Granite Mine Expansion Project
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007031146
Lead Agency
City of Twentynine Palms
Document Title
Granite Mine Expansion Project
Document Type
RIR - Revised Environmental Impact Rep
Received
Present Land Use
Community Industrial (CI) and Rural Living
Document Description
The proposed project would expand the Twentynin Palms Sand and Gravel Surface Mining Facility from 113.5 acres to 469.5 acres. The proposed project affects 356 acres and includes a request for a General Plan Amendmentm and rezoning of 320 acres from RL 2.5, Rural Living, to CI, Community Industrial. Approximately 1/2 of the project site (178 acres) would be actively mined incrementally in planned phases, while the other half would be set aside for permanent wildlife habitat conservation. Mining currently takes place at the existing facility at an estimated annual rate of 330,000 tons per year and would increase to 450,000 tons per year by mining the additional 178 acres. Reclamation would be unirrigated open space, retention basin for flood control and habitat. The project requires a Statutory Development Agreement, Conditional Use Permit, and Reclamation Plan.
Contact Information
Name
Charles La Claire
Agency Name
City of Twentynine Palms
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Twentynine Palms
Counties
San Bernardino
Cross Streets
Twentynine Palms Highway (Highway 62)
Zip
92277
Total Acres
356
Parcel #
591-301-004 005; 591-341-001, 006, 007, 008
State Highways
62
Waterways
No
Township
1S
Range
9E
Section
1, 6
Base
SBB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6
Development Types
Mining (Mineral Sand and Gravel)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Use Permit, Reclamation Plan, Statutory Development Agreement
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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