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Commission approves lease amendment to expand Sonol/Alameda Creek quarry operations with restoration commitments
Summary
The commission adopted CEQA findings and authorized the general manager to execute a lease amendment with Oliver DeSola (ODS) allowing expanded mining and deeper excavation at SMP 30, coupled with habitat-restoration commitments including a slurry cutoff wall, utility relocation and fish-passage investments supported by conservation agreements.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted to adopt CEQA findings and authorize an amendment to the mining lease with Oliver DeSola (ODS) covering SMP 30, enabling Phase 2 of a three-phase plan to expand quarry operations and deepen mining in parts of the Alameda Creek watershed while requiring a package of habitat-restoration measures.
PUC staff and contract counsel summarized Phase 2 elements: ODS applied to Alameda County for revisions to the SMP 30 mining permit to allow…
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