PROJECTS > SURFACE MINE PERMITTING/POLICY

Surface Mine Permitting/Policy services range from the renewal of existing permits to submittal of complete permit packages for new operations. Because of our twenty year in-depth experience in this area we have been involved with policy development at both the state and county level.

STREAMLINE provides services for annual permitting/agency approvals of in-stream aggregate operations, extraction design plans, erosion control and storm water pollution prevention plans for quarry/processing operations, monitoring services throughout the year and representation at agency program development meetings. STREAMLINE has provided long term and annual extraction approvals for more than 30 surface mining operations in Humboldt, Mendocino, Del Norte and Trinity Counties. Other services include management of annual aerial photography flights, monitoring, compilation of historic aerial coverage, stream assessments, financial assurance calculations and public hearing testimony.

Our experience is in working with the following agencies: County lead agencies (SMARA), Department of Fish and Game (DFG), CA Office of Mine Reclamation, Caltrans, RWQCB, Air Quality Districts, CA Coastal Commission, State Lands Commission, Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA Fisheries, USFWS, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal governments, US Forest Service, National Park Service.

As our working relationships suggest, in this area we are "inside" of the system and involved in shaping state and local government policy. This includes implementation of federal law, authoring of background studies, creation of a realistic general plan policy framework as well as streamlining procedures and time frames. By working with both business management and government we have satisfied community concerns while allowing companies to operate in a successful manner.

Clients & Projects - Permitting/ Environmental Analysis:

• Mad River Sand and Gravel, SMARA, DFG 1603, Army Corps annual requirements, Army Corps 404 requirements and Biological Assessment for Mad River and RWQCB 401 Cert.
• Johnny Jacobs, SMARA requirements for Jacobs Quarry, Del Norte County
• Pat Fulton, SMARA requirements for Fulton Quarry, Maple Creek
• Tosten Ranch, SMARA renewal requirements for Bear Buttes Quarry, Miranda, CA
• Poonkinney Quarry Issue Report on Noise, Traffic and Dust, Dos Rios, CA
• Arcata Readimix Co., SMARA, DFG 1603, Army Corps requirements for
  • Singley Bar, Eel River
  • Johnson/Spini Bar, Mad River
• Humboldt Bay Gravel Inc., SMARA and Coastal Development Permit requirements, Eel River
• Drake Sand and Gravel, SMARA, Army Corps 404, Coastal, DFG 1603 requirements, Eel River
• Randall Sand and Gravel, So. Fork Eel River, Garberville
  • SMARA, Army Corps annual requirements, DFG 1603 and RWQCB 401 Cert.,
  • SMARA requirements for sandstone quarry (Randall Quarry)
• Arcata Redwood Co., SMARA requirements, Redwood Creek
• Simpson Timber Co., SMARA, Army Cops 404 requirements for Glendale Bar, Mad River
• Klamath Trinity Aggregates, SMARA requirements for Ammon Quarry, Willow Creek
• Wallan and Johnson, So. Fork Eel River, Garberville
  • SMARA, Army Corps annual requirements, DFG 1603 and RWQCB 401 Cert.,
  • SMARA requirements for sandstone quarry (Monschke Quary)
• Mercer, Fraser Co., Surface Mining and Reclamation Plan (SMARA), Dept of Fish and Game 1603 Agreements, Army Corps of Engineer 404 Permit and annual monitoring for:
  • Sandy Prairie Site, Eel River near Fortuna
  • Elbert Land Site, Eel River near Fortuna
  • EIR for Cooks Valley Site, So. Fork Eel River near Garberville
  • Essex Site, Mad River near Blue Lake
  • Dinsmore Site, Van Duzen River near Dinsmore
  • Willow Creek Site, Trinity River near Willow Creek
  • McKnight Site, Trinity River near Willow Creek
• Mercer, Fraser Co., SMARA requirements for Greywacke Quarries Trinidad Quarry
  • A-21 Quarry
  • A-370 Quarry
  • M-200 Quarry
• Hoopa Valley Ready Mix, SMARA, Army Corps 404, DFG 1603, Hoopa Tribe 401 Cert., Trinity River
• Silva Estates Bar, SMARA, Coastal, DFG 1603, Eel River
• Red Rock Industries, EA/Army Corps 404 requirements for Gravel Removal on the Resighini Rancheria, Klamath River
• Jaxon Enterprises, EA/Army Corps 404 requirements for Gravel Removal on the Resighini Rancheria, Klamath River Reservation Ranch, Army Corps 404 permitting requirement; Smith River
• Redwood Empire Aggregates, SMARA assistance for Emmerson and Blue Lake Bars
• Fort Seward Ranch Bar, SMARA, EIR, DFG 1603 requirements, Main Fork Eel River
• Leland Rock Bar, SMARA, EIR assistance, Eel and Van Duzen Rivers

Clients & Projects - Surface Mining Policy Development:

• Economic Impacts of Limiting Surface Mining Operations in Humboldt County, Oral Presentation before Board of Supervisors, 2004
• Fish, Farm and Forestry Communities Policy Comm., North Coast Gravel Assoc. Representative
• Miscellaneous Assistance in Developing DFG Monitoring Guidelines, Co SMARA Revisions
• Assistance with Army Corps of Engineers LOP Permit Process/Biological Monitoring Guidelines for Humboldt County, 1996, 2002
• Authored Humboldt County's General Plan Policy Study on Mineral Resources
• County of Humboldt Program EIR (partial) for Gravel Removal for the Lower Mad River, Humboldt County
• North Coast Gravel Association - Eel River Aggregate Management Plan, Researcher

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