Recommendation R7
Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury recommends the Board of Supervisors, as lead agency, inform the operator that the surface mining operation is out of compliance with SMARA and should promptly commence reclamation by December 31, 2025.
Jury report: Calaveras County Planning Department: Are We Running Out of Rock? · PDF page 16
Permanent linkOfficial response
Calaveras County Board of Supervisors
Agency declines implementationThe County declines the recommendation as unreasonable because operators are already working toward reclamation or closure.
Read official response · PDF page 7The refusal and alternative approach are explicit; the response does not establish the legal status of expired plans.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.