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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
PURPOSE
The purpose of an EIR is to provide objective planning, and
environmental information to guide' and assist decision
makers, lead agency staff, and the public in their
evaluation of the potential environmental effects that may
result from the implementation of the proposed project
and in the evaluation of alternatives and mitigation
measures which may reduce or eliminate those impacts..
EIR PROCESS To DATE -
9/96
Application filed for Use Permit, Mining Permit, and,Reclamation
Plan
9/96-5/98
Draft EIR prepared
5/98-7/98
Public Review Period (Planning Commission Meeting 6/98)
7/98-6/00
Comment evaluation and response period
6/00
Contract initiated with new consulting firm
6/00-4/02
Public Comments evaluated, expanded traffic, hydrology and
noise evaluations completed. Decision made to update and
recirculate entire document
4/02-9/02
Draft EIR revised and updated
9/02-10/02
Public Review Period
11/02-8/03
Comment evaluation and response period
10/.03
Final EIR released
10/03-2/04
Planning Commission Hearings
2/04-2/06
Applicant negotiates with Department of Conservation over
Williamson Act Contract
2/06-4/06
Land Use Committee Hearings
12/06
Planning Commission Hearing
1/07
Planning Commission Hearing
2/07'
Planning Commission Hearing
Begins 4/07
Board of Supervisors Hearing
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
PURPOSE
The purpose of an EIR is to provide objective planning, and
environmental information to guide' and assist decision
makers, lead agency staff, and the public in their
evaluation of the potential environmental effects that may
result from the implementation of the proposed project
and in the evaluation of alternatives and mitigation
measures which may reduce or eliminate those impacts..
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES
` The overall goal of the Proposed Project is to obtain a long
term, dependable source of high-quality aggregate to
support future construction operations in the area. .
Specific objectives include: '
• Location
- Secure permits and approvals'to mine
and process known high-quality
aggregate reserves close enough to the
City of Chico to feasibly -serve the area
- Provide for haulage of construction materials'
over the most efficient available routes.
' • Profit
- Operate a profitable mining operation
PROJECT OBJECTIVES ,
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• Project Life'
- Provide for a reasonable period of
approved operations in accordance with
availability of resources, agreements, mining
and reclamation plans and foreseeable market
demands
• Ownership
Secure permits and approvals on a site
already owned or leased by the Applicant'
that contains high quality aggregate resources
• Mining ,
Provide for an annual maximum permitted
production level of 250,000 cubic yards ,
marketed (approximately 275,000 cubic yards
mined)
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES
` The overall goal of the Proposed Project is to obtain a long
term, dependable source of high-quality aggregate to
support future construction operations in the area. .
Specific objectives include: '
• Location
- Secure permits and approvals'to mine
and process known high-quality
aggregate reserves close enough to the
City of Chico to feasibly -serve the area
- Provide for haulage of construction materials'
over the most efficient available routes.
' • Profit
- Operate a profitable mining operation
PROJECT OBJECTIVES ,
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• Project Life'
- Provide for a reasonable period of
approved operations in accordance with
availability of resources, agreements, mining
and reclamation plans and foreseeable market
demands
• Ownership
Secure permits and approvals on a site
already owned or leased by the Applicant'
that contains high quality aggregate resources
• Mining ,
Provide for an annual maximum permitted
production level of 250,000 cubic yards ,
marketed (approximately 275,000 cubic yards
mined)
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES
(CONTINUED)
• Processing
- Process extracted materials on-site to achieve
maximum possible operational efficiency
Employment
Provide employment for up to 25 people, as
well as indirectly supporting existing employment
in construction materials, services, and other'
related businesses
• Site Conservation
Avoid mining on, and impacts'to, prime farmland
- Implement a reclamation program designed to
minimize erosion and enhance wildlife and
aesthetic values by restoring wildlife habitat lost
during the years of agricultural production
Provide for long-term (in perpetuity)
management, stewardship, and preservation
of high quality habitat on the reclaimed site
OVERVIEW OF.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• Project Area:
KRC Holdings, Inc. and Baldwin Contracting Company
(KRC/Baldwin) is applying for a Use Permit and Mining
Permit and Reclamation Plan to conduct off -channel
extraction of aggregate resources on approximately 193
acres of a 235 -acre portion of the M&T Chico Ranch property
• Project Reserves, Production and Operating Life:
- Site classified as MRZ-2a by State Mining and Geology
Board
Reserves estimated at 5.5 million cubic yards
- Annual production: ,approximately 275,000 cubic yards
- Project life: 20-30 years
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OVERVIEW OF PROJECT DESCRIPTION'
(CONTINUED)
® Operating Schedule and Workforce:
- Hours: November - April- 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
May - October 6:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Five days per week, plus occasional Saturdays
Emergency response operations: up to 24-hour loading
` and delivery
Mining Activities:
- Use of conventional construction and mining equipment
- Stockpile topsoil with scrapers
- Aggregate production with dragline or dredge
OVERVIEW OF PROJECT DESCRIPTION
(CONTINUED)
Stockpiling and Transport: '
Materials washed, sorted and stockpiled at 40 -acre
plant site
Loadout and transport in 15 cubic yard trucks
Reclamation:
- Second land use (mining area) is open water and
wildlife habitat ,
- Revegetation with valley oak savanna and riparian -
forest communities
Shallow water and deep water habitats created
- Reclamation of plant site for agriculture
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PERMITS AND
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IMPACT SUMMARY-.
LAND USE
• 4.2-1: Land Use Incompatibility
• 4.2-2: Consistency with Butte County General '
Plan and with the Butte County Zoning
and Mining Ordinance
• 4.2-3: Conversion of Agriculture '
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PERMITS AND
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IMPACT SUMMARY-.
LAND USE
• 4.2-1: Land Use Incompatibility
• 4.2-2: Consistency with Butte County General '
Plan and with the Butte County Zoning
and Mining Ordinance
• 4.2-3: Conversion of Agriculture '
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IMPACT SUMMARY
I-IYDROLOCY AND.
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WATER QUALITY
• 4.4-1:
Groundwater Resources
• '-4.4-2:
Groundwater Quality Associated with
Facilities Ope.r'ation
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Pit Water Quality '
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Stormwater Discharges
• 4.415:
Erosion of. Buffer Between Little Chico
Creek and, the Proposed Pit
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Creek Migration 4
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Flooding -
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Flooding Storage and Groundwater j
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FOCUS OF REVIEW
(CEQA GUIDELINES § 15204 (A) AND (C))
"...should focus on _the sufficiency of the document in identifying and
analyzing possible inputs...and ways in which the significant effects ... of
the project might be avoided or mitigated"
"...reviewers should be aware that the adequacy of an EIR is determined
in terms of what is reasonably feasible... CEQA does not require a lead.,
agency to conduct every test or perform all research, study, and
experimentation recommended or demanded by commenters:"
"Reviewers should explain the basis for their comments, and should
submit data or references offering facts, reasonable assumptions based
on facts, or expert opinion supported by facts:.."
"...an effect shall not be considered significant in the absence of
substantial evidence'." ,
' Argument, speculation, unsubstantiated opinion or narrative, ,evidence which is
clearly erroneous or inaccurate, or evidence of social or economic impacts which do
not contribute to, or are not caused by, physical impacts on the environment does
not constitute substantial'evidence.
PUBLIC COMMENT
a SEPTEMBER, 2002 DRAFT EIR
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