Calaveras Land Use

Murphys man granted slack on restrictive policy  Policy 07-242 has been an irritant to developers, builders and some business interests since it was approved in 2007. The policy was intended to temporarily rein in rural sprawl by preventing the creation of small lots in the county’s far-flung ranch lands and forests while county officials revised the General Plan that guides where and how growth can happen.   County code revised to simplify... Read More

Local Burn Pemits

Cal Fire news release Open burn hours, permits NOT required. Burn hour restrictions have been lifted for the counties of Calaveras, Tuolumne, and the eastern portions of San Joaquin and Stanislaus that are within the State Responsibility Area. CA Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection, December 5  Read More

Calaveras County Draft General Plan Released!

News Flash!!  Calaveras County’s Draft General Plan Released December 18; Community Plans are NOT Included; Public Has 90-day Review & Comment Period Calaveras County –  December 18, 2014.  County of Calaveras, Department of Planning, “The 2014 Draft General Plan is now available for public review and comment.”   General Plan Draft Documents and December 18, 2014 Release Information are posted for review on the General... Read More

Rivers and Water

California Water News In California water news today, California Braces for Mudslides From ‘Pineapple Express’ Storm, Three feet of snow possible at higher elevations, Winter storms finally starting to boost storage levels in key reservoirs, How much will heavy rains help the drought?, Drought designations don’t budge despite heavy rains, Flood of storms drying up before drought is busted, California lawmakers look to 2015 for drought... Read More

Calaveras County General Plan Update

Calaveras GPU to be released December 2014 Planning Director Peter Maurer plans to have the General Plan draft out next Tuesday.  Or at the latest Wed./ Thursday–because he is going on vacation Friday for 11 days.  This was discussed at the planning commission meeting this morning. Director Maurer has been working on “loose ends” (Public Facilities, map corrections, exhibit for Open Space, Circulation Element) that he hopes... Read More

Forests and Watersheds

Government attorneys want Sierra Pacific lawyers off Moonlight fire case* In the latest move in a years-long legal brawl over the 2007 Moonlight Fire, government attorneys have asked a Sacramento federal judge to kick the lawyers defending Sierra Pacific Industries off the case for alleged unlawful and unethical tactics. Sacramento Bee, November 19  Read More

Rivers and Water

Two reservoirs get mercury warnings By Alex Breitler The (Stockton) Record / Sac Bee/ November 24, 2014 For the first time, state regulators have announced that certain fish commonly caught in two local reservoirs – Camanche and New Melones – are not safe for some people to eat because of high mercury levels. The new guidelines issued by the state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment are not a surprise, however. They are similar to... Read More

More California Water News

In California water news today, Capitol Hill talks on drought bill dry up, to resume next year; A glimmer of hope for winter rain and snow; UC Davis notes the obvious: Water can’t be stored if it’s not there in the first place; State Senate hearing focuses on streamlining groundwater rights disputes, and more …   In the news today … Capitol Hill talks on drought bill dry up, to resume next year: “Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California... Read More

Shaping water storage in California

With the continuation of California’s historic drought and the recent passage of Proposition 1, the potential value of additional water storage in the state is an area of vigorous discussion. In a new study released today, we look at the different roles of storage in California’s integrated water system and evaluate storage capacity expansion from what we call a “system analysis approach.” This approach emphasizes how new storage projects,... Read More

Amador County General Plan Update News

See attached for the REVISED NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE AMADOR COUNTY DRAFT GENERAL PLAN (COMMENT PERIOD HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND AN ADDITIONAL MEETING SCHEDULED) NOTE:  On November 10, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved an extended public comment period and scheduled an additional joint meeting for public comment.  — Amador County Planning Department 810 Court Street... Read More