APPCOR12074

• Permit No: C1983059
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Date: 4/12/1983
• Doc Name: ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOOR ‎(AVF)‎
• From: MLRD
• To: TERROR CREEK CO
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
D Monte Pascoe. Execut~oe Dneclor
MINED LAND RECLAMATION DI
DAVID C. SHEL70N Director
Rlch artlD lamm
Governor
April 12, 1983
Mr. Rick Chilton
Terror Creek Company
17y22 Fitch Ave., Suite 21U
Irvine, l:alifornia 92714
Dear Mr. Chilton:
The Division has determined that the terrace on which the Terror i:reek
loadout is situated is very probably an alluvial valley floor (AVF). As
such, specific information regarding agriculutural significance,
restoration of the essential hydrologic functions, and predisturbarrce
agricultural productivity is required. Plans for pest-reclamation
monitoring to document restoration of essential Hydrologic functions and
ayricultural productivity is also required.
With respect to ayricultural siynificance, the appl ration asserts that,
since only eigfrt of the total nineteen acres within tfle permit area will
be disturbed, "the affected area is small and provires negliyible support
for one or inure farms". However, no specific infortation regardiny the
percentage of the farm's production which carne from the affected AVF is
presented. In order for the division to make a finciny of non-
siynificance; sufficient productivity and economic `nforetation must be
provided to document, based on acreage, boundaries t.nd productivity of
the farm that the affected AVF provided negligible support for production
of the farm.
"Farm" is defined by Rule 2.Ub.8(5)(c) as "the comUlnatiun of
[agricultural] land units with ac re aye and boundaries in existence prior
to Auyust 3, 1977, or if established after August s, 1977, with those
boundaries based on enhancement of the farm's ayricultural productivity
and not related to surface coal mining operations.
With respect to restorations, necessary information is specified by Rules
2.Ub.8(a)(i), (iv) and (v) and Rule 1.06.8(4){d)(ii)(c). Since pre-mine
and post-mine land uses are irrigated ayriculture, it is critical that
the application identify those soil characteristics which existed prior
to disturbance and specify how those soil characteristics will be
restored.
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