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Div. 3.5.DIVISION 3.5. MINES AND MINING
Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Placer Mining Water Pollution
This text of California § 3965. (3965. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 259, Sec. 11.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 3964, any placer miner who is operating by dredging process, and who desires to transport his or her dredger across a stream, may conduct the dredger across the stream without constructing a settling pond, if he or she is of the opinion that the expense of constructing settling ponds in the stream would be unduly heavy.
Before transporting the dredger, the operator shall use the following procedure:
(a)He or she shall give a notice of the intent to cross a stream to the clerk or the secretary of each city or district owning or operating a domestic water supply whose clarity is likely to be affected by the crossing operation.
(b)The notice shall be given at least seven days in advance of the date that he or she expects to cross the stream with t
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Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 3964, any placer miner who is operating by dredging process, and who desires to transport his or her dredger across a stream, may conduct the dredger across the stream without constructing a settling pond, if he or she is of the opinion that the expense of constructing settling ponds in the stream would be unduly heavy.
Before transporting the dredger, the operator shall use the following procedure:
(a)
He or she shall give a notice of the intent to cross a stream to the clerk or the secretary of each city or district owning or operating a domestic water supply whose clarity is likely to be affected by the crossing operation.
(b)
The notice shall be given at least seven days in advance of the date that he or she expects to cross the stream with the dredger.
(c)
Upon the expiration of the notice, the operator may, during the following 48 hours, conduct the dredger across the stream even though some turbidity may be caused by the crossing operation.
(d)
After crossing the stream, the operator shall comply with subdivision (b) of Section 3964.