Draft Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement. Syar Industries, Inc. Mining Use Permit Application, Reclamation Plan, and Section 404 Permit Application
Abstract
Syar Industries has prepared reclamation plans for six aggregate mining sites on the Russian River, between river mile 25 (as measured from the mouth of the river at Jenner, California), north of Wohler Bridge, and river mile 34, just east of the City of Healdsburg in Sonoma County. Five of these six sites are vested. Of these, four would be subject to bar skimming and channel excavation, and the fifth, the Doyle Site, to floodplain pit mining. A sixth site is in the City of Healdsburg, and is not vested. A mining use permit has been submitted to the City for this site. At the Healdsburg site, bar skimming, channel excavation and construction of five spurs, to prevent bluff erosion, are proposed. A Section 404 permit application has been submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers for fill activities associated with mining and reclamation for the entire project. Anticipated impacts include river bed degradation, changes to fisheries, decreased water quality, loss of riparian vegetation, periodic impediments to recreation, and increased noise.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA268739