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June 30, 2009
North Valley Building Systems, Inc.
COMPLETE CONCRETE & BUILDING SERVICE
30 Seville Court
Chico, CA 95928
www.northvalleybuilding.com
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Butte County Department of Development Services nG �V
7 County Center Drive (}� rl�( �/1
Oroville, CA 95965
Re: Pre -Development Conference
Helena Chemical Company Fertilizer Storage and Distribution Facility
APN: 038-260-013-000 JH McKnight Ranch Inc.
To Whom It May Concern:
We are proposing the development of the property listed above in the Nelson area
into an Agricultural Fertilizer Storage and Distribution Facility. The project is to be
located on the 26.49 acre McKnight Ranch parcel at the northeast corner of Nelson
Road and the Union Pacific Railroad. The proposed structures on the site would be
a 130' x 360' bulls dry fertilizer warehouse with two (2) each attached 34' x 48' load -
out enclosures and accessory office with truck scale. Two (2) each free-standing
300,000 -gallon liquid fertilizer tanks within a spill containment area are also proposed.
Future plans call for a 30,000 square foot chemical warehouse for storage of 1-55
gallon containers of product. The warehouse will have an integral spill containment
system designed into its construction. Site improvements will consist of placement of
asphalt and concrete paving that will direct drainage to a storm water detention
basin that will be monitored for water quality prior to being discharged at a pre -
development rate.
The Union Pacific Railroad is proposing installation of a branched spur line coming off
of the existing rail on the westerly boundary of the parcel. This spur will allow loaded
rail cars from the south to be pulled off of the active rail to be unloaded by a
conveyor system to the warehouse. Once unloaded by Helena Chemical, Union
Pacific will then be scheduled to pickup the empty rail car. Assumed schedule is
eight (8) rail cars at two (2) times per week during seasonal application. Fertilizer will
then be loaded into Helena owned trailers where they will then be transported to the
customers site for application.
The parcel is zoned A-40 with a general plan designation of OFC (Orchard and Field
Crop) and we understand that both may need to be amended. Originally used as
a dairy and livestock production facility, the land was converted in 1976 to rice
cultivation where it remains today. Additional rice fields adjoin the property to the
northern and southerly directions. Directly to the south across Nelson Road there are
a couple of single family residences. The community of Nelson consisting of multiple
small residential parcels is separated to the west by the Union Pacific Railroad,
drainage ditches and Midway.
PHONE (530) 345-7296 • FAX (530) 345-2399 • CONT. LIC. #812173
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Multiple agencies will be consulted for compliance for this project. Butte County
Development Services including but not limited to Environmental Health and Public
Works, Air Quality Board, Regional Water Quality Board and others. Helena will
continue to work closely with many of these agencies and others for their many
facilities across the country. The railroad has already been contacted and
preparations are in place for the spur line should the project move forward. A
phase I environmental study was completed in February by Hanover Environmental
Services and determined that there was no cause to proceed with a phase II study.
If you need any additional information or clarification of the items provided prior to
the conference please don't hesitate to contact me.
Respectfully,
R. Scott Miller
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