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BUTTE CO. PLANNING DEPT. 77-23 2
e� � � � � as .� �� ✓i � - �� �, �.� ,, DRAPT � n ' ENWRONMENTAL.IMPACT REPORT�"MIR SA -ETY SEISMIC SATET� NO BtBMENT, PR JEST ' '7' 77 22� SCENI C HI GHQ AYS RLR NT ,;PROJECT NO 77-23 NOIS&`-,,�LlgMENTy PROJECIT NO. 77724' THS o $U'TTB CO.UN'1Y, GBYZI A , PLAN n IJ Ci , ly Butto Coun�y t'x.o1n:i.ng DpEartmenv r JJ ,, , ���. IBJ i •-^ ,1 .+ r _ _ - �y �J I (/ 1 Element. � 4Y,...• 1.. 15:145. Environmental ryi ,\ the i ild.land Fires Section of the Safety "dement r 15143. )� Envi.ronmenital Impact for the Flood hazards Section of the Safety Element. 1 15 Environmental Imp_l.ct for the (Scenic Highways " 'ar .43: 131e ment 1514'3: Environmental. Oo " the Noise Element. TABLE OF CONTENT, 15144, Organizations & Persor Consulted for Those Sections t?�e FIR on the ;9ei imic Safety, and Safety Elements „ q . General . Consulted for Those Sections l the Noise Element. 41. T escxiption of Pxoj ec , fox the Seismic and nnvironmontal s IGeologic, 'i=�a4'ards Section.of the Safety� F, Seismic»�Rr APPEN TX I Safety- Ele�lt. 514'1 Descr ptzr`;,7 , of Praj�ect fctr the lfild"la ,d rases t'a `Section ,a.`. the ��afety Element f Project for the %' I-azard"s Description foo f Sectiow'of the Safety Element, -.:J\ , " n Description of Project for the ,Sconiq-, Highways , Blement . 4 15141. , De ,cription of Project :fog,-,tbe Xols'e Blemen . III Ij i 4 t `1 i t jr k• ,51.4-2 d environmental Setting. �l � � 51,t3. Environmental impact fog the Seismic and Geologic ' Iazards Section of the Safet ,f Seismic Safety Ct 4 Z r' Element. I 15:145. Environmental Impact for the i ild.land Fires Section of the Safety "dement 15143. )� Envi.ronmenital Impact for the Flood hazards Section of the Safety Element. 1 15 Environmental Imp_l.ct for the (Scenic Highways .43: 131e ment 1514'3: Environmental. Impact, for the Noise Element. 4 15144, Organizations & Persor Consulted for Those Sections t?�e FIR on the ;9ei imic Safety, and Safety Elements „ 15144. Organizations & Persons Consulted for Those Sections of the E:1R on the Noise Element. 151,44 , organizations F; Pereons Coi slated for Section 151420 nnvironmontal Settiy°ag APPENDIX APPEN TX I q k Al? ENbI? II l M1 i�t it ....vl 1 1 1 ,... L .i ,' '1 iJ '' :- -.:J\ ✓ -�ai.. _. `.... .....,...... . .,::. � ....i n los 114 ll. l l 1119 l2 �i II ti f� �._` T', iRONMN�'A_L IMPACT REPORT FOR, THE t`SAFETY & SEISML,C a SAFETY, , SCENIC 1UGHWAYS, AND I,,'OISE ELI t�CENTS ✓ OF THE BUTTE 'COUNTYGENERAL PLAN'' .. PROJECT NOS .•7,,_2 2, 11-2,3, 7 71� 2 4 s 15140. Genual,, This Bnvironmental Impact Report it for four 'i�Iementis . of the Butte Codhty` General Plan,. These elemen,.�s - 5aety, Seismic ° Safety, Noise, and ScenicHighways- have been re- n ql i , „� ire.d by State 'Law for`-anclixsion'-intoe local Ge Ieral Plans. �Rather than prepare Rather separate HnV�ronmental Tmpac't-Report SJ fqx each"' ele ne,nt the following ymethod has been used for .preparatYon a , �'{ •, 15140, General.. - One ,:15140 Section will be:� prgpared for 4 all four -elements*�; 1514:1. Pro cct De cY� tion. A se (orate ro`ert 4-Aesc s •oto p p . 'rxp tion will be prepare toY both Scenic Highways and Noise Elements Tbree separate project .descriptions will be prepared for the Safety -Seismic Safety Element."�-,These description�4) will be written for the geologic, fir ,.ond, flood portions of this Element. 15142. Erivironmenti al Setting., -, One Environmental Setting has been useZ for,, all four Elements,. This setting, ►vas taken directly from the Final. Environmental. Impact Report for the Butte County Regional. Transportation Plan, prP- �� pared 'by the California Department .oi Transportation for Butte County Association of Governments ($CAC) iii 1975. :15145 Enyironmen t'a1 Impact,i' - Sepa� a1 e Environmental Impact sections (s"ub�-secti. )'ns "'A" tIIV�4rough "9") 'Will be +�ritten for bot ,Ste Hing wayb�s Ind Noiso elem��n�ts . Three�.�j p p separate impact �t�onst v' fitter. for th�;r geologic, ff fire, and flood. Por,tions of�,the. 83ifety"5eismic Safety v Element, impact ate onsh Lp w_, liC be e1►alueted for ea�.h of the policies T'.0mmen e, for a loption. s 15144. Or anizatioi s and, Per.�ons . `ns+xlte,rL One seetion ' will be prepared -(�v all four elements. �'`1� `� RJ �. G), 1 f �. ,44 r! cry ,� iyl�l. Descra;pt� on of: hroj'ect for fixe No Elerrlent�. _ -- T;r►is� EnrldTotment�al Impact ;R,eportr is :fox the ,Noise dement of 71 )' he Butte Gaunt Genetal Plan re hired b ,Sitate i3.ovexiiinent �{ Y C`oc p 'Section 65302. The ilois'e Element far the Butte County „ Ger,�era�» Pp an, 7,s Vt.1 ten to quant y -to' the extent possible the: sp i ces and�'level of. noise ,emanatxng,fr'om,kilo rn sources, pm t, t,cula ly 'thas associated with t,ransport;aton6 Tho `Noy se 1 Element also q,ian fle,8 those noise, levels which may nave .ad verse concom3.tont man:ilestat;ions reIated' `to the health aid ' �t`oe1'Z�b.ein� of residents of J3utte�� County..Q �"I"hose attenuating ti r, e fe,cts Oran the p0,6ple..of {Butte ,County and the aot3vity ysysRte�n �.��, .in whichUth`eyunc,t�on axe ,liscu:ssed Sance� the�Noxse the General P�' in is l.arge�.y� c.onf�ned to a series of thypa� on.`the pr'"b ble-ieffects •of noi5�e on p.eaple;g,as they 4 '_11=llct on within � he.ir es ;ably fihed attiVlt�y -stem; ,thy �tcais E1c;ment is most cias,ely ale;la,ted 1 to toe Cixeulat,i,oin, 1�and L� 'e, ti; "yxa� and Housing Eldment- no se e ng; created;via the tr,ansportat�on r systems , included iri' the, a�xculatxon system> an&�sthe souxce being' enora;ted from the 'vaIrinus' land. uses: The effect of oise� on resid;antIa3. ax:e ', udent fled in'��thvA ousang �aement end pxobab.le °feots o excessive levels of ziQise fi^om the k; Vari011S no ,residential>� land uses and at�mponen s of the ci xcu- 'ttio' l -system lite dentis 6d and dascus.sed. `hese noise level c'r�n be ` deca�s,a��te ��`tactor z.v�' tI�e T'location of r,esiderttiaY, areas they .�uz�apose to;�ns�c�:ent�al Banti usew Thi location cifhe various j4nd ,Lu_es suggested irl the Land t se Ej.en�ent of the ` General 1pm aM � they j uxtapo �e to one ano'thex are, considered I rola- t- 6c,"ishif, to-,the tuli:' pla ity off. n i-se gerieratari " ac- =' tivitxes te.sultitt fxom idoritifiabie land uses: Noise generated by urban ,acti n t�o5 alp ' the urban axeas -rela.Le to non urban 0� p`en $pace areas 's cbrtAdered within the Noise `dement The probablo m;�acta of the various raise levels and means o,9 mitis gatiig or el1Minating sources of k �xesssve noise are discussed ig �� rr , u A n it List of Exhibits, ba" til Local,.-ioh Map � �r g _ 2 .. Vacil,iy MaP y.0 ` 3 Butte County Topography ' �� 12 �y "M 4, G6alog cal ,Provinte 5 S Ex ansiveMa P 6 - Erosi�fn, c u3 yP N�„ Cali f,+�5rn at�tiir assns t , .:, �' 3 9 r Rain gall ,p Ansi y 7 7 Cali; orniaFlo' od Hatarcds Butt; Cpnt'`1ood Cottc�1 �. Cal;i:forni.a Waterways 12 Wat Bas'zn Locatzorg 9a "46 a 13 ; Bilj,4 tlt� S�`i idl 1, fc� S X .Cftnty 4 r]�e.i itte. s�a Type Area e. �, 1S - �h- a.. , e,xea, and Rare fi ish and 1dl fe $G` 16 S'el+e6je,� Critical iia}s'.itat w ", �!" 97- 717 17 -butte" Gouni y_ gconomic Resources � 6' - Urian hab5eg and Rebi�6 o, cla 20 i! Curxerit Land Use G 73 Lamd 0�}Wlership stgatI s�l4 II ,r 43-111amson 41 of Lands 76 d ww 23' UrbanQ�T Y�.1ro j eCt��S (J * 1 '4 `I 77 w 24-(ProJecfilp-d" trban Areas (1;95Q 78 25 Cal fQrni`a TA lan tkin,quistic rnt pt, 26 - Ila storlvL% 3i,ca1. Bite Tnntoi,)y Mai '. 11),27 ..; 'Arch,-ieoloct .ca '' 8ens it!lvi ty Map 85 , 28 Fret iminary E Jth qc ake Epicenter Map. �- "� 29 Prov�,sa.r�rta.� F�f��� Ma 87;, 8 $ - .� _ p 3(� Maximum �xpect�.b Earthquake Intensity -0,' 31 - Martis a des `� ,` 1➢ T 4b a. i' =a : . Geology icml fl'-ithd Chart" _ 5 i .� butte bourity Soils „ 18 , F �l Major mineral Fr'o►�uctilbort 4 4 " A"blent Idt Outl ty Standards 1 5 - Butte Caurity Rare, E rd n+ e ed giants 80 6 - Matte County nigtbric itcs 82 7 �" approximate :Sound Lo Is tt cf �3ar�o!ft Nb. Ib e-9 06 Modified Mertallk lrtt mt sty Scall- vfigure S „ +Y .L po latcL'hJia C' v1L1 , �I6�P 1 , 71 F LAX i 1~ ♦ y 1 ORE ,.¢ .. STATE OF CALIFOANIA . DEPAIRTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIOh1 ,� a^�, ' „ 1 D13TRI.CT t? , LocAT;i3ON OF BUTTS. UNTY sah � . _a , II / I Ahgql 69 iW tr 1.0 I i ��yy ICL d1 I . ■gyp■ 1($j� M 1. rw M A 2, . i JNN A` f, T A brleneoft I wni,e.t} ", N 0,0A 0 L 0 T txEA4Ep Ll f c91 rk tr t. 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L A E R A T A q '�yl�:±►xute�0a� M A g t t h1lb 1166" 60 i�rE wi s NCJM 2 _ ,• tarso gilEpSUN ilAr 'r 1' +�,j � ; t�•a1k r N n L G V G_ N 83 r Y 1� iltrtlit �' cPai • � �tM N w r Al ` y E � �R{<•:,'n`�l� ' Ogay ED y(� JS + SMC Ea, I�G�NP�t�ATEd 'CI�C1` n Sfit. rn. r CALYp 6 GOUNTY wv �, BB _rows_ ° SeL�cEtl� UNIt�ONPOtAf�� OITY -w PNOPQSEO STAT NIC i` (L G NrOAL ROUTE bLT RRfINE PROPOS�O NATE N W A'Y' GENERAL AblOt Nof OCIMAINCO f Pp MAP D�p 61CJ�'l �`orJ`]rep 491V1.V617 zi A,��r',%lG' Is nt+mllnrrmrera�emne�oi�+l•enif low 10 r < 'q Ct y it, 0 •'ti '' - .. �� '� , vl, 5 a cl "> 1.i) EXISTING SNVIRONL SETTING 1.3 Ph�►.sical Setting& Introduction ' butte County; with. an area of '1#0644120 acres, or 1,663 square miles eth races, a wide .ran ge of climatic and `'top- '> ogre T.h'e Coun tyn ° s raphicall� into that e tertian c�ri `ch 1- I "in 'txa northast�m part ofrr P , the Saeramehto Valley , unci the ,-mountainous country surraund oX ing the .:Valley . Apprdcimately" 11.00 square milds ccmpris,e the Valley floor,�a:nd �f othi1l country.',,;MUch of the.;Val `' 1 dy,' flog± is `a11uv3..a1 deposit accumulated through the ages �T ,' by materials' washed down from the. face' of ��the Sierras . It ' U. -- bounded ofi t'he crest by, Glenn °anis Golusa counties, Stith "- the Sacramento River 'formng half ''Qf the• bia.undary, on the north and rioxthwest by Tehama County; on 'thee east: by 'PLimas,qg tter'County, 'a,on the 'so'ut`h County, on the south by Sund east by, xtha,, Comity, with Hondo- Creek�forming the southr Y' east boundary (See MAA 2) F �� , I The toFagraphy�ivar].es' from a valley f�� oor on the West; (See Map' .3} _ascending, eastward to 'rollinq h� 11s and, mountain summits cut by deep canyons; sh''1. �tturn Were;, formed by 1 the erosion of glaciers `and <tum'bling streams flowing west- Tyi: valley is g d ° frost °�' �� Pacific s wa rm Japanmed eseicurre i� 4hich give s�n Japanese �, �ward� ; . � c��mate m�.l ho �..,,� in the Valley g durs n the summer aid .� d + ., °' .: ; with Moderate rainfall, in the Winter Rainfall Varies th . - , throtighoiit the County from- a mean of 20 inches in theVal - ley to approximately 10 inches in the high '4tloun�ainotxs areas. No Larger natural lakes exist 'Within the County's bbundakies4.a T Several art-ficia' lakes :sex'vie as :dome St3C water, "irrigap tion dii power dam reServoi°xs and,, ark located in the moun- tan and foothill areas. S•otrie, of` theee are arovil.ler: Ph3.i- brook, Round'Valley, Wyandotte, Gondow, host Creek, Magalia, Para.dise;° and Madrone reservoirs the ; resotvoits Cc ns ti= tute apFroxinatel.y 35.00? square mild§ of Water surface. Geomor,�hol:h�3 = , Butte County is located m61,tiy mn the Western seAlmeht, pl a n adI acohtl�' to ,81;er fi"a Nevada tangy:; consec uentiy , „tile. the' County 3.e �si ua,ted in two ge6m61tph1d provinces (eartl �I ford areas the Credit Valley and the Sierra Nevada (See Map 4) ` The tis°eate �t,�'port�. r�� of the G Sui1ty is within the Gni�a� Valley ��rovince; only ',the eastex-n pore Y� .. Y s C y< i tlbh is ��ws.`Alfthrovince. e Sierra f��Ievat�a p .F, *Refer 'te Rdference Sect] en art a : o � c � v 4 n i �i i iral i�un �. lry y ffl c� r' id, +cr ty 6UT 1[ CO,l1lTY CALIFORNIA c 1 R �� a �� ��r _r ,. y y.. ^y� ► rTil I 'r { '''� C:I �-W.i �1,� �� n � �..� l", •�y. F '-'� +, r t 1 ' , y��+ j fr� rr ;', } 0" a, it . - •, !� t r'' � U BOTHRLS p -.J a . h i + 'M1 " � ! iyu Y� n a" ♦ �� 11• `,�i �. ,. a:',ti_ ` a� ''• 0 r:,. ry fp �j .j! y ; ��' , yu u�. ¢1n }fi/ '� �) yw v J- r'�Y/ i> u r C•l y'� ' j;, ` , . , y y A�rAtlf�jfV1S � ��J I I v +D �� ..0 i�l,w�+ y ! ��i.• A'Wef �. r �f� r . �r�+uy :r� + �.Sile►A� +`! A +ry , y 1, t '� � II y ` fir_ `— _ .�' rr iY ! ua 1�++ •. y r r t Z I� li �� � � ) ✓r :. !'� � _ 47r. a r uT , � Jh� I ` u.v��9i1NNAM d�ItON Sr7! ud ifY rd r n • x.�� , ri .�.� AIDtil�t41M d. r . WI�.E `Q r" WfAit C4 MOO � � �iuVMi i►wiiiv to I frY Il 00, cut ' tr it (7 tt r J � PHY ��y.'{eq• %k 1r • .1, P � ''7� �fihl 1 � 1, ,� }. ,• lr it .) C r M1 .., U E C. U N'T �, u rW �f s� _ u l To gIKQV)dICAI. TIME CHAOT 4 APPROXIMATE gftlobs (df; TIME) 9 OCHS 00 TiiIE)TIME IN YEAP.. a) ' iE�ll OR SYS tEbiS ' ' OR SERIES SINCE BECvINNiNG PNYSICAL 4w)b10L'OGICAL t EATilf;tc5 fOFTROCK) � loF'ROCK), CH RECENT OA�r 'HOLOCENE ao bf)0 Deve#opment; of modern tnwlil QUATERNARY: , _Pin �N` _EISTQCEN 1,OOO t900� `Ice,sheets over EUrdpo antl'North°America. IceAges' app6arance ;af early man l=our Ice ages occur. 1 °PL`{OCENE 12,000t000 �yDevelbpment of mafdrn plants,, and animals; formation , ' �. .� of mountains ld West( Amerloa. 'MIOCENE 90,OQ0000 H�;;hest developmentbt IsCge mammals; fornid'tlah of mountains, Including We Alps, Andds and"Himalaya TERTIARY RenQWod uplift at " 6q, . ;OLIGOCENE 40,ii0b'(100`` Devslo ant of hi her p+n 9 ms�nnlels - PirSt monk eysar►dpes. t) •} ��, j -f � Mastodons be"came©ktillb��r fB:PAl:EOCENEj rFiise tEWEW o danirlahca of. meuiinl�rls; eppeitranoe°ot anoestra# e1 1 horse and 9primates4 r x rr CRETACEWS ry '420MOtb6b Exttnctlon of 'einosaurs, .�oVe.lopmen't of early mamme3s , ` +5 f7 r, v C,T a , i . .ti 1 and ti,lowerlho plants; deooslt br chalk<beds, The R6`c Mountains rise out of a sediment filled triougtl Many c r�+ modern ;tees, deVeiop, among'them the birch,''o►m. oai �� dpapla JtJRAFw C p 165,000,'000 APPWe ance ot"flying'reptlldb and bears. dominance of o of d6hIferdus Nes.M,-T" ie ce of yoVaddn dieturbanci�Ahrusts up Sup °V r a�string ai-mountaihsO Includtng.the Sierra Neva q ��6'#thing from southern California to Alaska. .so oao o00 . , . t 5 Appearance of dihoss rs, do 7RIAS510 ininance;o# rep ire , appea..•�� `r n i711� ance of $�8daceoub ttbos, ' �� r� c� PERMIAN �2i5,0�0,000 . , beveiopment nt reptiles, decline of huge giants of the , L�," Carbor{terous. A l>4riorf of Vloient gooiogic and c#imatic dlstuebihces. r;ItARBbNiFEROUS° Age bf cW'11, tormatioh of coa;;l bed§froom luxur dint pfsntnrlsylVanien w 000,oU0Me In warm swampy rorest' great fern llke treedOffj earance b -X 0,000fft'Mississippian , pp- lite.first appearance o} reptile§� dtfv'elopmefit of DEVONIAN �r 350too 9000 Age of ,tie fish; appearanbe of phimiklve ampliiblari5 " °development of primitive plant Iife o dey'+oontloents. alLUi iAN 3bb,b00 bU0 App aFml6le.,iif soorplohs, the ti�st`aml(Oals to iiva on � land,, extensive coral loafs. _ IabOVICIAN c C, �8b,b00,b00 Pitads and recessions of `Ffhaiiowsdns; deposits of rime - alalia, lead �an>i aiho aropC nUndance of marine loveftebW6 life; appearance of .a few.nfiffiltive, flis;AIke vettabWas, U r� About 10% of Ameticd is'co`vbred by ;shallow setts, '} OAMbp1iAN f 550,0 qb0 Shg'116W §eaa over much bf the land, tormatlbn of sedi- 'meh'tary r6t km, dbOlopmerit of lrlamne inv6ftbbedte-Ilf6. 1holudi,ny bre chlopbds, snails, sponge§, and tfllobltds, 7 * AR`CHE0201c '� f,2bb,f5ao;fJoo �ormatre�ir�f nuntaihst depgslts or 'iron ore; abuttdatnce'`w Me to `hg aides; appearance of ipoliges. F'I OTEfaOZOIC = ,b0b,(Nyti,flb0 Great V060 6 activity; ldimotiop cs# itinebU§°Tock§l . bu i6 micrri cop l'o algae, probdbl 'sd►he protdzoa. Addbit'd _ �, der,o i o �trr� y Env/r l t !lti�+d/ studies . ,� S u n — ol asth i`.ck rear 4�o6(�.k dura aig thea Pad eo "5)ne nq a��.��� >, °the p enb of tertiary time. �%?�f ��arelia�e,'tilt #��:;� tlm.1 �ra� xela� t y tive�y stabe a, noh �c�uthxne..''�t► � Gh.otigh ° n the easter )art�� 'Cc>t�nt! .,*amt'' n mate deveod :rnc'��.ush�CiaVFY o b3 �+ err u ° n: cam �' .',i3 iii ` tatxanarme:cl, nn�ezll' oast a` tIa.t? ,.,ocelle .yea.` ans \ of lignite,,' a .brownish kacyc �,boalbet4t brt' nft coal az a da ps "ea � rc t t�� o .ak r , a red �resIdua, r4pta f,iot b to t ode a i t ,attest; to is a t ^op�.cah Oh ,lro ne 't':', " Commencing ,iza'the �attex part,,b"die '80Cenb` x, „c'ontiri+uing intotheI3 acee ech,oleani.bsriz ons formed". a ttArm yty },bcsc�Cs a� arg th;e cxos :of tfi ' Much b LtYie''vo� c nzc' ma e'ria�.� ras ero d, an 9 re' 3,ps�e . ;er s}absec�iet�tly' father to the testi bit" some orup'3.�e „ rack is v sab e,rf n t �e t ger'' mwi r 61, fft,' _-ovil�ea mile J.oct ne, t,mehait-cn, a '©} the dtiea a �rt1. hAd 1 g PPS, �'.:� ti thratarl��ra C.2xe cramenta �ialX" area r arYdw�iy tae" 44 quiescbnce, ralcan�.c act�.va t� began � n �r ..,.1' LIMY, the: ie'r ani' These er►t3 ons utereridesw'tz,c ":in�e:'"e aricl f, x ' se12t a fl -66d, tib .ittittaclfloW bxeccias df3�ri1� thea S i �S tb blanket tho, dI �^ettt a L e' c`� c`!s a 'Eva tua i the hi hest ,0 l` th a XS. r! ab a.11ij' Wire ;stxhm c�' zb th+xs ', .c ►d ,n� `'v'oiCa7i'+�• �'eb�s . <- t „ u r,, -Ther 5 rrazi bl ck %as„ s bwly "io r �3-atiitad to ar thve „ r test aurin nth z�ec ,d �voloa�lttt Actitrit wha,c7i haste into the ons; `,"' �c earhaK t br the �;xama�: iaeclma: malre cj 4,' t;ia% aresi�i�' trt'i� attnua, u�a'na11 abbot the ';game. VAIe t' ,ddler�to '� ate pQ ''thbiocenb 'e. ar, w .i ca'n�„acv.t lare",4114 the, Sier'r1 Nbracat~ga3i� 7. une4 went ,'a °,periio b ero. l,n r the prodiiat � ` •t f Widh' were dOpt,site th r, a �v, 1 t bu;rinc r tr; (Sear ; to ma c c le past t i b a.oc�erie; p ;-t-h , ttie Sae a e tyec a " urii3o�rerit a r�:rY��'���t�f" up��ts �ny�ia��4�h�ye�.e`�at'ec� .s;t to neaa�l� yy May �yts y�{ ►y ` pr�'Sel1'� S'q+ n, Be§Anni`ng tWe' b threw mliii n "years ac' the high ' ` er vas «re ibat,ta y ' bo;Ver+ ( k` ;> �.�. a e s ritl , rlc i' Axa 1 Eis,ta- r, ed 'e ejoc bh « c' c ac .a .ad�ralnoas SSP're Isepa ato"r�1r- ;'U`7' g�oiex 'pe�ia�sheri the aht�'n�, .anti ce =a. bit eiii �'.. = CfU t g ,aC`ial ;arid �h�;` '' iri tC.3,l.t+'��:c�dicl`j.; kti'ads "h6v . {�2Seeia:eebgtl. ori 1ura.n` t'1'a esoch. �"�I.`::cc�XAc" t±esa �ex3ac, tveatWr�.ovaa,f� s re�y�, eft debpans�itb they I nc e yi tiq Teti ctc of tnc,, '�, `e ra � � vaU t�t�al rersfc5�TeC�frtyltlt thn'a31':1 yx de�ao5. tnri on, the q�CYY l`► �'.��'h c.�`t"�S:L11�i.�LV�Y"avE' .z"aI'm 11i;' G b,iw b. maiVill r�rh 3 ca`�, fi'ohs a,r►tzt c3u "o, ,ar,thbr���:';.anca► aS� Fhat of AP 7 11 1 #MIS4ti�Xit + ,' .'FI„ i.l :r�� r� r 5't.. , ,(fit v '.•' Li „ i? 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S u l L t? 1 r. y 1 i�y t1 . u,.:.i..u.....vr,.... ; h ,..r. ..Vixt, "K4� 1d A wra1-1-knowat scoff vati.o sy,sv,4)I t, ty C.aa,faC�1��.Cbll� byth� ��r ��',`�epx�s��'�l1�'Ait �� a�gxxCR��"" ' ing twat tb rho ' cabtvii'ia�13 +etj a cohServa` ton Sorvin '` 1 1terpreta�: v'o + a r,r a " "+ils 'th6Wrt.?Ct'+�`'" thp1 iv of �:Lc"t�. �o�", ��1�;��oJ1 " ��sneyxt ' o guel� V s as d arao �r ai`Qn r s i e, p - 11m, C4 `e coutZ'1:yw 4 4 r Q} o n + t3 hex seo ,1*4yo t C ou-I,s thi "to ►��t�a hic Gita7GaG't e rivs, t e "h k o 0m,-.fIL in49%<� � , � so t oxx � � 4 � c � , fat the �adr th ghY.sa:ea ti6lit- w � hty, � t s r a o in r.zrt ;ern 4x� ('sore t7 ry ` ii% Wb7r rri334+W � ,y mak i-., iwL,bY Wl atl ik i M.:.N :'res 6A�-0d tz �. n ILR+Ja ' 'ra irl�`F:M"nj th ,. r,aixc v"Yt igra c'at.y `;o t" eaoa:o•�w itXY� r : ha o►a. 6k wave ar�a� , 41%c � h gocti oh cin the qeo x by c al Co k r e ns in gx ` �: thy_, pro tio.n`ary roodss.oq ,iWl ;� hallo zhaipo ' hN C uxxty I.; Imid, stAr&td,4 'P34ch of tho .. i10t',"AIIIIA1.5 i+ qza.0 pCbra��;,� �.s ; " s""twi ` t i �' ak t't� "rIjd',. `�.oWdSt r l .0 , � Thd rivet' ch.ti wici ,why,3it9jmphle,' atp`��w ��"� •+I�� L� t�iLC1�lt� the matute i .a �, ,�hp O vmt.y`,; . a � a �:o and ` 1 the �.006r �,"odd �3 ' " ' 4 1»x; 44v tiler, �;',� 'as A. �i�►i�- { tt ��qq., , �� yy rjatat �ty+ o ; "o , '(; }. * ° .,:gip . pl a ii :�l;�ug+�y�t��,�. i h �. t A '. "nat r."al l'Tr�M Tui�m�". ` t tl J *:nM� ASF`: �1 y4 [. { "A ,k�'4!\�', L3y �) itl .k4 ,Sr la `(t yy�v{��i„'t�L'ly 10%, 0 Si ..' 1 iA�(r((!/ $. } ? ��A ( ; w`K? 3»i� ` 4�"Lti' � tC7iXTt e riwirt. ri+61�i\ R.1 ir7 Rt` yY 641i:"SLdk.,rw�;fx~MiV: j`YS 7VY� 4ryPJ�Y'•r4W"e#Il IiA'V7 7'i,s�-, st�th hotte�Nt�a the 40 ,Sa�o„ h iut ,, r1lovr«" titin ' ra;tg01,� x; *�tx '60 'to, uoro i at @'t it iib 5" h lluvialv, Maize f. eaittw+k t1op65 t t*° that t��� nt + no., { CA.i.0 - tl 1. m14re dral-Resources J The pont aX. for, recovdt ' of mineral resource's in �' a Butte :`c�aunty existsr oniony areas . The .major ;area'✓' now irk the (3ouhty 5 'J of mineral resource'productioft ; s� "' r limit ea to natural gas, sand and graver. w Co�. � cia..: 'prod�'ction of goZc�, silver chrome � ore., ein-, , . •,, dens , and stone,, have been re'oord,cd a.n the, �.mmediat e _ past, however, the level of production was ,low and for economic reasons coin prdial prodk ctian has cvir- > M ual.ly ceased. }� T6bllb_ 3 -lieu the 'mineral production for Butte County for the 'years 1yR 1970 'anal 1971, as {printed in the Mineral Information Servi+�e lPubl catxo.n. Air and _C1it�i.GtO vleathe .fin subte c'c.+_ttty, is very much influenced -%y its geographical loc'ati.on, Butte County Ali es imoii ] x, I within the Centxal ,Valley of California,. Thio) vat-, ,s ley is bounded on the east by the Sierra Nevada moue- tains wfhich rise to a height of moire than "10,0'00 fleet, and on the west by the Coastal Range mc'untains. Thus bounded, the Central valley is a lozxg,�extensive trough, so to speak r generally` placers to ,:,the kdole of state'„ Butte°.county is situated, within �thas valley " trough with no topogrdphical air, barriers to" the north or ,;duth 'within ?00 miles . t I,�r The Coastal :tAhge mountains,; separate the Centjra ... Val ley from tli`e Pacifio Ocean almost entirely`. The main avenue through which the marine bli.tnate can di ect v u in lue nce,, c].imatologicai canditions of the valley is ,. h + thrnu e Car uxne�z rasp s is'an open w j 1. l�.otasrocear��ar to ing in the Coas aJ Stan' e, c�tha.ch a e 5 enter into the valley. Vent!,�ation throuc;A' the Cay":- , une Straits anci the restiriction 'of ventilatiAn �kiy � ti surrou ndinr mountain ranges are xnti'l�it+tial in mbc�= ify,ng' the climate' of ttitte County ' Te mneratures The climate of the Outte Cowity region is of the Nted- kterrahean 'Anel s�ibtropical type's 'and is charactdr00.E by hot; dry, stYmmers and „cook., moist Winters. �'. the absence of any ma0o physiograp do variation withi n the results ,. in a nearly U-ni form c�:�imate for �,, "County thc'rentir" area, with the bxcep*l oh cal 'the mounta:' a%ea . incrdatdcl e1evati bns ,keep st 1WO— r 'temperatures .owex Sri the mountains .hail a.n the eemainder of the County'. wf _*I fifer to Reference Sects ori JI ' r 4 ' c1 QJ �`t .o r. a TAIL 3 1p ti a v major 1 3 neral P,roducti Y3t�`�ti County v F 19 70 19 7 �I �atural gas Thausan� Value rThausantl Valie iho�t>�anl Value cu cuft cu 82131006' 5043jq0pr, 5,422,�0 0 Q 0%5700� 7+' i611r000 omd n +rot 81.1 tons ;alu alio ions vAat axe Sh it arm .� Value � ;�l . — , 75,00b ,,' 01' 060 _ i574 r000 `15q `i�00 D .�0�0 „= rl ..'�46,,000 to '• ' ., _ ��tr a 41 lig a No record ;0"AilAlAe for 196 � til S"J V} '. Saarice �] i ovinia e�partn;eri' of ' a.nes wia bacubgY is 4"n a,,,y7 P9 rTJ nCD yh It U v 15 (ry9 _ heavy, foq<. locally, caZ3.ed "tine fog" is PCperic Rice d .n the, vall'ey', akea dura g the winter and tlIs vd-t i predominance �dlong wat6 ays: The fog, freq,-ent . ,�rao -curs during some ,intetVAl during the na hts 'a�aci(, r g ;�4 a Ings, but mays, pdt ist ;dor .p t ods iaf�seve-kal says 0 n,. to two or, three" weeks..'," On average . A'fog occurs ,= thirtyzfve (35) days "pe.yeary Breojpitation ,and ,lShbwfal.i a 1 .� a'o Flnnual rainfall in butte "County varies zrom eigie.en» U 5 S,� Y (18} inch'bs I the,.�ra1�1e , 'to „eighty X80) ( i4a es n ;o c,othe hig;er mQurit'ah areas e u about, 98 percent` ofhe ; ahnual precipitation ',cccurs �during he� period sof �+co- u bet to May,.:' 4 5ic+awall very seldo�i takes!°place `'� n the Sacr+m��ir� f . r' , � c .l Valley areae.IY1d riihen I dv,es � the afiouh�w iso smask�) 'anc3 it melts vel quit ty. Recent records ,i.fidicate thafi ; the val 'ty area had Ithd snow 1 `194q r 19 4 � i��1 g�i8 and , 192, The tno�tntain, area has s ow annua]y 'aria serves`' w ��,, ��� `�ancl ri�tQre a h` as a. vatorshe , area for she var,-iouas streams in Elie c� "aunty p I.. " o iiC3C�] nth Seasotl The growl ng seaso is `that p,,eriod of time �ihen 'tie temperatures are above 32 degrees, �lher they `tempe`ra- �, > ture, is at, 32 decrees or less', tine killin frost ae=� ,P ' riocl the row�1111 season csases., "Valley, porta.ons of 'd _ _ - v -t1 Butte Coun y a long growing seasoni lBAbed on �y. the average ni�nber,. of days of . ,32 decree temperatuxs, '. the, grc��tiz g aeasort.} rar►ges from" 0q (,,t ays `in or hear the 9kO,kta fobth� l;l.s , ,o, oder 300 dsy near the Ci. y ki (,�, of Cksdley. Mostof the landsbeirig cltivaed ' file bounty enjoy agrowing-� spasori o arQurYd .275 days i � °a year., �3'�verage �temperatui�es in ;au 1y vary ��t�rom,� ��►� �� o approximate dal,l� hf4h- &f �3 clogrees to a daily !bw + ,•. G �\ „° of 57 degrees TemVieratures in i'an�ar`1',,. nary. ,from an , q average 'h3ch of 5�o to' an average low of 370. Esti eine emperattires t.ccur, from near,3° to 150 for any z, ty, 1Y r .rte vi J Y ..Ct "Winds- d6 4\ ' JJ .1 / U. � Winds in�� Bu�t� .det t`ty are i., f uehoed �n most ih Lances r, " i_i the c�5ol magi ie a-,ir enti ty hit the d^t�htrai ,V°alley ' b �` vtlitO ug. the Ct�li'C Li3Lne2 S it t -. 3i;t''ailse �of, r f: lru' horth Na �� a outt� or e7ita on of He rent 'Chjifornia valley; �t�e fi ,r winLis) ad�`ance;,easterly" frt'M the�,'sea to thy+ wEst, once in the val1by;1 change rl:rectioh and blow dither north p,u �. �� �?f cistnagtIin County �r tataazrds tte Cotirity o; `sort tour de ericlirig ripon e Lst�n , atz�iospher o. Props r 's l " 1, �� 1• n , U L- /f (L ` 3� r Ruth x l w 1 jn '' 4-h c_ rit: i v)� ' p u Yrs, t�"!�ik ° ►>E3� QG` ,tj7 ,P `PsV � ' t t ? iii ,l ',e lty3.� ^�' ,�6ur. c , G�1 (fin ��as� tries�o� ex�� ; � At /H ��yto@��y F n t u4 r-9 " b a tare �v 'co � b � ; ltis tes -» . , E bith rt�e���yC,,gql�it MAY �u � iihVal o��r t r ,1F „�5� r_"'' i r1 .f \, Adpen=6 W�L 4 ) r: r zleint "upon �s� c��:c� ��;�ms at+ h u °-'UL7.le�"0 t rigs2�ea ���j�'$ rb2t~°,w �WiljrwlY ,� t� no.,to h�.. rs�r� h '�sss c T'h , Ottbjjge� � p�j. p Ca!r YY� .*�{j�rv�•�p.� , y., ,�rw.'r�{ r�y9n ,, y� y�, �b ��.f� not {.he lY , �I WiT�.4w`1�.' �✓lY 4r:�.14 � ', u�ht �W_FI: � dy Vii �h�i7 r , ah�t6 piG�j� �� �is� 115 � � ."�'�yi cry ng�,ee�ea aw+, rc} rJ ! Y 4` } � �: rx�m+�r�xtzo s)n�i';'��e�a 8zne�r� u i!!(s,4 yply� s zl�y�c:�°s �y y.y�y 1'��s Cy{W tq �y�iW��{yy,,� +� y a�� w �. Y .r±Y� Ga jv� .L re q,,o i� i � iJ Z+Gl �tatf l7�. ddo G tt r«M1li - au Wumn o �f = �.cF• rlurinc� ''t'ho 'pekiod raft the citara to ;a st�.c as psn &IMa saes e ` � ; ►e s e san ; a 'wi P.,r 't:+�x iw ur paq fi s 4 qpas axz, ri,:4ght;tYI n, ccs. UAl: „{ �Y MA ctpp�r 37kthe obi 8`Qz o� �7 + tyµ►y�?y y y j� {�VI.f i =66d ,, y���.IY.��M� ��+�y `ryy�, y��W y YI �ryyy y. y,y.� wt 1y^,�4 �; ,���M��y%��y ��y�yy.y.l + � a .D kopiii,'7, m titian' R C� lljby��tJ.- a 4a i..encl 4� folb6lT+ vat 4i.,aJ. n: e.� � r �TY�ese °t E' t; 'low .ead to a. P0611ri of C"Ola ii with 4 a t mpzratt xe � .c� t . t «8 -off the ao� ttitzS ► , tt ri�e� oOU.tawar,nr► l ` on t h,14,t��l� le X1000 ��� be -le, ,+�relerltca �3 b� �a� cl. r' t�t'`"o;� �LTtsihi laYlE' r1C�; AInooseij � t1 f` U rye` �,ry, y �,y ,t, y j,, q 'Y c, y, . h. , e y car.. `i iL3Q Cailliyink e1,1�i,,C "CL �Q"'� 4i ���..�:.1� �irWXt.i�GF`l,l�{A!h Wn ,I.1 out tr a ea , , wixa hg �� .rte "moxlt:,i � ' b6. t 14 5,- o,of, hay the sure 1 lller ��n :thsuxci�s.h p�wax�:aasrex� pea:rerat A °pici ,eT• .W ny�� by} k1t, �a c�'6411"r ��:s t � 7 pazt� y cloudy �+d •s7' r,: tail, ) 4� 3 arc ,moil th 4 �ht`k rt'. c L ,i�' t4 ] L� 1 C�1t7a J` ll. �% �bro ft rr t �ltOtt jil'"'ra 1 ;lint: ,d s w tt dl 5�' to thft� l lid t6 ryrit^i TI ,y ' Air, MIA, ''' ttoug�t 'aid polliit.soh 1.1 �crisa4�e'�er� � prb��. rad W jhl, urb 1 tda � bel: g ri pcS��m.4 t~hotg%ttt:sl'`;t turf , 'xi �a v. -�,f '.lK, e1 rug ���, "k3 �:� Lt %h i4 o .a, 0 r Ip 9 Al a.3.5 page_ ,*report ;was published. by a special n environmenta1.•ic6un6il ,:createel by' Goveriy,or Aeagan ani the Legislature n in the Appbrt, t stated,: "'fit is now,, abundant3y`c; fear" that `only the ;bo•ldest and, most p 'A; imagI t ye Lineasu'res °wirl be capable of savaging the , State from a� en`vironmental disaster» The' I�epor�. at Apt ,,poI tion is killing the LPoricC�xo�a Pines noted t i ' Hugei�,ant �ti xn the °San nernads n�?+iouta ris , 86 �4 m�.les 'east of Los An 'ekes ,but statod that it vias ,"even ", '• s �r J more frghtexng that the�se�; Fines were n�i "dying thxaugh�° ' out the Mate includg those '*,ora ;ed in such remote' areas ,,as pe,quo3.a NIT-Z_11,Z.bnal xore'st. The `Repe�,�t further ' .m iiote `that i' . was ok v ous' that air poll �,r�4 had be� come a, Gtatewi c,, ;prob'leq sinie' P611utio;n p�ob� ezris . ar��:� occurring `in covqunitie� .such as Fresno which � s sUr-�' ' ndejd ;"by n6thi q but ag�ricultii � a'ndsx at�d Monta',n pI ��,,yy �y co4;t'aminating activities of ,mbdeth civi�ixation T fall into i threeVgenezai categ'orries � 1 ? atttit unit vaporigatICTmr� '3 'cof9just-oii. e, , r, 7 Attrstioi� i� the dispersal` kof part�.culates (particles of sad id or, ligiai•d material), into t the atmbsphere. ` .such attrition ptociess;es inc" Ade';, sanc�ling , :`grinding f de` q0 i'e ing e dxi.11 xhg ► spraYinq : multitudo of 4x.ndiastra n� .�"ab1 ' cohtribute to poIjution by attri4�io'rl'. tiS, r i { VanariZatiC& is the change of a" substahoe w** , c, gaseous state. Vaporitaticn,a has 'tv aspectsas,a contr but to air pollu � tics': t�rre 'is' the Vapory dation . of,, substances` ~ ,u t heat and pressuire . The other •' s the nature vapotatioh of vyibiati.e <<mater�.als (a vola ie 1ater� alp is ane that °readily et�onr �� C U, ates at ries], 'temperatures : V`apor� za r is the ri'aor causef� odorsffenexve or �, „) othex i r fne..ma ex a� s r� part* c�t� ai y volatile they change easy' from, liquid to ,g'"at relata�i�4Y1`y„ lo` temperattl`es��. they ' >' need is itho ,spa'-d"to ee�pan l in: Ga o the �z ether mater3 a�.s eva or ' as si�ch,a 1,iru�c�: p, ate ofy txncer heat cis pce'ssuree'" but nn more I hizmica an'( 3. 'di�str3 al �rbcess'es use heat and jares��Xr'c to aric�uct� maeril, changes. . , in the �c";arse o these opdia- tibns'r 'som or,. co, - ", nts vas e aria sa . "e have 'pad: x �� �� Combustkon is the third cf ` the` trofabl'e r�►along prgceases a ur�ani� t3 bit `.or ci�ri� 3 x�t on base of aiir�6ix { t. 1! I ZR f n 7 w c: 0J n rolluts ren pro,b] em b CombWS t'xan�� is the aro- �.. rs„cess -of" bu�n3Lnq.,.. It gas ,trhe ck�etnica.1, Gbm� en nth,;. nro�3iictc+n of�, enerc�Y be%ngg��fiau 'ra. in substances uszn } o; �ainati6 <<a f certa ° n sul;t� �° then fue:1 is burnocl with tie i oFW ,U °$ e ".carbcan� di'Qx3.de, i hd wdStM zriate� ials�, « imperfc�Gt tbtIbusfi,ion ie ctaklmg �ace=-thc� 4t fuel wasn't oompletel.y usable, �ric��'iihe, fuel usari .mechanism has emit:;�ted g©], ixtirig 'sub--„ , s stances Combust.ion,: is .iicver cot�p'l.ete o .,fere a pert6bt, t'hatevex, the situation a d n , , circumstances ana c�in�ust;ion roCesse�pro^ a � �' p x duce varying em��,iozas': ,"I%� p °c� ,the sources: of :polliit:a.on ar• gerrall.y dividednb five categories transtiortatiori, pataer p7�arits'>.. sjaace�" hesitr efjse c�l.sposaf�. and inclus�t�ry, � Whey amouht of 11.uton these five souses procjuC a.s uually gt.ven ;.. 3 n nliYiiona o tans er y`ear, ofe inaor, ;llunts-"� +" r caxbon' snonoxa de - cul kr o�r1 cics.,, h cirneark� ns , na trcS�. �ren „oxo des Wand parta,caate mattes.,& "r ' it � ' tat�h bias n�zmeroYs 'eects ant human :,hea�.th anc� �• ' �1 w � �A r poll �, u animal l�f Air pollu on' Can sx of �ec't metal and rr ;, u stone: f tlbtt , rUbSe � �frults , lor? Gtci ! .C's f� fJt$f'rS I trees : A� boug air pol �t � on is a s yrjqus pr'kib� l est k' tits rul b•e.caus ohuinari *health,,' it has fot4ever,, a ,t-ttimefital, economyc effect. the economics of polluted air can result in li.a,gh� r merX C ►l costs'► grbatot absenteF� sm, hi,q,cr f6p,q bids, lower ' real es �dte value. ,xeducec ox cI toyed crot3s "tin ob�st Y'" �r '' er etti�ipm int:" The ec8nomic,s a a.ir, ,pb'J lr�lta�on, o£ 4' „ Y'AY\ course'F a,�e ,,,bnpa_ an ' b6cause g. t+y its ' e eCtn � z� r but- ateulc-e �unort�xnate tr r,v y� ..��nd Ci7�,t ins Glot»hea F i, to weigh the ctdl l ar ost„ of cbr� ronst the' rloidr s , ;'J �' The ririr:ip�0 p l.em i pb CO�`�t of 1�o�a.tlt;cL�n �-� P F s ,that 1 t3 o�n. thxcat6h a' not only man �'s "he��l�-1i and'' hiseconn ny hitt that ,t h�iis let:rimentzi,l psybh6lbq:LcaT effects`wnich , „ . are not meaa'tia"able by c'ln t;tertic� or ecbribfiic standards t U ' j x, `i., •�� til Tic inability to, see inbUhtaajp ranocl�: or Lri�,�� ,a •i�oitntr .,. i `6b, i . ,� - side b ria at' bf sight; obscilrxh� a� r �e�l luta on or ,be �j r- sv ' cause bf fain odors or`eye t,r��.�r�t�.ori; r3eatro�'s man. ��'"' •, � V� pos i tiva'�, ;iftity� to el to tt� hi,; , stay; "the east; of p611uticiri both rneaarilpak�s`e a.nd .�iraeas�tralale arty tha heater: c`itkhObr m�V' by iz :the,:, �. '' tiu etects Whrh .can ti:hot,, be tr�easurerl in anY tnia'l labor- atom 'or on a poitnr� ibis s,ateitmettt: O �,:V fbormbc 'a' ' "n� �'aniaar�''+a� "��"71 r �3utt�y� �CounFari air ol,l.�t ! y 1 �;�.on 'i�bnt.�t+l< �1�:�trc''k to romply� ��.t1t the �tra•Ie A�:r F;e- R, `, sources regula#: 6tis for air peal t tii� S: The S ate '`Air, , ��Yxa¢J.•r. J�: -a, ., , U .. _ a, Lt. I� ,. .,ii , U C� .. � l .� .. ., •. ���. a ;:u . • a r% r ra 'H o ..I • _ ) I l� . I Rtsotzrces 'U0' d 'has ,ucloptec! a'I'laulturQR al burning �u�.�7�� `<I ,l im, et and,; mete,rological ;,crit6o Ih • fo'r regulating, a4 rici II- ' t�iral, . burning, whzch are to hp ancornorated in 9 the r nutt 'County �? i Sl�nllution n� str� ct:regdlAtRe� ta,oih " to oontx=a ofiher sources ®f a1.r �it�;llution ism e ` „ also hen a'do�?ted �Y the Dista ick, with' .these 'gu` "46.1itiesY4 ' 'ho Bautte Cou ity it Pol°l, G � fA" ,ta�or� Control", bi:str ct `?regu'la`tes the,. burn lhg ofagsri `✓�' r�,y ll }� r,:� i � ` cu�,.uta pvoa cts, .ir�dustra�alIran commere''a �raste., G3 u„ t ti .1. an vaster etmiina Jng frt�in reszdentia:l development-» , amento t alley, f) County, is, in thv Sacra la r basin ;r 11 „igriate6 by the C.A `r. . ,treePia The,''nortY`err►©,tticn p£ Cal.iforria ha"JlatVe�J.y' div n U 'eompared:" `ksorrti a'i specially where to some a cihl t A rrr� ,, „ brni u c ey 1 fL a a u', The nearest mana.tori g station fxs ""In, Chlgo_, which: has ; , . ,. „ 3�eeri oder tedi 'by t?y�e C liforn a x�:`. ResQ Zrcep,i3oarel AA V Iw ConC!eattrai ions. ® the 'vAtiods pollutants are a<t ion .of 'i11 "emiss`ari sources fixed. grid �nak+ile l 70 2 :has been., establ.she as tho base year �Ifor air' �jua'.ityy17 'r. t,' n `p mea su�rem - is _ an, p b ` ct car s because` i :> is the ►bat, r , �''' scent comp, —0, fir cede-saurc The r1a i , hour r, a, verage° cotceri�t»rati.on �ctif carbon a r, .de 'tCq) o, iservei at the t".L�ixco Station during,: 19'70 o "motoi. u � parts Pei' nl311 c'n whlc� 'bus L ec{uaZ's the , ''ec eral (� d)>» Air 0uaiity Sfa daktls tTable 01ti it !• iol+ ' tem ) for '19 16 e of itrogen dde t 'The axin4i I averagn r • II i ..ha i a 'h1. i ,. `IQ / 1 ',• Baas 0.A2l parts der 1nill-ion vhich is less n ori a l�� 4y 1 d - .-. ,.... <i , t� the' eder 5 I} i+ an `{C�) one-1holir average "aoncentra- " ,, s paryfi� er'iCl l ion tom ar id a the ve!d� k) �, a „ tioh 'tayay { C ry1 eral .n? LGlt�hl "t of y { 0 �t G' i ll aralys 's of t'he,. tiv�intory, aaf"a r 'aic�ites a redtid '� , tlbn 4 .e °'scum strf�ri th for �a �t1�es pou`:�uti A, t. g „ r. i due to einL.ss ode �cointrol s aria all geese co'nsti tuents ,sh641d b+ithin `t'he .5'lcandards by tii i ,tixrc table �a 'w , for aachievirag the, desixerl aelaaent air quality. u':i • !� V I[1 a ''11 ll ri i iO t� � „ _i/ ��::'' �: �i `:i ,f'� !� �� JT� :!' .a R} G; �} _,a, ._ , n , • _ .i' �1 , MAP 7:: F h. t J. y ` tIrt'"�� nn �, Y i� r y °• ly,�J. ,.I giP R..S',�ib� NORH CAST Butte, Cdl� ,.�,, ?" �� �,[�✓; �� ,� i� ( ��k "n..« "i 1Cl .4 1}til yy,•.wf✓'.:. '" hill' � �; � a1 ,iii ,k... `� ►.� ,�"a � w Xi /l n .i .r,+liih, •e��e ►- e , ,xr * i 4 iy�l� J' C c3 L;,7 �1 :J.. '1 , ia ` c+�'� pCA �♦ •I,� �.0 r 5-� t y��fi,,,A �i.» Y� d� @ Il r - 11 ��'114 1,+• Y Y . - � �, �,fi �'�+�'r�,1 tj r1.CEPITLAt SIGN .k7/4CllllPti,• _ B J� �1"�iL1 VALLEi" ;Zr r 1 IYV, lo TH sou JV%1T/i r• �, 4,� Cb?dST r►a ;�;�'� ' + iH N $i''' �, ll'",� � ��\ � 'lid*'• N :i.lr6µ—ri ��''�' i '�� � R1�^w? n... 4� �,� ye ,l°���� f� y (� �1�1fit. e ! � 1 h y 4 .SAPS"k -. ,� �t' � fJ k M 1• `yh ,.! � .f7 4 rr Axe ' ?off ltzlt"ion is noir a,�An+�;ifirt�clY w=a:t�+� �h� ��tor�� L O' g* `4; .►: 1 � calZy��,ths.stiYtaorKe fe x�c� tote ; ,muxt Tt 1s1 roc urren e of ttok", arx f aW � e r.iio !�reh Oun 4i, , s n z, 4a�'c�'it LO2C�QYT _ iowc:�terl,,; the alx.fp rri k smsac��t�'ralvl,iet�.,ther'snjolce° ho, r fo g . fit: , x� s s % P m Yfro�r�'�� 016,I0''3 -col '`a0c �cns ,that" , c occur zn° h turas o e i rr er the ata y`t la i t. uet ce of ;. 1ar r ic�iat .,.; fb* b)' i:s� it a.so�; +� is, rcf ���;, tm ,a� � , ^>� , �r10t0ChE' :kda7 W0G 'he wx.o'r�c�+ ktofsmog cod cl; fc�q}' +� s cis! t t ' . ixta s can�i;st•in, cha.�f� �� a"f ,�Q�it �h�,. suxtilk+j Od ivat;i.`�es anr� 5 i �S ho �11t7'c"3St'r :,tho nil�{ltC:I].Crla �Cx`, C�iIICJC�i111`'r"t�litr"t",'1Ai La� the>ddle�C� ��hY".ras �`h than o'a ttt.obatie � the blizie i s re 4 t'I of x3. ri sin icrht aoti rbia reaet��►e` thtrocarc�a) a#�, intrcii�xt r�ais 1 6 saurc+a, sof ctc�-b-bta�ti+en s of o c�ci�r tfiic � 1, smagfi is 5 t��:hus,ac�is�c�rsorr��teilxc OS cgx zrite�ora+e�stat� res . x ostinia, c twh t a" m r too tido tie hitt den t�xte`srr h�xchons' emi.tr�ctt'o th.�tt�''rnmz�s`; fb# �:mtaator r, rehi:c3�e�t� x, bt � r t o ' too snr.r � � *'6q ► utt t till L+� 5 onfrom as W 1,.� 'W l�` :iW t " Mott r ' e! :L01 t 5 a o op,h5 +v I %] 1 G 3 �`C:' •111c"ttwt ,� but t T3iY`tt v` C C ]rom. aprriis .4riauY:;tt-o } ti hr+qtr. const ict3 an,inc� ot�er' yy �ao� stants e;3� as "tna;ri�itoatzt1� �af��� smt�e�. otun���c`b]e'i`�sor Vap+��_ bf,d� 's, t Vis; c�aSous " 7 �xauct, soy" 'are coriioti niarias ` otlrs y ale s'are �3 4 1fti� i i a.i�1§,%, _O `V: 01 d1'1C '`���1 '1��r Y� E� t �o h t5ric rlL1C� a'�t� �, ; y atix ?a.rc�s r�:a�erget�s used . fur3.c a'ci� i �n� �ol�.�n azt to e rega (`► >:}� n sst ooM�i�r��► uric, s.np!b)k ant ,;co pone, oll4 '16h Th0s� mater i stiff ; c�+ i ta. t6 f, la'r+ga `rcoti�iaye, of a. rod utntas k,rztr t' Grr�Yat ptal� ta� tirirQ3s;le s f��rth r o iate� iru t�pla�ca ty ,p it�:t+� the ane ..re g i :t tfz� hie Y� rt ccs '0fL In i 5 a tOiy"R Ci� 0 i rh � ; .,} ok�tir�wiriq d tat Ciii ' �� > 4 �; :L s : d tWhroti h the col= �hosir ,samtet 'M.�i ``mlfri�t��of ti hatrit'� ani' t3 �+t' 't cnx to ,h rix t ; : e' � .l that is ilC tE?ri 'xef rtes "tt� as "cr>�t fi411 l,alri s 1'� bra been,,` a � pcci a:c�lly s6. to tet iit � o �� c� a� x c�ua its. �b sel ;5 rota +'iriarat ' tioh` , 'car' Snc ri ri 3. a .a'ir 0x L40,8 0 reit o - J' ��e e ; e �, a : � it t ► . %& � � J t Pori a' e a s h ile � ► r � �i k tori ; ihi hcs, � r° attOsr►hot,i " + s p 11 •t1hOt it 5 9� U.; 14) G1' (u �'YJ❑ „ t: n t4 �y 0 an alt.itul0e Of 7,,OD0 or 'mc�r,e feet, d'urirq ,�iurh 7of'the ydar;�, ' hgv�everr dtir,3 r,g the s rme and fal]. r rt-li r the `inv .t.Fdon ZdVP_r t esrenr s „t`c a'n aittitP '£ 1 nor 7 i"'O ��' subsxclence :Ynversion acts as a cannily over #=h�era� �6v 47ir li ':. basun. „T)ie volr.;r*r ox aa,r usually avai.lak�le' £oY' ti1�e dila- tion cif ax'r pc►1.�utants �s severe�.ynreduc.�e g, and ''vert ti ani atQral sperslon of a1r((8biitat-4nafts Is U 'Ther'�unis heat•.ing cif the 000lPr�lowPx� air has" a t�leasr iin� pac i'n ciispelii.ng subsi c�PxicP thnimaOin'versioino'. Tie solar E;a;IS can in fact ac�gravat the,: ai,r,�;:axity pr'tablem, Caitiff' " �. �� poor_ or 'absent winds to ink and di . pel ai.rborrit� a310tafts and thermal inversion co:icetitratfili the 'poll.utat ts, the early £a_ll sunla.h acts ;as a ca toff a 3.xprocluc3r „ y A � plic�t±ocherical smri� 7 G;, Tlit `s e£fectec� h ? 1p6—,rsi6"nr mount a ,ns � wind ,.arid tin► ,$utte e ` „ County has i p entially cond�tdi've` Pc�2idita ons for air .�.u�' tion. Per�.ods which mai:at 'frc�rn 'SP to matiy do odcu _wheal artict!late and photach6m cal a, -it' c��l%ttion can occur,. Eutt County does `nc�.t: Pa�ppxi"etxoe a hi:t�t leveX of perlltition "prizrar�l y because t%i��re ze a lt�vt" velums 'of motor. vehicles and, 1halittries ti the Sat;ramento Valley.. By no 'i�eans(I3 ov�evex i butte goun V 3.rf'�titne, to, the .Loco In-„ o -- gems type ,, (f air �i lution. r very yell, ttir a.�t acid po..,, jj tenti ai4 of a future nexious air pol`� c+n e :i 1 for the J County 11he current air tj�al ty' aitfi-i6Y � silf£e�s, from exist - it contaminants r R'! + h)�°)reser�t+ "leveis` i;,n [ k the ambl:ent, atmosphere oc Iasi csra.].y excecla ng state Arid �'�"� ferlera7. sta'nddrei�. `nhotochemit Smog anci the ?�utcmaY, i1 , �r 7t 41 soestimatecl that most, of the n'i.t�ogph oxides ana mo.Ot ,.. Y carbons released dAi 1Y. 3 n '�utte, Cou `!`Y .. e r, n carr+ �_.. of the h. dro -~ f�,'um motor vehkdles 'with internal combustion eh; nes. Chas r th6 creation of this, `'ma jot source of photorrhemical� `smog ` i s very' clbae to ` everVone. ' " The daily >ouitpr t of ego y 1 rn00 �, bfiet-ating' „a'f�,ot� bif.es in an trban comtrlianit burdens the air with 3.7 tons of "'carboia lifbnokiOer affil to �. of orgar`ic valiors consisttig predominatit�,y bf ydrocarbo:is, }; enol inr,.;to 360 pou'rcis of nitrons oxidesr puts s ailer amoants " „ of sul£1.ir ar .c`t other 'ohemi<cals the rer3ttction of ai.r ..puslhtion £rom motor vehi c� es Will, be found 3L the &sigh of an emb" vehic�l.s, � � thrr p�c` ' r .� r,. res fcrm5 o'trari,or-=' vis'�.on cf ai,ternat�.ve r po,�.l�.tton tai.oti; t1er `cars c3a is of dir con amii ants. ems t lesser strou�n ' retie .o ettii:s pion control. aevxces r but the eng tie's, mint ? rept 1weXl ttlneo or mutoh 'OE) the 'eimisstin'it cdri� aciva�itage Is i t,s t . The cost a cuirrei;t con 01 c evido also m��ic�al� iricreases the, tcital cost th the cc+ni.qu, er;- '�cdntrra .l �' a s { r Vr t1 47 ,• `• U , , i btxzn more tiielr have less power; arae nPed frocxitent �tctne- tins. The electzexo:> steam• artci. gay isa ,i,re car's are nbt. �} Yet pzactia�ul fox re,}�lacing 'the internal cnmbtnstion engine s " The love-density development that has Occur, rec? Jin 1�utte County my es The ntamb.er a r: ble.the implementa£ishatao a'as ra sit extreme y' un ea a- ` iry to corivenientl nerve the County Mould make T4s s 'transit very ;eypensive.. '02 � 11 G The options to preveatt or re, cP rhotochema cal smog are ,mow 13mi.teel and each rirlc�en with Tdetr. active phis�ts F3utte ,C,t�tty 2 _ howeverr will inane to fdeciae` loomwhat costs thus &Y�I Vt..fi irg .te pay in. terms of heal, trarspc�xtation cdziven3, ante �r .. �7 'cetera. _e Iq�, C r>n Atthte,,Cdunty thence axe fec► lago potrobhemic� "; ° s zch asic indtist ie ,,t-o e>��' a��'r ray j tan1,cal. j � or other } ?. .r' C [ i nh tx The x ant ooc ter cessin9 '1I1C�nstri At' Very, cicfn J`i�i tga rega'r. tohotochei3cal air pol°lut�oiy.. Natua, pis iso, ` s d_ almostx�clusivel.,y for 'industrial. coss�titei3al' and''`resa= u e (Y ,. r� c ez�tia].` h ting. :i urrn t g of° natd rsl u a urea, off 13.tt1� ,a r pollution In our ,dq munity. j" 011 41 � R. o `'} c, i.,,i , �.,✓�", a ,r cy �"., �i'rcraft Butte County urban areas; also has ax pollution from ex- paridecl pr-: V tG?r mi.litary ante to 'inercial `air traffic. This 1, prob�l om, ho0ever; is being corrected by the' inditstiY J'et' > '" aa.reraft std rropel],ez „driven aikcraft, like the au6m bile, cmit� onsi erab] a car on triorao�:ic?e, unh`iirned hyd ooarboris and o :ides 'of initrogen, and although it isetAll xrlata ve to the att cimob3le emission. °tbis „problem mut t,be cotisiclered $' ., as aircraft traffic' anereases. �$d�O�pp��,�C) z Lry W, „ fir pol ut'son £tori agricultural actjVjties j partjcularl.y, �z�iCot1(,.the burning of ric� ttiAbbl in- other .,field cro;F t��aste i a'i'�dl or�h►rd tr mmirigs is of consiclerblc cbnceu.,1 to tire, peapl' tin Butte County. Giceatr'clbiir�s of smoke rise from.,'A the armla'nc�.s and sprt�a� j Iger �he valley aM ..sontet'imes oVear . tho cities. MI nin of ,.r� ce sttSS b] a orchard tmtte gzng,j has on odcas�.on even interfered wifh a ,t3;'vities of the t6v Chico, p.irport and cccasioriaTly contributes to the, hale over the Sacramaitto iia ley dura bcj The ineasiires to control ale Pblitio:tt front i�arictttttral ti1a15te btirr:ing ana„ smltc'�r_Iing are .,1�Q1 larger sat by tho Stats: This ..s a logical move .in tk a4- agric iltu�e is 'v4l'Ir�'-w►ide wind +c inniat, easily be ito.l.ato by cotint ,eu� The St&f,'O"'s ` i of i i ; obi �ectyve �.s" to e�rerjtua�.ly e1�.tri'ria;'e dll. k�tTrii'a�i�T ry agriculture waeste TI'le, lo,ncr ranele .plan. �.s' to: Exnii eco ,uTho omic ses tor: thrnatoxi.als that are. hots* burned. m o . 'taeliat a action is to al Iot4,- the�.faer •to" �:w, ,�,►as��•,�tvhen���� " the meteorolhg�.cal cand? tions aro such that the "smve nui- x, c r.`.Sance,,yill be min d , ro.._. ociw3 Y Cb orie of, thd�+ necessV%s,1es "'of' 1, °is water ��'reci pitato� � A studies reveal to use the relative aftunt o'f water15 falls on, the various ar a5 ,.of Butte t,outaty. Mai :� ,�hoias ;th'e Azo unt of .raft fall' �.n�seas`es oga Sforins vs "niorth anti ere y`", to,�% rds the Sierras . ,�,,. -In any pa]cticulap- ,storarson%% some; kain.fa.UT" �- and. 'the rem as niing� rainfa }. }rtnsoff as s:toac"m d�caa �aa9o�'�� w n w+ F " ?f:..' �'+7 F M1 -,i3?'./. ;7y�.. M', !' i. �1� ��+`-'o- {�at � IL 7 ,yF,,t�^-�'•y,f�r�s�'^'�-"-,,r�'!�.��,ICar;•�G`.��G�La?*ru��.�sii7�l���`�`t��y��tir �,:.;�- 1:��`�����h�s�.Wa�E+rx..�. �w°.�i,xyt h:"akeit� taay fi's�Ls sr�a1� creel: ancl ,then to i'tihe r~;i^, s called awtfade ,Ater rhe water hat: si ,n srl.and,rock c''c travels und�ez�ro his intoe ` �. as �.aa�L subsurface ,�� ater or grount? <�:.. ater y u� -� ,� _ 0 1. l5°, }This section dosdr�bes surface wsbor, surface 'waOo-r; nd the' diod pla3�s fount in'` Sutte ouiit Flood P7;a'ins� buring `_�:h hi; to- of fiasi`/ hooding hds. not��beE?tS a prob lem where development of the. lane? was neither rnon-exist-' ons or As land. is d�eVe].opad,; the, natural Zea_ ,tures aro aitored to riec4 pttrpos,e witrhout coinpehs'til, , for pchs�`nagps made to the laricscape And natural drainage wads � dea `deve'l o end causes increased El"od d f 3 rood g `� pm�.ng aha 4 1� art dama��e and .necessa fates expanc�etl pro, measures « �� 1 tlnl0 s such dovelbpm t as -ont �. l I ' !, b>3�, ro�ulat� on of a flojia pla n use., „da nett p otectivb Eeasi kas 'must: be in- Sti't;uted: plain r Flood eguYata ones c-`trolli , trig use �~ - x, . are ntende'r� as foals 'fob reduc�.r' - �f�''ooc3 t�a�ard� �.iivo�:ved W M g of, and to that}` consxst:eht with t ie. eloss of life ant plop 1. rt dama" a and can roduce the 'ut"a,mat a cost of 'a~iood: obn Y 9 ld -L.rol With. t utte County having., Pxpor.iehoed rapid growi overthe past too decaies.n a�ntJ.c3pating Moro growth " it 0hpi ,futurep flood is high in„many areas :t bene o ,mo rId t is the rime rs xoc ent,, in � ne yeas ng f1bod ' � - P g�.� potential ji whother done cid scibttsly or otherwise. 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