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Requests to mine gravel from Umpqua rivers are denied
Saturday, September 16, 2006 | No comments posted.
PORTLAND (AP) - Ten applications to mine sand and gravel from the Umpqua and South Umpqua river in Douglas County have been turned down, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday.
The Army Corps said the corporate and individual applications sought permits to remove more than 200,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel a year. It said that volume was considered unsustainable, and the work could lead to damage to aquatic and streamside habitat.
“We carefully weighed the various public interest factors and could not, in good conscience, issue these permits for work that could have such adverse impacts to the river,” said Col. Thomas O'Donovan, Portland District commander in a statement.
The Army Corps said it consolidated the proposals because they were in the same watershed. In granting permits for work that affects waterways, the agency is required to assess the cumulative effects to the environment as well as the individual impacts, it said.
The agency said it encouraged the applicants to seek less harmful alternatives, revise the scope of the work and re-submit proposals. It said its decision is subject to an administrative appeal within the agency.
Five of the applications came from divisions of LTM Inc., which included Coos Bay-based Bracelin-Yeager Inc., which has a facility in Reedsport.
The Army Corps said the corporate and individual applications sought permits to remove more than 200,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel a year. It said that volume was considered unsustainable, and the work could lead to damage to aquatic and streamside habitat.
“We carefully weighed the various public interest factors and could not, in good conscience, issue these permits for work that could have such adverse impacts to the river,” said Col. Thomas O'Donovan, Portland District commander in a statement.
The Army Corps said it consolidated the proposals because they were in the same watershed. In granting permits for work that affects waterways, the agency is required to assess the cumulative effects to the environment as well as the individual impacts, it said.
The agency said it encouraged the applicants to seek less harmful alternatives, revise the scope of the work and re-submit proposals. It said its decision is subject to an administrative appeal within the agency.
Five of the applications came from divisions of LTM Inc., which included Coos Bay-based Bracelin-Yeager Inc., which has a facility in Reedsport.
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