Item 1: PH on Ordinance Amending Metro Plan (Delta Sand and Gravel)

Home Browse Search

The mining of the expansion area will be performed in a planned sequence that will put all ground water and rain water flowing by gravity across the open 300 acre pit to the pumps located at the Exhibit 49 excavated pond near the Willamette River that remove the water flowing into the pit. See for detailed explanation of the proposed sequence to mine the expansion area. Minimization of conflicts – Groundwater -- Addressed by Condition # 22 in Exhibit C, to complete a low permeability barrier along the outer perimeter edge of the expanded mining area to the depth of the older cemented alluvium to prevent seepage into the pit. Both Planning Commissions found unanimously that there was a conflict due to groundwater. The low permeability barrier (aquaclude) is proposed as mitigation, and the applicant should map the specific proposed location for the low-permeability barrier. The Lane County Planning Commission voted 4-2 that the aquaclude would not minimize the conflict with groundwater to an adequate level. The Eugene Planning Commission found unanimously that the aquaclude would minimize conflicts with groundwater to an adequate level. AGRICULTURAL CONFLICTS – minimization of conflicts with agricultural practices must be reviewed under the provisions of ORS 215.296(1) to determine that the use will not: (a) force a significant change in accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm or forest use; or (b) significantly increase the cost of accepted farm or forest practices on surrounding lands devoted to farm or forest use. The subject property is currently being farmed, which is an appropriate interim use for future gravel Exhibit 24 resource land. See from Dewey Hofer, who is farming the expansion area under lease . Exhibits 16, 18 and 40 agreement with the owners, from Full Circle Community Farm, provide another viewpoint of potential impacts to their existing operating family farm. Their farm is about a mile away in the River Road/Santa Clara area, outside the 1500’impact area identified for this PAPA. Expert general testimony regarding agricultural practices and conflicts with dust is provided by Ross Exhibit 33f. Penhallegon, OSU Extension Agent for the southern Willamette Valley in Both Planning Commissions found that there was conflict to agricultural practices within the impact area. The Lane County vote was 4-2 and Eugene vote was 3-2. The Eugene Planning Commissions voted unanimously that the conflicts with agricultural practices could be minimized to a level that does not force a significant change in accepted farm use nor increase the cost to conduct farming significantly. The Lane County Planning Commission voted 4-2 that the conflicts with agricultural practices could NOT be minimized to a level that does not force a significant change in accepted farm use nor increase the cost to conduct farming significantly. STEP 4:WEIGH ESEE ANALYSIS OAR660-023-180(5)(d): The local government shall determine any significant conflicts identified under the requirements of subsection (c) of this section that cannot be minimized. Based on these conflicts only, local government shall determine the ESEE consequences of either allowing, limiting, or not Board/Council Hearing – Ordinance No. PA 1238 Delta Sand & Gravel Expansion Agenda Cover Memo Page 15 of 23