha , i s . a a a'b�.e carir o�t sUppoxt ,
ha gn 4`ciensity $ stag ned demand°s . This .factor slzouldr be a
major dete,rmi nant in regal,ating Land use in the Feather Falls
region.. Any ,requosts for derre�opment beyond. Sail Conserva
tion Servo ce recominendata.ons shau drelude proof o ailquate
wader suppT :res in that specs-ita area and plans fcir ,meeta:ng
public" `head th staricards
GERi'ERAL fiABITAT" 'DESCRIP�'01 i
the town of Feather,. Falls con, ns a miXttre- of hative ended lc'
Tants ',an,d over 10 6r, introduced 'domes'11 c species: A list of. `
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`�.n.arease the wq�')C load of the
bevelopnten of any sort Vll:.More'
Sherif ° s, Department; in catagcra g full
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substation wa.thr, 5 men ; to covex 3 'sh:'fts ' wotiqu� red i£
l;DUO laufies were present ., Costs for protecttt at this
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level emceed .100,00 �yf3r year.
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tZle fob znatiOn of a C-6=un ty,, aervw] dds�:: S rZ C�ii � t�hibh' Wo zId
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assuftie the,';cost bur ens...of� additional.".level' nt, incitxd ng
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police?protectiOn.
The Califon' a'.4,Liivis;L n caf Forestry 6urrezitly maintains- a
seasonal f-1
e statloh with one truck., in Feather''Village.
The 'statiu��� '.sEason
„i s open' curing the fire only an`d s` paid. ;'
fox by Mate f'°wpcls 'ffinder the, div- s -on rs .manrlat to Prof
rxtiial timber •and, watershed `areas. Mate oasts, are: approxi-� ,
mately $90,'000 per year. `' There., are no cps{.s td Butte,. County
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at the present level of sexvice
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STE DISPOSAL
Sewwage Mhe ex sten coZlectz:on ;and. e
3 ,ptic .tank' systems
were constructed iii 1562; with suf'fzcient excess capacity for
expansion of the v�il;lage papulation Secoagt� colectod
through" 'aspha`lt x,mpregnated fit tex"`�'pipes, azxd f1'ows to
164.00 gallon tanks which serve an avoxage of House's. TYi'e,
,tanks 'were co:�structed `of , timbex and ''d�=si necl o he �'ji1Ye.d
over and replaced, rather than pumped otzt _wren 'null. Resi-�'
dents in the center of Feather f'a'lls V `ftl ge haVo. co plained
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that scin`,tanks are not working proper ly , and suave 'seepage;
had keen occurring t•a th increasing frequency dockage by
�tree roots; filling-"%ct 00', lipse o one; or :more ;ta ',s may, h V
occurxecl. ,Soil saturation -during` the ,wintex is also a prokilein.
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Con"struc --tin .of adds tional housing would require r"ep1 acertient
of the, present 'sys=tent by a new ', septic tank system r.o by a
,sewage plant for any intensive, uses;
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Solzt1 •Wastes : %oval residents currently haul their own "
refuse to a trench damp bite at tie end of town:. Where :are
at least two suitably sites far sanitary lana fills,,
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kioth of 'these prove unsat`factory, or become filled,; there are
a nUmber o.£ other areas tYiat`Would btadeguate,
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OBLIC HEALTNH,6 Cher 'than sana.tation�
Butte county 'is 'rake es .endemic area, and human and domestic
animal expati: The 'County only oxa�irios .sick
ca.rna,'vorea or bats tat b%•te humans or domestic animals; ;
laboratory reports repres'ent'a minor fraction Of_,actual
wildlife infectipns . r Fiaductions' ' in wildlife habitat and
sion o:
intruf humans in -66 -un dvlo, oped: areas are nta5or factors
In anainin t e. ,.0 r,.:, ,
ttt. g h c Trent high exposure rate . izesJ,dent al .
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As major ? ndian, sites bf.ten occixr on and best 'suited
modern development a3.86, ;a professional archaea .og°icalsurrey
should ;be conducted' prion to approval of any neW on UO ort ..
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r Resi,,c eritial use .taf' any serf wil�. increase "paten '!
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:removal;
Q, ,art i facts)t. from ��2aidu. "lndian sites in tkxe area.
Feather' Falis s: l'ocated',. xn a `' generally toddi ate,
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Wile, to is ele°vata on 'o£ , 060';'to 5, 000 feet,' the da�•ly h:zgh'
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temperatures are lt00- is 15°0. lower than i the ,Valley with, cavi-
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siderably, lower"tempera'turdt at the highest elevations.
Annual precip'itatzoz% is.. on, the order ref 5(l" tci 9Q'per'yeax
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wry r smourzts . 'at the h� cher elevations . Oh6wrf�al l .
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�s.; fight ark imriied�.ate �rz ina,t- of Feather F`a11 s ' u in
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creases rapidly above , 4�1,dQt} -deet.. ,.Although- the snoUrfa:l•'
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heavy ; the absence .of' valley, , fo47 alyows mao.y warm ,.
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days throughout the iaxntez when the va'] ley < s fagged" . in.
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A I O,ualfty,'�irthe inoun to .nous areas of Butte County is still,
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high, _have ng <'a higher total aUal i tty ihdeX thin the a0lcieht.` o
Sacramento Valley air. Current land,, use.._ti nbex
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produrton and very low density,'housng�-priduces occastanal '
ixicreases ,%n particulate matter j but dies not, produce signi-`
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ficant amounts of 'photociiem�:ca]. oxidents or other c} emica1
pollutants
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gni£a cant a nc mases 3- the t6al pop dation, ,' could produce
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pro`port onai' decreases Yn', air >. qua]I� ty, which coin d decrease
the general ;desirabilitl of, the area.
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PAST AND PRESENT USFS'
s area was first fully explored during. 'the coo i d rush' days
of the :18'"50-1, s and 1860 s. Orig'Ma1 placer mining wit 81 foilawed
by hydroid. mining a, ng the 'foothill area. r'bry, lliggai g"
rpursued
was aXso in several. locations in, and heart e subject
property' although major strikes' were ncrt apparettly f6uh,d.
There has bsen nc� major mining in th? , area fornan,y dears
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Although , there axe records '' of ; many small :steam lumberiil�s
in :anti, aroitxld this site,,. particularly at Forbestoiait and
Chal.lange,, tYtere is no recUrd of major -timber cut-ting
,on.'the
property until 1923. �I4ost of" tria� s preop rty .�aas then' otmed by'
the �i trrhinson �umiaer'� Coirtpar�y� This mill burned In 1.92.7:
Further to '
gg ng dzd not anmmerice` until 1938. Since th ;aii�e, ,
}Miliion to,,twelve million `board feet per year have been
taken from the area..
The present holdings of 36,756acres of land according to'
hbu:i,siari'a--Pacific Corporation >atxthorxties is broY.eh down into
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five areas aa,,,follows
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Unit 2 Upped ,fall River 4ii,'63 a ores
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Y7nit 3'° Lower' Fall River „^' ;p 9, i0$.`lres'
bhii 4 North Feather Falls 9''080 acree;
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Ung t South Peathera.Fall s
Total Acres "36,°756 acres,,�
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bf these 36,756 'aCrdsjl .some 27, 362 t or 74% haVe' some, type
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Of ta;mfaer stana,s. Of' the ,remairi'ri `6 8 g .>
, I g r 8 a„re's are .gassed
as cut over tamlaer azad; wyt h^ ] itte or' no elviderit . tnIr
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stocking, and 2', 50G ac res ,are ela'ssec as a,n-operab�w r' non..
Residual .stands c^omprse 1$x879 acresr or .69s`"p the timb ered
acreage • y ,
7toung `grawt'h stand"s occasy 7g54'acres� 'or 29` 6 the, time
b� red acre,.
R,oad.s and 1:o.ad ng areas, acvount dor ^52 afire"s, or
In recent ears, tl�e a e` of '; ew 1"o
Y gging techhiques, he: con
ventenoe and eff ,6iency f large ogg ng txurks, and the
development' of hicrhiy, ititegtat66 lumber amill:s>>:has catEsed„ the
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bando ing" of many ,smalls w mi11 s in, the'inL a eas.
Whereas, Feather falls had been e thrvizig° cariununity
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rnany" f�Pars, the, closing of the plan � "eliminated the only use '
for the tautn itself Th buildings ,have keen slowly ,deter'ior-
atin'g'for the past ten "ears, a;though a ^rew komes°axe occupied,-
As noted in; the �3attte Coxnt�i Generali Mari,'
the allocation of land for open^ space a s an cf ort to satjis'fy
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related Plan goals b provid ng ;ot�` a distribution of c5pen
space' that is adequate to meet ,.the ried xaeedsl of future
residents and visitors in ,terms of locati.6hL. aGres�sibi^laity,
space', functidna c esig' n ,and' operetiah The `IP1an Map indi-
catEs "two categories of open ,space a.n non -urban areas;.
Multiple Use Open.' Space °and `Pe,rmanent 'Open Space,
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Multiple tTse `Open' Spaces are areas sho`Gan ^as non-urkian ,
areas in vhc'h the ,slope Iof the land .is generally le:�s'
than 2f;"$ j but which are not. ,cbve'red with valuable stands'
of` amber: !There .�s hot�eXpe�ted toLbe ani `substantzal
demand ^for urba zeta on of tills' land due td, its iocatic
USas dor which . it to be ;suitable incl'.udeut are not
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Watershediinera"1 extract"ion
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"Eros'ibn rontro Golf caitrses
Wildlife bitat: haPrivate ^outdoor recreatiaxa
Grazing; Ridin,ba les
Tree .CropsPlant nurseries
ri�e�ld cropsFloo`d 6,6h 0',
Scenic easements Green Its-
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Permanent Open Space s"are areas with 8lopa's over 25t and
timber ,lance These land's causer; dor limited
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4.) Timber 'sal bbl] ity would degrease: Tree ;t azc1
erouri`d resieienLla1 areas are; usvaly hot aCccp'table to' _
sawm3lJss b.ec'ause o£, the presence of waw .aYz nails; There
obu d be chapped for fiber ;product !0)1 bit would
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b - a substantla,l�;y ,tower , price than hogs igiA abler f r�
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sawing. Timber Iiarves•s' costs would great{lyhcease due
to the dif .icu ties : of fad Brig inz�iyidi al;, trees ri `` resa
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mamber '`haryesi:ar g actles "would c,re�tte tioisd� idu8t
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an;d traffic probXetit s ' which woul.,d' b"' oujectxonabl'e,xesi-
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6M. increased human activity weuld ,result a n; `increased
w7�d=fie potenials. Highc'r,XreioentCt 4's ntay `xe`srf� eti`
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human ocoupataon t'ad use dura ng the fare ,season, whJ,ci' aver-
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Laps with, hummer vacat;aon perioT'id:
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Reduce on,,s i.n heal titbot gro Itidtion vou,�,d ncrease
:oasts
to local mi� l's and might c�result` in ;fix secrease lit" '
employment,opportun ,ties' ,on along t4rnt basis „ n
Aria ys sof data cop tair eel it pr: or. r'eports.,,and on.:
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side inspeC'i:ions indicate :.that there "i S not enough water
for an, large, clevelopment� Current storage and treatment
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faci l.itios', 1cavaJot accgminodae anysigrla E rant popul`at`ion
rincrea'se an the village area;' sp''''in suxzo'un'din meas tun].e`ss,
it ,is, replaced with an, 'operative acc;entabie :systazn. 4 ' T.
9 Although ]'eatlier'6Fall.s Development ,Corporation, dla�ms
that the rdsideir des will iae, pre,deminately -second0'houses,
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o `seasoiral `'vaoati, use.. ,re"stx ctior�s, Y .ire .,riot been,
establ-i shedto prevent usage. as `pr mazy hotsing,i
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sgnsciant aMoits ; or pximay hotzsYn deVel opnerit would .I
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incurcounty, co��''ts ;dispr, op. ortionate to taxes receive
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11X0. cur,r�nt economic trends,, pr 'mari, a: shortage, of money
,.second: home developmento, 'wilAl r.e`str,ict lot- sales anc�
developmient for, at ] east several years:. This 'would deduce'
the shoat -term b�?neits that might resin from an active
hug lding program. Many :lots °would remain unsold or tundevel
o'ped,, producing~ a •low d"chs .ty, scattered "population wh ch lo,
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be. ,,costly to° service.
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ll. There have, been s�`gn� f°irant changas in reexeat on
atterns `n tize,wsstern ,T�i-d ed States'°' Rather`than invest
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large sur -6'a of money' i secondaryf home"�si,tes people are,
V1 siting a zrarid y, of dferent place`s: Improved rental
ac i' itaes and, the use of refixeation vehicleti ;ari.d motor
'homes ,have l.esseried the desirability ,of btilcl„Lriq she's own
home' for usage during a few weekends orW, 086 per year:
12 : I�evPlopent o s large community pin a moun,tai,nous r.
r"egon:� such as Feather Falls, creates large energty: el nds
or t, Anspor a do and dome,st� c use, at a- tim� w1ie energy
sources
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are become ng lamited' and°'energy co are rising,
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" 13. Improved access to f he area Would increase t�gA a
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impart ce
ari ,the; •adjant. Plumas National, %'dreSt grzd:.wpud,•
alssa`'xn'crease coX�ecta�ncj, o .Zncian artifacts„16
Alteriata ve ;SEIENTAA1ICD1PRINiARY"12EG1dIJAE
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RECREATION, COMPLEX,'. WITH ,COMPLETE.'RE SORT, I?ArILPUBS 'IN.""V,
THE VI_,LL4GE AREA AND FEW�y LF; ANY` SINGLE E MIL�'`,� UNITS ~. ,
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Tkis proosa� �irould' include ahotel,liotel ;;crani a in the
village `,area. Secari a`r could' be
d Y odges , 'l�c�ed, a.n �sua t�-'
ab.�.e i,stes such as" Camp �.8. Cam�?sies`r a�n,�lding, scale
w3, shell hoes .ng . would', Yee develdped a.t gner al nudes y '
Both• •summer lana, printer recrea�:itiia plans„w+atX be. cveQped::
BENEFITS
l .:nr Ntoza people could + ure the area anc eno rhe bea�'ea 'its
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2» It would r;elie` e pre'ssUre"Ion `State., Ati,ona r
parklands.
gperty valxjos ;'would greatly increase' in the edeloped
a
areas• and would generates more incrame, t2 an costs to the,
County. �r
/
-A 18 "Traffic would g�reat-ly increase and rac�uld cresta 18 a
r
air, q a ] itp pro'a1 ems
5< Winter recrea,_zon.w.ould.requi re road clearance `bv the
Cognty,atleast to than .entrance of the, ge; ,
e�
Tn; general i,, aritensive recreation uses ,eaul'c1 no:t be morn-
patible with maxLmum timber production, but;would have,;
fewer adverse i npaots , to the:.eft1v nrnent ani ,resident
t
taxpay-er thani1l s,pale, hoisinc� projects 'S
r A,L
Al:terha' -,iv' IV :•: DEVELOPMENT C?F_ A . PRINtARY RL,aTnENTt
COMPLEX, TOUPPLEMEN?" HOUStNCY ;�2EQUIREMENTS FOR:•''THE. 'OROVILLE
BECTON: The ,tremendous 'crovvth.,rate in.Paradise demean,
strates the desirability of ,�conu`nunl tiffs in the '_mouritai �y'
areas of Butte County. `This alternative' twit d ' inolud�'r'a
a`presenVilcommercial lage
BENEFITS U
1. P
eau a ;as e �,
clt � pressure on ;Pamela se and provide similar
],wing conditaptjris at ower initial ,•costs to, esic3etits.
2 » Gcau7 d aJ_so attract people away from the valley towns-�
Chino axiV OrdviiZe -but inc? sass the sa ze of the
.orreralX
trade and service populatibiri
Y,
-
3. Eff.adient, ,1 a gh !an' t r planna nc .cak�1L.d< prof uce' a`ihddel, c
yr'
o .
17 nj -F •_.
Lown with laiaer, admznistxatave costs ,aY�d .mare Gonvena nee
;or
the”reiidents.'`
f
Other exam05les. inolude! ip 47i . Casts c�.earar►g. Tan
(Sak, and ieplantarig estimated at ,;225: AQ%a��"e with a �matr'--`.
anon pexad of 2„a y6ar's. „ intE�rest -rat1.q wore a°' ca�cul-
ated , at 6 � . 'ran "ads daps, "are cur ont,ly . sad abs e .n the
fabeaf markt
export a d rehabi,7 a tat" o�;a' c'
` c7S are cnlX s
$ 60 S 70%acre; maturatian 6f on erosa l'i'ke tel es ;Cps -g
n
ra years,; and interest rates vwere, anci ar`e,' r,�ej l abOve G.
'has study also' exclude" the cost to' 'tart payersoft "ecqring
=
'w
tha s '] and b o `;urchase or .a'' 10'' s < tci . `
_ Y .P S another � �, a. land
5�
_county
e'change takes' plaoe,>. :Lt waulc : alsa-;abstime` that funcie
N .
.r�r
°comparable lin d, a,'r- aVai- ~zib, e, dor tele p`c rrha'se. , or exchange . .
While, .bounty.° xe s ;den S wOU':' 4 hLne the
ohan'ge, it would be at an 6 ta�l'lo'4s�t.o`another gxbup �-
who presiiritab%y taauld object., to ,the, is fa�txa ,eost.+ or tai
revenue 1 cases;'
This "study assumes on �n t�riestabll� lied kasas;, that the <F"
t7 S r Forest Sex vice could hat vest :S ,rnil'l ozi board feet,
from land `on 'which-'';Louisiana-PaC;xac word° ha'rve`st lesser
amounts. Presumably, the Vidt6st 5e price wc�u�d use as
goad, 'or "be r. c,riter:a for �electl ,
ngtrees-- for"haziest'
'd
a the ta''tes 'would `'be..comparable. '
'
587 -FITS
. Within' the next decade, :revenuesIJ �Tot inrreasecl F,;
national forest o�arership wo.uld'exceed those produced
Louisiana --Pacific activities.'
' a4
2 : U: S . F;orest Service poi 3- le on reoreatxo:n are 'snore
liberal d' to rin, 'itic�re , peopXe to-;` iise ..� he noJW' `JLa.nd" yy
'bwn
r
-;'orest Siez , rship would precl,,ud subd viSibx�
:development permahently; protecting 'the area..,
....
4v Zflmber world be harvested with thinning cycles„arid`
provisions` fox- natural 'reseeding; pradtxcin mora aftrac- ”
"
tiVe forest for .cam ets and T
p other visitor`s:
'
ADVERSE TMPA,CTS
1 Federal ownership and management are 'seldoir, as` effigy.
c,ien.t as private industry. Added prduct'ion. Cos�si t`oILA, d
x
cecrea,s'e netreven ues avaa Table dor d%stribiiib'r. Private
owners have to ,snake a profit andwould `use the lana to a ,
,
grey'ter efficiency'. '
1
2 Total ,owhotthixi by the U,,. S : 'ores;t Ser ice woulde s
place the xemaaning locsl residents'f'ram k'eather k �`i.
a
V Mage. 1
Timber �itms og-Es,.d'd of ;Butte County caLtld win: harves
contracts, ,redo^ink the job 'potentyal 'at focal mi11 s��
, rs
r _ is
..._....-
'TJ ► '4-Tores td',��Obunty Aands'--
g.et'A",06'� i;(j'6d taide:'Bi�t'
6r',cQ`m'p' aralbldlands', elsowhe q,4stidl oen b,
e rpan's+iAri, of no Ori park oX
hatitre� VI FEDEIJAL',RURCHASEWITH t To".
WILDERNESS , T1's w b�n,'All deVo—t nt an
continue 'tlimb6rharves,
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rliis pr6posa',.Wom.1dproduce-tladverse eO-V 'r on
ftjen#ar ift&aC
2 V61114P'rov�jdeano e, r, area�6i a -k ergand
0- h e6r'�, iqh 6 ie'njoeyl-campi hq, without '
?
e ot would iis,a4e "146 oun Vl
3 id 0080,,� 0
or., increase;' sery Lge, :i emAhdsi
ADVE)Rbt T-fqVACq?S',
1. his gaouldeanoXe 'prime t�.mber growing, o ing, soils r
T
pro UCtLIon. Ina teasi an
ng, de% d§+-lipon'tJ 8, t.
rational P
Property, TO;Veht(�s would e tee ed;:
,per
3'A 8 i g�n IUlcafttnum r . -of jabswould he lost xn local'
timber, con'der.h.
'aI18�
4, Residents: of Feather Falls Village �� WbUld be-ldi4pla.
5 he r`ivatexly-owned areas inil:Ortihigle'd with, L&disianla-
TAcif i6 and P uma,sTal6hal F ds ' tauld create
'0 reducing -f cork fliltj�lhg� laft' use rac Ave
he of t!16 area as a wllderft6Pr,�86 e V
C e ' ,of,
q$,&\ 'Relatl 6tfsh` tet-Oeen, -Q' &J, Short -Teem
an 'n, �it, an� E h' -C-i-
n an n,
M'N, Envir,pnme-d the,.: MaifttOhdnqe, and, Ome
f,'Lbhg, Term Produ2iLlllt-)�
The', hi stori f, e �l ia,rid', has, been one �,o umber' pi6d 0,;.
lb':
f�6
iion,.o s An ;,wl,,I. watorsfie'df etc. The
highestotential, for ah, a, b
use isl�liur- a n, d ev'- 6,1b p'
, 0, .1 cnideration -,'wo-t d'�
merit )le toning SA
prq� , 8 os,
in: historic ,use ""0
reasonably be related.. to, 'the f � the land
e,propo
the'L retention) � 6t, -bhe, land id-i�lh` DSO 1� z0ft
area Thei r d Ols,
I, V�Idj future
would `riot' popar lze ut
'771
pro, U.0
la t d- tivity of the area under r. forest'
term ;pro
practice Od. i-ez manag men
Any IrrevorsIEnvironmentale 'C ha"nges, Wliie2x `Would
'',, -
Involved, inthe Proposed Action Should 'It Be
Implemented
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LISA O� IDCNTIFa/lBL
PLANTS, IN TlliE VACINITY
�
FrA1 P1(:"!7 FAL LS.V'IL A E
i�/.'f
SF,
ri
,: s
s i ;.1
TREES � k
,
Ponderosa
P�nus,pondef^rsa
Sur�e�^�� P t ne' �'F
P. ,1 ambPrt� alna
,-..:
l�a�^a
Abies conco1or,;� ' .'
�a
Do�g�as"
Pseuclatsuga menie`sji
i
rn.` n
{ ti ::Incense WA� �'
L fboc6drus ',dgcuf're ns
ack Oak �iarcus41
L
Gol den Oaks -
Qirn chrysol ear s
I
�,�r. 7
F.reritont Cottonwood
....►. `til .J 4
Poiiitl us,; frettionti i
¢'s ------r.---.
Will Le Al dor� r}
Al rias. rhombi rol i
D1ack;11il1ow
a ix lasiandra
r'ladrone
A�°bu*us °rte►tz�iess.i �
8� -- eaf P1a le
g,
' r r
ry
Acer mac,rooh11 u,�i
t�louni;ain Dogw—On d
Cornus nuttal7i,
L;?
f3
Tan ASN';
l.�thocarousenif'iora
'
flock Dranrle
Phil a-deTnii s 1 ewj si i
Gush ch is in
Cad°,� narss7s spm erVirens'
Gooseberry,
R%
Ribes; sr;. >
'..J �
Mauntai tt 57 rae�i' -
Srii`raea, rtes i f1 or
Rpse `°
R,osa,' Cal -i oen' ca
Thi tn61eberry
Rub'us' arvifloi^us
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