Finding F11
The Planning Department provides no information or State Abandoned Mine Lands Unit guidelines to the general public as to how best to report or mitigate hazards associated with abandoned mines, many of which are on private land and could become liabilities for property owners if they are not adequately secured or disclosed in property transfers.
Jury report: Calaveras County Planning Department: Are We Running Out of Rock? · PDF pages 17–18
Permanent linkOfficial response
Calaveras County Board of Supervisors
The County agrees and points to the Department of Conservation’s Abandoned Mine Lands Unit.
Read official response · PDF page 11The response accepts the finding and identifies the State unit as a checkable resource, but does not explain the absence of County information or provide a County reporting process.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.