Water Quality Agency Says No To "Second Serving" of Old Growth Logging in Elk River

Maxxams "Second Serving" logging plan in Elk River went to second review at Fortuna CDF on thursday. After three meetings this month between The Department of Forestry (CDF) and the North Coast Water Quality Control Board (WQ), resolution of Water Quality issues has not been reached and a 'Non-Concurrence' will be filed by WQ . The non-concurrence will describe aspects of the logging plan that will harm the Elk River watershed to the extent that WQ cannot approve of the plan. The ball is now back in CDFs court to either agree with WQ and change the logging plan or justify the harmful aspects of the plan and let the rubber stamp fly.

This Old Growth Redwood logging plan has been in the review process for over a year. It is located in the upper north fork Elk River and proposes logging along streams in riparian areas that have already been damaged by careless logging practices.

you can send comment letters on individual logging plans to California Department of Forestry at;

santarosapubliccomment [at] fire.ca.gov

or

California Department of Forestry
attn. forest practice
135 Ridgeway Ave.
Santa Rosa, Ca. 9540

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