Title
Sundberg Surface Mining Conditional Use Permit & Reclamation Plan
Case Number CUP-16-204/SMP-16-003/RP-16-004
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 504-131-002
Application for a Conditional Use Permit/Mining Plan/Reclamation Plan for the seasonal extraction in Humboldt County of up to 6,300 cubic yards of sand and gravel per year from river gravel bars. The existing aggregate extraction site has historically involved aggregate removal from the exposed bar surface within the property. Previously this site received County approval in 1994 for an annual extraction rate of up to 40,000 cubic yards. Secondary activities such as temporary equipment storage during active periods of operation will also occur. Monitoring information indicates that extraction at average historical levels is appropriate at this site and that such operations will not cause immediate nor cumulative significant adverse environmental impacts. The proposal is apply for a conditional use permit and Surface mining and reclamation plan. This project will remain consistent with the previous terms and conditions found within the previous permits. This project is subject to conditions and oversight found within the County of Humboldt's Interim Adaptive Management plan as described in Chapter II (3).The proposal is for the extraction of up to 6,300 cubic yards of aggregate (sand and gravel) from adjacent gravel bars on an annual basis. The permitted volume is constant with the Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Report allocation proposed by NMFS, FEV method for allocating maximum extraction volume by mean annual recruitment (MAR). (Table 2-4 SPEIR) for both the Miller Almquist Bar and Simpson-Glendale Bar. The ongoing operation will continue to extract material as long as material is available on the gravel bar and operations conform to that established within the Interim Adaptive Management Plan (IAMP). The extraction activity will continue to occur during the summer season between June 1st and October 1st. Aggregate materials will be extracted, loaded onto trucks and transported to an off-site location two miles north west of the project area where processing and storage will occur. In any given year, project extraction volumes, locations, and methods will be submitted by the applicant for approval by local, state, and federal agencies, including the County of Humboldt, CHERT, Dept. of Fish and Game, and Army Corps of Engineers. This interagency process is more specifically described in the IAMP.
Recommendation
Move to make all of the required findings, based on evidence in the staff report, adopt the mitigated negative declaration and approve the application as described in the Agenda Item Transmittal and subject to the recommended conditions in Attachment 1.