[Water_news] 4. DWR'S CALIFORNIA WATER NEWS - Water Quality-10/30/08

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October 29, 2008

 

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Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Idaho Maryland Mine Project
EIR Documents available on Oct. 30

Yubanet – 10/29/08

By: City of Grass Valley

 

Oct. 30, 2008 - The City of Grass Valley has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed re-opening of the Idaho-Maryland Mine. The public review period for this DEIR will extend from October 30 to December 15, 2008. The DEIR identifies the following potentially significant impacts which are analyzed in the Environmental Impact Report: aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology, soils, seismicity, and mineral resources, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation and traffic, and utilities and service systems.

The Idaho-Maryland Mining Corporation (IMMC) proposes to reopen the historic Idaho-Maryland Mine and develop mineral deposits into gold and high quality stone ceramic products. Specific applications include: 1) General Plan Amendment, 2) Prezoning, 3) Annexation, 4) Development Review, and 5) Mineral Extraction. The Idaho-Maryland Mine project comprises three properties that encompass a total of 138 acres of land located with the City of Grass Valley and unincorporated Nevada County. These properties include the: (1) Idaho-Maryland site (101 acres); (2) New Brunswick site (37 acres); and (3) Round Hole site (a 1-acre easement within an 8 acre parcel). The project sites are located east of State Routes 20/49; the Idaho Maryland and Round Hole sites are located south of Idaho Maryland Road, west of Brunswick Road, and north of East Bennett Road, and the New Brunswick site is located southwest of the intersection of Brunswick Road and East Bennett Road. The Idaho-Maryland property is identified as being on the Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites List.

A public workshop/informational open house on the DEIR will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the L.O.V.E Building in Condon Park, 660 B Minnie Street, Grass Valley, California. The public workshop will then be followed by a public hearing with the Planning Commission at 7:00 p.m. on November 18, 2008 in the Grass Valley City Council Chambers.

This Notice of Availability starts the beginning of the 45-day public review period of the DEIR. Written comments on the DEIR must be provided by December 15, 2008 and should be sent to:


Tom Last, Planning Director
125 East Main Street
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Fax: (530) 274-4399

Copies of the DEIR are available for public review at City Hall, and the libraries listed below, or online at http://www.cityofgrassvalley.com. Paper copies can be purchased at the House of Print and Copy, 1501 East Main Street, Grass Valley, (530) 273-1000. CD's of the documents can be purchased from the Planning Department at Grass Valley City Hall, 125 East Main Street.


The DEIR can also be viewed at the following locations:

Grass Valley City Hall
125 East Main Street
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 274-4330

Grass Valley Public Library
207 Mill Street
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 273-4117

Madelyn Helling County Library
980 Helling Way
Nevada City, CA 95959
(530) 265-7050#

http://yubanet.com/regional/Notice-of-Availability-of-a-Draft-Environmental-Impact-Report-for-the-Idaho-Maryland-Mine-Project.php

 

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