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Jan 14 2020· Background During the 2019 state legislative session a broad coalition of conservation recreation and tribal groups supported legislation HB 1261 and SB 5322 to restrict suction dredge mining in river reaches designated as critical habitat for salmon and endangered fish species and require permitting under the Clean Water Act
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Aug 15 2013· The new law caps the number of dredging permits each year at 850 It also directs the Governor s office to send new suction dredge mining regulations to the legislature by 2015
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Feb 17 2015· Washington State bill attempting to ban suction dredging As most of you know a bill has been introduced in Washington by the radical extreme environmental groups working with the Democrats which would effectively halt all suction dredging under the guise that more studies need to be done more money needs to be spent and that dredging kills
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Jun 22 2010· The bill reflects California s recognition that suction dredge mining causes environmental harm as the legislature found that suction or vacuum dredge mining results in various adverse environmental impacts to protected fish species the water quality of th[e] state and the health of the people 91 California s recognition of the
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Apr 14 2018· Suction dredging is thus a risky legally complex and very competitive way of making money But it has only gotten worse in the last ten years Since 2000 the price of gold has skyrocketed from $273 per ounce to about $1 325 per ounce today placer gold is worth slightly less than pure gold
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from gold suction dredges Speculation and assumptions about effects that may occur in the future completely disregard the real world of hard evidence The California SEIR disregarded the current state of the environment while acknowledging that assuming a state where suction dredging
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Comparison of Suction Dredge Mining Regulations in United States Appendix E Page 1 of 7 State Issuing Agency Permit Type/ Applicability Required Disclosures Duration of Permit Associated Fees Nozzle Limit Engine Hp limit Material Movement limits Monitoring/ Reporting Permits Issued Seasonal restrictions Water body
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Dec 18 2017· The case went to the CA Supreme Court which upheld Rinehart s conviction confirming that states may restrict the use of certain mining technologies in order to protect the environment Permitting Suction Dredge Mining California has required a permit for suction dredge mining since 1961 shortly after the technique was popularized
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nia has required a permit for suction dredging since 1961 shortly after the method first came into use 1961 Cal Stat 3864 The State s permitting regime origi nally required a showing that the use of a suction dredge would not be deleterious to fish Ibid Cali fornia later designated certain waterways off limits to suction dredging
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State Water Board Seeking Public Comments Now Take Action The State Water Resource Control Board SWRCB has the responsibility to regulate suction dredge mining under the federal Clean Water Act The SWRCB is seeking public comments to inform the development of its regulations The SWRCB could develop regulations or restrictions on when and where one could dredge limit the size of the
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Mar 03 2020· Alaska Montana Idaho Oregon and several other states ban the activity in critical habitat for endangered fish California has completely banned suction dredge mining Miners in Oregon appealed the state s moratorium on suction dredge mining all the way to the Supreme Court which declined to hear the case
Get PriceMar 30 2020· Prohibitive State Suction Dredge Regulations Programs Several years ago PLP had to make the tough decision to face the reality that fighting in state courts on certain premises was not productive when one has no control over the narrative The narrative had been set by extreme environmentalists that suction dredging
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Suction dredge mining has been going on in the state of California for the last 50 years with no recorded ill effects from the activity A suction dredge remains the single best management tool that both miners and agencies have to remove valuable minerals from streambeds A suction dredge
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suction dredge mining at the state level it is prudent to determine if the states have the power to regulate the act in the first place Mining interest groups rely on a strict interpretation of the Mining Act of 1872 Act to find authority to pursue
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The steam driven bucket dredger superseded the mud mill but the earliest bucket dredgers were very unreliable It wasn t until 1857 that a suction dredger was built in the United States The GENERAL MOULTRIE was equipped with a single 47cm diameter suction pipe and a deck mounted centrifugal pump Her hopper capacity was 118 cubic metres
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Mineral prospecting and placer mining activities in or near water qualify as hydraulic projects and require a permit Chapter RCW The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife WDFW regulates some of these activities through the Gold and Fish People who operate within the rules of the Gold and Fish pamphlet do not need to apply for an individual Hydraulic Project Approval
Get PriceJun 08 2021· A District Court judge last week ruled Shannon Poe of Concord California violated the Clean Water Act on the South Fork of the Clearwater River when he suction dredge mined 42 days in
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Apr 01 2013· Recreational Dredging Revised April 1 2013 To address the interest in low impact prospecting in natural streams for precious metals or gemstones a committee composed of representatives of state and federal agencies and a citizen s representative developed the Recreational Dredging Program The application form conditions for approval and list of streams OPEN to these
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Discharges from highbanker and combination highbanker and suction dredge equipment Miners may convert the combination highbanker and suction dredge to a suction dredge but it must meet the definition of a suction dredge in the permit There may be additional requirements by other local state and federal mining and land use authorities
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