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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBUTTE CO. PLANNING DEPT. 77-24 1rY✓�i ;.vi �� S � b� t o C � •a rc � .:� .,'t n j' ( a� 77 0 0 J C, o f• d p ey 7 4' J Ci ,1 +.t �g4 , ENVIRONM' VNTALREVIEW FIND App7� pant S ,,Napie Type of P.,'-- 0, _3Ief a. ">4ddrPss Znc:atinr azoel Na. o 77-4 k , `Ctravillcs,` CilI . q5� Date Received, l er / J 1, 1.•... {� iii Ck' i�iDNOE • t/�^', 1� / J� a aux r, i a r lie theltkl qt p i tx+ (:ort gYitItsi `c. 00 ROtOT), i rto -that 4A ttiviror,,,, td 1�m��� , �'to�aor� should �F rr -d" or, Chi r� ov'e � en " rec 1'�s' ets is t�t�'the broad scone Of the Pxo,~ t t a.n its !kiv tonmoii,bil ,� gnific hiao.,; ri } DET'ERN INATIO T 'phis project could "Piave a . _ - `# � e�i�t rnnrr�L. t. fin BhVironmenta�. Impact Report 1$ req'ui redfiect nri ,�, 1 ` ice) E1 OMI TT -Et r Date �- :Director o� f , '„ latitta 'C6. T':Itua litig Dept+ is `+1 bias )RIeffionts Of hL. O , ENVITZONMENTAl1,� 'RE i�� C;�M�i 3I' ' EE 141Numh .8, �aCT�+QBER 1, ,197s SPEGIAlf' MEETING CALLED -4.T THE REQUBS, OP THE .BUTTE COUNT' COM18EII 71-13-247'05 PRESENT; Jay' McKeeAaalowaxd' Toussaint;, Gary Planexy, :an, Iaue Skra°t,ti�..' ALSO PRESENT+• Bob. r i }er; Del Sienisen, and Mary Dodson. i°" ' fit ' ',-11- G7 5 r BUTTE C0- PLA N'I�iC DEPT . Revzew of a }'af t -E . T !2 , on the 5a et k, Seismic; Safet r El emen: Pro IVo 0 722 Scenic, I1 hwa s Ec j 7 g y Ie)T[ent r>' (Praj . No. 7%- ),, and Noise Element Proj . Ndt: 7u.24`)" o' the tie $utte C6aniyY Genieral Plan. r =' M Toussaintrequeste an ,explanation of Parag, �aph E on Page 104.. Mr; McKde'ntan 'responded 'that there-are no maps of th' "P"ix,e Raz a.rd AxeaS in `' ��„, r � �� Butte County. r Mr. Planery 'felt that the 1"t sentence in .5ertion 3,`',Page 101, * sht'u1,d bet„ reworded, The Camxittee discussed �'his and a r wording va ogreed upon: The sentence shall -nom xead, "If deletion of polities are consj,.de`�ed; al' fr.a.mework for consideZing potential effects of dei etion shaald`�N�e " nst'i� s tuted,jj Mr . Tbus,saint questioned t hether or gnat the references �bh;P .res 1,0 and 11,3D, to the : elo. nts, bexrig incomplete documents show d be ;�Ceft in. the E z R I�ir �ICICee an Trespondzd�that the Element's are deli i,ent and felt they should bo le,� in. Del ,,Qy,emset;ount Counsel) statedi that 1 the Element is deflciet; it °must be pointed out in the 'E..S.ii.,, althoughil in a sense, it theii constitutes an i R, Mr. Toussaiht ;felt th°e .Elements \!` ,,hotild be: sufficient prior to actio'nwi this E.1 -A " the °Xlternat i ve in t'he 'Xois e Element co jj y �l "r Mr. Serrsen t�tieStYorxed'I �' ncc�rn,i'ng tMi „ enta.roly Ae'v':e emer t.}' qtr. 1�tcC�omsr� replaeu that 144th t!; N', amount of t�m`e` I. w)e Y . 1° gI ven fox prepsrdtsonji of the B. .A ,` spec-i. ie ftlternz`trives wete°not, able to be made' hotvev4 r', 1 e felt the in ont�tori 'of the altetnat; ve ti�Tas ,riot � �r a totally ,neat Element rather a: request .for add.tttonal infot anon Mr ►° 'Pidner eh ressed�' con��ern that - act A `ua L 1,;, �.,?.7�8 ;-Oattl� udfk�e W18 not P 1 b �l r thorot�`ghly. .addL. ressed `h eithex tlie,'TEle�rient or, t r E V` RY(., �, Mr Toussaint Aske-dr i0. i't tv� 1� �A�e, possible for chai�ge� to � .thea Elements' And tl►e $4I.R� ,as t�ze it vie v pr errs' pro eds a'�id `tune, tikes` ziecessaryi�h Mr Ganser .resP�nded�that bn�e the Cotflm�t+re Cext�fies -the Eti 1 y R noVchahaes can. '�he made; ���thetbfo're, ,,rro ner� al •prhetive zt n �e However, 'Mr. rSaise7^ stated that the `Eleme is caws be �,.meirayed after ac'Cept,&Atb Th,e, tai ittee 'Vas very, micerned abo'�t the E,•-..r k, spe ki' ng-, to, �, made j t'e' elemeiJ�'tS �" 1 cin be mi?lldeC tiah ri t�'1 ► aP'► cannot, Mii tri i McKee n mentioned haat the planhjh.� L),ept. tvi17 rer dive `ihtiby` vritten to - meets from S+M1.ite `and tdtai Tiagoci>rs,r-before f nal pprova oaf„the "hi =i�l�l be addet onto the draft Ld help ;�1a�Ce i't -q��o -til Pi ♦.J (i PRO n , ENVIRQNMENTAL °REVIENS COMNI11`T:EEESPECIAL` MEETING)• MINUTES,,, OCTOBER 1.0 275 cv?' Mx. -Stratton requested some changes be made as follows: Page 10 d,.1, C, should read "lessen the otental loss of life,,.- Fage,r6th line, Butte County is not an air basad, an this refexence should beatrtack conipletely. Ile also. desired to note t4lit some 'of the information, ti))1nined in the: Air Qualityr section is obs,olke sin 'it has been updated s'iAti 1973, however, " it is—,not significant: Page 3481st sentence of ,',last paragraph, should , read ...emission"fre.e vehicle", not<,"5pnog-free vehicle" Mli� . Stratton then; made. a motioix to; file a N'a-tico of ,Completion on. tlii:s finding that this''E' I.R, adequately covers the four Ge:nexa! Vi. ,n , „ Ele Its present �d tdriiand reviewed bar this Committee,,,. with ,the additions and ','rye Tots,saint secande 3. this motion. yomment14 as stated day. 4 � to ' ri r. fv'; a ;RYES. 'Hawa�$ Toussaint, Gary F�IaAery,:,and Eave Stratton,, r: ,�• �� ,NOES : „None '�:. � ' R,�*.,�.,.,✓'r rz ABSTAINJay Mc eeman Motion carried5 f Me0' :ing Adl ourned. r ti �3 y fF �ti a 6 ( 6 oO > a' q 'OUTTE C(1',114l"Y PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES f .r ,flctober 7 1570 r� t y. G;!':CVGC;IU PLAN Reva�ew a�n,d stud 7T-29-Stiafety.aSellsmi,+o,l»le.tne1�t 7}7-23-ScenicWi,OlWay Elepent 77-Z4 Noi.se .tIement p and the,i> accompanying En,kiranlii'ontal Impact `Re" ort ma Hanford co�ntnented that the woekly action tlken by,,the. legis Cl air n lativebody 1ea�ves the f�la.nning Commission in a con�`s,,tant sS�tate4 -of _c` aifu's on. She a;ie, that h1r. Lawson bringhe Coi�'miss''on up-to-date on what had happened ati-„the Gond level . In reply, ihe .stated ,that it was his understanding that the [3oard had asked that a consultant, or consul tants, be contacted to review, rewrite, or p<lrtially rewrite the new elements --to do whatever' is necessary to be dojie. He further stated that Mr. Ki.chelson is the coordinator/ a,nd perhaps inquiries 5ho.ut,d be d'iretted t." him. Commi ssi over Watters said that he was appalled at ,(t•h6 dupl i d tion,, of efford by the Planning Department and consul tan t,i�6r consultants. Commissioner Gilbert suggested ti'"AD the Comm' ssion "proceed with what we nave to work with" and con ti nue to make recoi;mm" time 11ons to the Boa -.•d as we have 'n the past (367): It was reported that the Citizens' Advisory. Co' by nsus a s mmi� p c. preference betiaccom 17rshedeby �+_.1, sta�f`j,felt aratherthan byranhoutside aconsultant, to Counsel had also recommended that staff complete the General'Plan, h ,r. Lawsonnuestioned that the Commi�siot h an alternative but to I4 pl,oeeed and -act on their .respon.si bi l`i ties set by'' the Ordinance 'i I 1} 3 FILE coza r 'r - _ DAFT HNViRONMENTAL'' IMPACT REPORT FOR SAFETY & SEISMIC c'SAFBTY ELEMENT, `'PROJECT NO. 77-2'2., , SCE -NIC HIGHWAYS Lhg NT, PROJECT NO. 77-25 NOISB BLEMB T' PROJECT I30. a77-2 + U a I F THE BUTTE COUNTY G'L?N�RAL ALAN YUA`\ v 17 d7 i , 0 t, 4 j Z{ 0 1 { 1 is o Butte Cntinty PlanningDepartment iJ IIJ I, ��10 t TABLE OF CONTENTS Page IS140 .. General, �. .. Description ofor .f Project fthe '.Seg smic'� and . , Geologic Hazards Section of the ,�afety F Seismic , 'Safoty �`1Ament, 15141. Description of Project for the Wi ldland Tares \� ( �5 Section of the Safety Element. 3 x,41 R Description of Project for the Flood Hazards Section of the Safety B� ement. ;, �. 5141. r Description of Project for the Scenic Highways ' Element. d ,.5141► Descript.icin of .°roj ect f r the Noise. Eleme ;.,-. I;9142. En1rironmental Setting. 7 � k', . 15,.43, Environmental ''ImpaCt"for the Seismic and Geologic Wizards Section of i Safety Sea smic '�Safety l_die 5143. ��nv ronmeftta'1,M1 Impact for the Wildland Fires ;Section �of the Safet, Element . 1,2 r, 15143. �,,Pnvi�ronmeatal ',Impact for the 'Flood Hazards Section of ;,Che Safety Element. 15145. Environmental Impact for the Scenic Hig`i, ways Element. 151.43 1 � Environmental Impact for the Noise Element, ` 15144., Organizations & Persons Consulted for Those Sections of the EIR on the Seismic Safety and Safety :Elements. 114 15144. Organizations & Persons Consulted for Those Sections of the EIR on the Noise Element, 117 151,44. Organizations 4 Persons Conslut---d for Section 15142 y ` EnVironmental Setting. 119 AP6NDIX 1 122 GPPENDI'X 11 12, APPENDIX 111 132 I t\ tf tS 5 c+ 15 4 ,, Iiesirri,Ptio i ,of PaS.o. e,ct' for the � Wild1 a'nd 'F7res Spot SaietX. E1eftent (J 1" The W 14 bind Fire H zaxds sec,ta.on ''off the Safoty E] em nt c . + , ' f . :f 'the ►utte Coun y Genexal ;lad an' was, desxgnod 1;0 icl, fy desr,rlbe the i tUre' and ,tont rqj of !Ald,land fires . '. The,, sec�aon recognizes 'the mpo;tante, of the ;xe�.aio�►ehip ,' " b'etweex� G+► ldlanl fIto8 and- unaccept'able �ca.s�C� to huma`h o ` 1z.fe and'j econr�zi �o!§ ;afid 'sei±s� F6 T' gU dela, t,S to attempts t nx'eda ct control and, inininize theses ha,ads. ice S�atem` t of 1�e' jQb`ectYy(t,s fou ht by, 'the i' $pos d J, 1 ✓" 03 a ,y r' rv`; The o,ectaves of that,,' lection' -of the Safety3lemexLt are. l 1 '. 1 iC To identify the haze,rdous It ire area wl 'It the Ctlunty C4. of Butte.'` Pxov1 de .the `iiif6rmd°tion neces;sd, y to begin the rote s.' a' ` deer oping Aaticl usd pans' w,iich w111 p oteot a,gs.ir�s� toil dlond fire hazai>ds I� C .' �. ? To pxopose procedures whiEh wi.�.'1 s'aleguard the public 'damage xom .st'ructuval ass6Gia'ted with w' d! and axo ►' haz erda p,` �hazai�ds :=1 3 t.o promo , ib1ic a� areiiE�s,s of iviidl.. nd ive to raj ti ,, j 4. To pro, ade for ublic a'� ety' pr or, iic�rAng and after p p .i ,, wildland fares �r ; 5 i 'I'6t ptovA d' assist nce fo'r persons af�octdd by ail cl�.and fire ^ 6. To recognize anis consid r state'-ol�the aft advan,cemeiif ' fYrehting fechnblogy and protectiori, A Cei eral '�escri� 10, c.* t}1fe. Pr.d "ect ,Technical; " Economics; �honmeht. 931,.0 axactet1..9t�cs; ` �F ons . erx yp' r`-ttc� %pa rs ir�eerari Ero osais: ;, r ` �1` f thecl e and natlir`e of this artd Gtr Appenctsx x, p� other sections o� the �8atoly' E etwit o C 3 mow{ x r ; } 0 If. , ndAp kit r h 1,5.142.' Eti,rl`rorimerital Setting ' TABLE Mi CONTENTS J c, 4l ?gage 1.O1x ting Ezivrorunental setting l.1 Physical Setting anal ntrodu�ion .: ,�f.. • , ..:r:p .. 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AGA E ltA t + J ,CAU SLO o ✓! d A' k ,► i yea ._ • l ti .�' 51 u estlu � chill a '�„ Nit), ji�Rw'b� �W»�:- xi3ti .r d toJ,kl r dA"�6NS6k !� 59 �t c 3YgR t , a ns� t tta•!h , Rr o- IAb h4 'ATEG AIA H T Xw °A t, t Q5 uht7r" d 1w5 6 0 5i 4 � )� , �. �� ',�• t, � � �<A�u� .r� L A A A ��, w.� e [� d E ,. � D 1� �� ff'SI �l r " �► VVf�CTn 100A PR�iT :.Ci�a� ' �x 5L, 411,tv G U, N1Y , SEAT ED UNIN0600 000 CITY pRQ�S€0 dfiIt;WAY 'GPJERAt:` RQUTO, ptra�.a ., pRbpOSEb STAYS HIWMAY Grits:RAL 6 VI Nps' li�IMVtb + w tl « ,� l poi` t i cit" 610�1*r ?r10147.6mis \ 1v, jA z 'l.Q EXISTSNG EIVIRONPdEN,TAL SETTiN.�113 1' v „ (P 1. Physical `,St ttinq xntroduction� r,Butte County, with an aro 1: a 6'f 106.4,E 0 acre r o� ; square mi.l bs , j ombraces + ��ai de range ref dlit c, ahC� to t, ogxaph,� c cane�ati ons . I�11e theastern Couny is geogrphi.atlly divided into that porton which lies i the,: norpart of 4411,E the Sacramento Valley ► Exna theniountainous country stirrro ing the 'Valley 4' Approximately 1,1.130 square milespr ccam�',� E, Q the Valley , f b+ar and , foothil.7L coUntry . Much of the. v �]l, o ley., floor is a=l;°luv al deposit ac�ctamulated through ,thc: �aterials washed down '' d' face, the Siexxa4� '�, It 'I yby m frot►t,�hf „ t1,� `y is oitnded on the west by Gl elfin a:.a`olus counties ; `'thU �> � the Sacramento 'Rider forming, half, of the,. boundaryop on 'the o north and nor west by'Tehaift County oxo the east` by County, on the south b Sutter Countyand on the `'south- �" OAS 'b' Xuba Count with 116ndUt Cree y y k formin_Q 'the south , east, bb, (See Map 2? ^y o r7 „ �`( C1 . ° The topography va.ysies from a ,valley floor on the westc 1(90'_6 Map 3)' asc�endirig eastward,to rt�llanq 'h��.s l,and, mountain n � �, sum.ni is 'cut by ;deep. car,. ns 'which i'n;, turn <<�Yeke for by ,the Otos,ion of ;glaaxrxrs anrl�;�tumbiing stroems flowing west o The w, ny a'� axe e is coming iniandf� " �axd�. � �s warmed �� warm Japa�ne'se ,cu n , which va .'1,e xr cu'rr�n rom the Pacific s o, 4y climate in the 'Valley dtira ng the su a and mild jap, 10iih moderate 0Azifal, l, in'the winter--Rainfaill varied A. throughout the -County .front a mean of 20 inches :in the 'value l.ey t approkimati T Y X70 inches in the; high`mouril:ainotxs areas.' �� 'exis`t within the ,06uht 's boixndaa�i.es.. No large o pattral lak y r rtificial' a `es serve as dtiri StR'c writer; itt'icla�- f; ta,cin anc pow�i "1 n red&rvoi s anC are 1'ocated in i~he,. moun�t�, t�,ain � nd ao h 111are�fs . :�� +fine.of these are, 'brovill d :Phil, 2� tiok �. hound Vay by, ,JNyanCox-c,'ow, Loet Ctook y Magal.ia a Paradise, And Maak6ne reservoirs 'The reservoirs consta.� tote apprgX' iMateXy 35 ,, 06�gcju4r�, mil es bl watet Stitfaice' 11.14i, Geoinorpholo+�, # " lautte count 3 s located `inosi�ly o� the western sacliment ui d� `n ire sierra Nevada IRanCj6,i don 46nt, ., t^.e County e t to t) ki a ae ' s is s;;3.t�i ted in two `gAria,morphs c rbr Hoerr (earth h ( ' ►"' form area ) the tdz t�.. J'a.11eytha 5iexi i i,m§ , (s'oe moa 4) . the g're�test fportibri of the County i.s wi.thitC the Great d'al ley'provihce; ohl tfAo- oasto'rn' Por" ' tion is �,ri„t'ni'n 'the Sierra ilovada piovihm"d r r she; fok to '�i'dfer'�GIi6, Suri 661 r ' r „'' c. s taken frmsm the "rA6 ) /��„ ` , f� auttie" owify Gend lj Pian; .: bUTi[ C01�iTY CRldioltMlA, (i � �� V ,r °Ap + �� `r +� i+ ai � r� i i F � � � �\ r;` r �rflu i�l � � � q ✓ H`' c i p ��� o •l�'r, ����:. T1 (� , >24 t t ♦ it i ��4Y i.x t7 � (�� {i ,. t'l it + +" >>r Y t' " t) °r r o �,,,...+N,.,, r",:°•-�" S',J /` � � RSI• ; , _i u,. 11 ��))�� s y t ) ' 'H INN LLS � > -iii !+ � ".^�.j'� ``i4.. i�Jr• � i�ja w, r��l.� ��i � s � (r�� OJ p !,1 fly' C V, +' t7 ar (`,, •,t,. . r z>..ti ff'' Y r r'i S r rr It � i.M s Y1 �i r"� F� i Yir'Frq i ��•+w �.�, �j +� \� ri U x": r, 2' d�rr r• r r 1 i `r r7 ,�,. ]�. _ .r. � ¢ � Fir `�i r���+• r: >+ •iz w�r i '{Yt� _ �1 a Z`d�.. CHICq ',% ,r �"�' > �>,4J'{ Y ;+r ; r ,i+ i ♦ ! `, �.�� Y liiM n 1. fir!'• i ����? {Yh - > : it + # t.Y � i Y gyp �:� � �� - "� i HAW � = � '� • +-' BEjMI ii C t hi Y r i Yi j� U 'fie {N v C; —�•r � � � q y+� rY r Y -'iY Yid i i.�r� , , i o ►k) �� tr '� 'Y •.r �Lrk P L ' RICNv4L� .T• i Y rel'" LE i 7 ,'kh1N1 ci }kNtVt ,>� b i+'1 •�ww��k,.i.r;i ii,:.. iLwil:.";I.�..i � � "�:.>✓` ,`, " � * yA [` 41 1 r� o ij _.' 7'' OT c a The Sierra Nev=a as rega.on �a�, � wl��`7Le'p s a west-�ta lte'c�, "-� 1'if tedj black of, the earth's crust., rii,'xbe fAothlls ^ &C` thee,; sierra are coarposed cf ,Pre-Cretaee��us met �rac��i� 1, 11 .1 asely oJ.ded acid Intruded lay, q�ranit c 'rock» ,° ioilg r the w . stwarc,' rslapes, the et nprph' koc ,,s are o�d-' lain Cretacebus Marine 5ediments�r ai d. 1Vertiary s`editew* •tart' ,yin .,Volcanic ;oaks which:, farm 4 'M ge, yahi thickens «: ` to�vard`F thy, Sacramento, Va] 7Ley. 'C'lie Teiiar,, r+ka3tYai,n the areaenerally aut in a s,oinewiat "crdesly crow CSS S] aYY� Off' rOt2ghly para lel M(3r,a 'F!t`gy"t 17dini �� ,^fa8145. �hes'e' "strata becraAi." ^Gonsectitive,��. yotinger`;,�t�i�a��� ' Ri. th' 'axe of the .great Va�'ley, fc a ..series ^'eP5ierra.:e�radaof dii or pecl. ra�ens y .al"AnS w.estern, lazk o iY .y ,th'. ; xher dhstern part of ' Hutte 'County �i s wi.tli ri 'the' $ie�-xa Nevacie geomorphic ir�ce . �, This "�'is au �r�a �arii�erl2�in` , '. line rAck;' anis`' -;Ls cha.,cact+ri zed b ? sit ae siar:s�dii�.sat$l aril n` r �r . „ Acky{stream hr�riMels.` S{,; Qam Y r -i tih y. lY Pat n this."� sector a redlwell egtabli.shed .arid are cohtro .e para nCa. saI ly, by , bedrock feat �r • s`,« He'��, �'e: ` Vat,on` dare" tie iaigher�t nri3 CAur�ty, attining a max 41, in ' tr� o',, r 5 feet the xaauntains . i t The Cre ` t ''t�a11ey province is laayge, strtctc'ral' !�issn , 1 W.. tAlk6h :l��z lyecome a.1Zec with edix a�wary ro` k' rang i,ng in .,age from;"earls, `Cretat �b��s to "~t�o�.ec+�he« The 6 that b roe s. haVQ becoi' t �' �� �te:c an e orn�et s' the west ofthe elfe!l' ; c1nGi"r r is �form 'tk�e, eastern part of tht ,.nr -+ y the Coast l�tnge�« The'a�:c�y' treuh >�.�s assymmtr.cal; ARA deepcas4 pa w of the basin is ptte r th+o, vesx eriii edge o ; west" J of the Pres :zt a" ie� The, va say ept si i -,s thin ;aastwArd, p the cr�s�al�..a.ne oase�ta'nt c��r�np`7,ex i.rocks off. �,�,:; the ,sieri. Nevada block J l i . 2 lie0 O C HS star �� The tea"rii a 64ent o importance; to" the „qeclogl c M."s- toil of But e4 C6tnt�*D was the. formation `pf° the ances �� tia'1 Sierra Nevada ra.�ge d.urifig the 14e t�;r an Orogehy r whi ch took dace ire, his 1' -0 itrassi,c a�yd ear Ly Cro-� .tadbw periods ~dee � abwle 1),4 Th& tan e was breated{> „ a by 'r'1 process taf t3.� C�,3 tlt t ,,,faul -inq at1c! .iq�Aeous ihtiil§lon* hemnants of this Angel are prebterit today in the, steeply air)ping Ttletatfi6r,* c, a k'd y tali . zee g anit,e- rock. found, ` bear the ea�st�rn s�r�e of the Cuunt� � ; Geolagi cal s'tudi es tidi.cate th6t the tit nRc6i�eot rats e ►s at l�. as't moderately high bit 3 t i`a rtt�tl ,n©war how' far "�aest, the r. hgo exp- tended past the pregont -oothi� sine. " St�me 80 Alli'ol, yehrs k, foj 4,t , X►" t 1 ? 'retaoeous Sea has �, C, ' ti a yy�� �} �y,Yy �y,��vr� ae� yy,, y �c yy��t}, y a'G' its lmah,.L'J.IIUm o.ktthtf,"4111 O' k'� Dl.i i.�L� W��:�ty �,�a..�i 'a�. ��i�e �,���A�.! 1L guanti,esf~k�.rock ti+�ere eroded :fr+m an , ca_5ta1an by the`+were depbs3 teri��: r*�� u , r T0016, I "GIEOL.OGICAL. 'GIME iCHNR1' a deb PPROXIMtATE v t TIME iN YEARS 1 �tA CR SYSTElA5 f1'R $FRIES PN1f31CAL lf'N6 016}% '40L i EAi Rt S SfikE BEGINNING "SOF ROCit1 tOF itCCKI OF "EACH"WENT OR a �• �� �� HO�OCEr�6E 5Q,OC1 Ddvelbpment 9t nrodorn mnnF Ol1R1TE4iNAH,i' a PLEISTC3GEN 1,000,000 lce hCott, jVer Europ4 dnd loith AmeXlce It:o Apailf S app aran��d et: 9 rl�l,ljl r1� �CMI�I,ItEr 8git QcCUt. F 1 U w �1 t „P1"ft�CEN r� i^ �; 12,0160,1>tIO�� !?�vetopment�o!maderrt �lahts,end srrfmals; fornrgtlon'' yfrta'insr°Ih westarn'Am6rlcd,, "y 30,9f0,t�(x'-}lighest deveiopmen�t of larEa ina"riudals; forirltltieii of i� u mountains'"Inclli`jA itha Alps, Andes ind HlltltlilLy>iis, �;1 k TERTIAFIY �:�;?�l ,isd uplltt dt Ftc kleb j - OL`IGi7CENE 40000.0(;0 , DeveloNent'r 'int eV = first Inorikaa r{41astd onb QBl`!�me oXtlnotr G' ,: e,t,Q � ;%7 �AI�E ENEi r RIs dbminancs,.t)t" nt hrritti's; appenrano�' of ancesird�' =r F, t;ohe and peirnatos. a CplETi4CE0U.� � 120,000,0110 "'"Extiitcf Inn of dinosaur; development of early tnammat ; r ° " and flowering:.plaint% doposlt'ot chalk bedse �1 he t#o�ftV ' « Malintains flab, but of a sediment f'Iiled trougli�. Many { t m M ' modem tregs devslopr ar mong`'tfrem the' bircht elm; odk v fl {i is > and niaple. JURASSIC 1.55,000,e 0o Apostdree of tlying.tdptiles and beats; domtnahce of ,dlnosdu s, appearance ofjprifnitht tnt mimals, at undsnpe rj. bt conifatous',trees. the Na%?adsn�r'f t►itba fic6�thCusfs,lip a raring of mauntalnst tncluding t�Sldlra NeVrttta, strr:tching tl"am sou'tF rn 001flolh to Alaska. gory '1 t i�lASS1C i�o,00o, oa ` Apprea��arlpi3 of tinosr#ul; dorr%rn�nc� bl reptilos; ` � �" " snarl" -of cy'edtieeous tYbos, � F� � IAS� 5,ott0,000 bevel �+�nent bt.reptilesld1lline of huge plants at the, GI 11 Carbr r)ftrous, Alpar,lod of Vial rt gstmlogic d olimdtic i ( b06' 6MPER0U5 Ago 6t ctiall 'formation `ef t iyal bedsl;fror tiuxur"r t►t piarlt Penns tvgnlari ' : '' 900,O0b,000 JIM In warm; bWampy f� tests`, gest fer+,9 i1` i3 treses; ;11" i app§nranas of priinttlt!bicbrtl�era, l bundarra of iM#sact fs ►iil�slsa,lppiail U�o,000,itioo I_ o > Iite, fIfat" appsaranae:d ,f@ptites; 1 eVsiopm (#t�if �N' cm bl: 0NIAN 350,00b�1 00 Age tat #ho tlsh; eppearanbe of prlmi a"arnphlblans; < �eJ deVelbpmsnt til prlhrit,ive plant tilt badry��cootiinenta. SfLURIAN 360,0pb wo ApFie'aranbe "bt sct6lons, theltirst cnlinail to is°a "6n ,�•" �� `.� 1and;,extenslve coral �Yaefs� �� o� lclAta; 460,600,000 P1b6dt and recesr-166 of bbblfow seas, de;, alt of Ilene, stone, lead iatld`rZihe 009; abuhdahc4 ai mak)be lnV&Aeate� a f ppe p ibAlve; fish llke � ttlibr'at'e�. Abau W, ] 90% ot`AmArlt.a Is t:6l�ered by sJtaliovrsttis, i te, a hrartb� b a few ri nnl�iq!AN 660 0JL 3'0 6hailuw'sea$ over much bf the Tand, ibrmatlota of sedl, me�taty, i'ti'k5, developrndnttif'tiiarine,invert+, crate ill@', w � " lncJr_i'ding lerrahl:�erxl's, snails, sptingq, and tzifoblts" �t41r , Af1NE0rGpl a f,4����W(U4n1 ��btmlatleYi cl'tncunta,insY �r�po,it$ �,1I i1Oh Oi.as'Cs;,iltil��be S „ �4;aftklb-ecYetih� algse.l iippbaidncd of spbiap�et. aFi0TC�44�, b1� 2,OpSI,00U;Uf'0 rest Voio6nld activity, faTtn t�oii of I, tEebus racist" �r, soitit5 midros npia elgirat pPoba lY,spm pt 6z0a. :J Yrs 1✓ ,, i '�j1. i, y� u �� 5 wyrcj . ....... „\l �'141�i d�i74 �J (X�;1"� W �ViI/i.� :L �I YJ�,7 tK;7 M!♦Vli(/;lG�!V 41 j T�t4ick :mar7:`he uC�.'C��.1T1�.bts • i4,A.r 2'e dionoz t1.ox1 601 �t iliea r rtalura x g ther,� Ial.eoc7orfe Lana �W ;c� :'hea.Eocyene 'epoch o£q yr x it sn .1 ei 3r � .��rnl:.� rel l�E: �li�i r' j L-Ae dt i 't7 .? L ,.1.. 7, tW' r.M G:� G ' ° ~ ta.ve" y stab s along ,e oxer-ilc�r�tb ,l no rilnt ,nq ,through, Ill, f p / the 'eastern'pad:t "'o f th County +* ' in and k.n if "f'i,,atp�� devd'loped r and° ash .cc��rer of bx0A61 .O_avc. veq�- ta�ioin fo��med on'thc h jis oast "oaf vYte Eoe:ene R -a. beams 4 e=i3gniter a' brow �.1a9:aa1 kaetwe'en pec' anr3 �aa,�{ tum�.'nous lec�a3 k an.: deepl�r eatixererl seai)t ,11ht, tai u t, + a a ,,rec5 ri&.idua produ 't4of rack :decay, att6t to ' hisr ° „ f :trop;.c:al Eaenv,$ onme:t.' G4:'k3 v t� o „; �Cornr�enoing I t� the latter part 6f, the Eorezte ep zh an 5" pant nuin'q ,k to the Xlo,dme ego,,ch, 110,"M1113,�:��:,c��a��oMs � ,� ied �a va Diet q rc��c s along �e cx�e4,E o the Si i '= e ,. ,�� j M Niucii o the vo].canx c Nate a1 w * ,le Od,ed and redepogtte'' u stabse�u n 1.v 'far hez 'to the t e!:t,but , tomfx ,e ruptive c ` " ht Fe&thw 'Rive.te '01$,firms south ox' 4',x'CaCk, is tT.�.$ �.b.3.e-' �.ila � >r U OrciU il.e . r mid d] U ,den bi" e r el:otXt x ,rn3 1 , x► r r, -yews agia r the sed at p�ter�� ' a withclrawa'i from e� ° 'Sao .am, x a ^real �e :arear aiae5 af4e'� a petibd 0,"!'. 1 ." cuiescencer valcani.c aoty: ty gan ,aneta 16. the Sierrcx� „ , tarest O"'These extwp io s were andesa tzc in, r31`1,tute an senc. a fl&a e� mttcl lea r`,br c s s dt�xorn t. to sl.opeg �4 t, blanket .t)ie ,a j acont Vol ley areas , Vvehtua1l, r al'i J the' Yt gh 'st' c: the ooth* 1.1, t re .tmbo.erged 'fin thi,. ood'' , �. got Vo�lc;an� c debt i ti,, �,1 Thees.ran blbpj%ws�s! lO0 ):)b,1 g til tOd to'."tier {taf,`Vb cs,h�cta.�x it ttra J 'f: is xi ward.. the ;,�h�. ch lasted ii nto the �� n1.3,ofi! enepoh b d Srb,; thy- rl a.ma e:aecatne Yn? der a 4,t pyres %t With n , r4 xt 'TwE faj_i ahsut the ,game y; y ' a„ e triidle tb date . dart a�f t"he., til ioccne�4 epoch vo1�,` vr yt ' rae aci., largal ceaed'iitd the t,, erre, �eb.t, aa'n tznclezwen. a perj'o3 0 pros on the pro d zc� :e wl�xcn were c3epos i trc1, In the 'Creast 'tial le � rOOP"'.11" 71 to `Idicldle pa, t of . the lio' P�► _ `. � ,��' i ,, . ' . �. � v, �, � �I�oG�'1�'��'1Ya'�Gd�1,'���G7t�i11Ls undexwen a s6ries b� �ip5.ta�1�ch ar, tt rats ;present e etta��iorz beck$ in ng t tor free m l l ,icon ars agt� r f:h'� lzIs, �'�ezra �. 1- ♦ { ;. wa ° re�ie�ztedly ,r�ov�erec"� byl�ac'cr.:� c�tirang Lal�ac� CXi epoch a 'i3e glac aj a {+t��nces t c�xe 'separated; by nter - g1.�a `s.Al peri6dg tihLe' h cite 8huyv a11, r:e l but °clis4ppe 'rec a V { rit:� ch 11durxertresehabe 'tour;) gl,ac a1 and t e 2�een "eaognj gbh ditx � h 5 i..3 l c3 * � pe�x7r751 te�trC'�' i.C9tYtt a£c�ml t C�!nyd J ntG: r { tete underl.tYi bodrec% of theerra 7reyada 7'��e maw , 1 J' ter�1 remotrec f�cm these d,a1*+issa der�sl.t1 o:t thy' C, r -,otic o .,the�al.r ats 'gin o�teM� + �o c ray►�� aed� m�rt� y the loot t6jobr )jtESrran, it,4 �a�? mtatcd. on1.y �ho'tt� 10#60 O yeai afar ,1e 3t �'tcl the w i Arran`' 1 � nc` ;scapi aat� that to th,e county infthUn its pro06:ritf6tt,V ., � y y c i 6 K 1,,w ar.f. 3 .._ _. ., ... .. „ is ....... ril � l: f , 17 iI 1.1 .3 ax1's w + CS'en� �c�. �tl i thbie is no gi`nnation ' that soil is ,O'f ggeat importance „ta man. o Man hadalways depehdp4A n thefo:: s� y survival . Ho uses,- it, for many, di.f ferPnt" p�.irpos�s� i A s it, It .is ftom`the soil that he "obtains C£ood, fiber. rand g4i'elter. zt..is 'on the soil ,that man mull s homes r bu�tinesses,�� and roads . a E_ Each 'type of soil offers'"k tur"' Ups,,.-,Z time r r„ tations� depending upon the uses whish hefay haves in iiiia Mee Tale 2).­ A Ttiebi ightaay )engineer loops t; .soil characteristics ;Ahd,;}capabiliti6s with an ti ely different. sets of ,values '.thane doe the ' arme�r .., who tills the Lsoxl fiot °s;pecif'yc; crops i ' The fa tez o, restricts his , .cond6pt of ; soi,i, to the weathered. ` trip horizon "'w rth tahich his crops 'awe „ niiinately'associ ted r G u The engineer, considers ss�fil Ad-taY�3.,Vnconsolidated teria7:, e..g, uncdhtolidated ;sand, silt, clay)' eca�use , of these cdifferent interpreta"tions of what constitUtes 631.1j. the "farmeir might "find ani orgaWiO s�iz v,"ery ideal ax growing Vegetabit. crops, � �ha.le tki: civil��eng neer „ civer�. which to"buil' 's be�,ng �an;` extremel � r�otzla reco nizo it, e. iaxl q � ��aor mater a structur ,,. knowledge of certain soils chwracter stic''s :and the:,� tocat`ion--and"In tent of dif£err-+nt,',soi�.� r can si bstar- Bally ;aid ma%; 3:n improving his life and his environ g.. p , n an oaportuni.ty to _ :. � " �' meilt. This. kti wlec� � provides; ma `' fait the:, use, of� the land , to '+the capabilities ,,of the ,soil in, an efficient .arid arnohibts pat'te 2t5ei s in` 13 �tte� „ �Co tnty have 4,(warle range of characteristics an c qual- , i:tf es which,%,` 4-'imine how they wi�l l influence various land i,�ses These cz� ractoris'tics should be consid, ­"d p 9 ,. � 1.an;� for �.�iliz�.n .� vidua�:s and public a eno3.�+s . of pr�.srat.e anr�x :fir r„ '-«,`, . l w i x r, � p,c3 ;t�nc Soa ] �>�iethess c epath to rock az t pans ,' t �ht; layers, eroc�sba 1a t r clays that crack E� � whop' cIry at swell whop wet a -6 toil slopes are sowne ,�� o'f the 'soak features tf�at, can '�.nfuence sand pa`nnng'4 Siitabii"fW for ;Ac�ricult�re r • 11 41 4v �� Ovei the lash so'Vbtal ,decades, -much has heel earned° , abort sails Anel tho 8VIthbility forat Kral. pro_ du tion, `` Soil intE.�'pr''�;tata otts have been ddvelopec� over the years, to s iowr the r at''it�e utile ty a, procuctavity of , toil1s fox .crops ane, "oilier agricultutal�:y oriented' " f Adtbt to Pd torence Soctiori G �ro "S • it .. � I, , s y r < 0o C o. 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