Are gravity dredges allowed in California?

[kuger]

All of the above is correct,and seeing that I have kids around the house now,I took over 80 lbs of Merc I had and gave all of it to my buddy in Washington where the Dredgers have a yearly collection........great press and idea.I have used Merc,for years,but anymore its just not worth it to me to have around.....aside from the whacko's ramifications!!

 

[greydigger]

Ford Motor Company is ending it's production of Mercury.

If'n you wanted to know...

Grey

 

[shamantreasure]

Off Topic

But every little compact flourecent light bulb contains at least five milligrams of mercury.
How many go to land fills around the world to contaminate real water supplies for Humans?
Who cares?



And yes I do believe fish just love the food that is stirred up by dredging and digin in creeks!

 

[tonsofun]

i know this is an old post but i recently talked with Mark Stopher of DFG (Lead Biologist in charge of interpreting the moratorium) and he said that gravity dredging was legal but you might need to comply with the stream bed alteration program.

 

[Gravel Hog]

i know this is an old post but i recently talked with Mark Stopher of DFG (Lead Biologist in charge of interpreting the moratorium) and he said that gravity dredging was legal but you might need to comply with the stream bed alteration program.

Substantially Comply
What a substantial joke from the two faced ferret.
If you don't propose your activity to be "Substantial" then have at it, this is what the program states.


Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration

Notification is required by any person, business, state or local government agency, or public utility that proposes an activity that will:

substantially divert or obstruct the natural flow of any river, stream or lake;
substantially change or use any material from the bed, channel, or bank of, any river, stream, or lake; or
deposit or dispose of debris, waste, or other material containing crumbled,flaked, or ground pavement where it may pass into any river, stream, or lake.

 

[Hoser John]

sunstantial? SUBSTANTIAL we ain't got no stinkn' substantial and just a ungodly waste a time and breathe talkn' to that lying scum sucking ferret faced In my 20+ years a dealing with him the only truth emitted from his slimy mouth is NO DREDGING ----for those who don't rejoice in no permits ==no mo' rules and regs sooooooo let the take the hindmost-tons a au 2 u 2 -John

 

[Gravel Hog]

Yep, that be the same Stopher I know.

 

[kuger]

I am sure he was chuckling under his pig breath the whole time too

 

[silverdimes]

mercury & dredging

CDFG just announced new game-money gone and they now want to study us instead of the bloody damn fish GDMFSOBs-John

actually I have been mining in the sierras and found that mercury actually gets caught in my sluice box and does not make it back in the river! thank the govinater!

 

[goldog]

Substantially Comply
What a substantial joke from the two faced ferret.
If you don't propose your activity to be "Substantial" then have at it, this is what the program states.

Notification of Lake or Streambed Alteration

Notification is required by any person, business, state or local government agency, or public utility that proposes an activity that will:

substantially divert or obstruct the natural flow of any river, stream or lake;
substantially change or use any material from the bed, channel, or bank of, any river, stream, or lake; or
deposit or dispose of debris, waste, or other material containing crumbled,flaked, or ground pavement where it may pass into any river, stream, or lake.

For purposes of this discusion we would pass most of this test. Although a gravity dredge may substantially change the streambed in someones opinion. I would argue not as it would return to a natural state after one wet season.

 

[Hoser John]

PERMIT WE DON' NEED NO STINKN' PERMIT my righteous 4" gravel sucker dumps right into a big ol'sluice and mine all MINE--- look ma no engines,footvalves,nicen' quiet like as done for at least 35 years..... and it was good-John

 

[kuger]

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[NeoTokyo]

Nice pic John, do you have any others of your gravity dredge setup?

 

[Hoser John]

.................................U

 

[Hoser John]

100s but no post'm as too much country shown--John

 

[NeoTokyo]

Ahh ok, dont want to give those spots away.

 

[kuger]

.................................U

........................atcha!

 

[Gravel Hog]

Change ain't coming, we are all headed different directions. Been that way for the whole time and it will remain that way as it's how it is.

Might as well call it how ya see it but reallity still holds. Hosers efforts deserve respect but you can't help those that are deaf and gullable.

Do what you must (just do it) but please stop squabbling like bunch of dang old ladies. Getting real old and No good comes from it anyhow.

 

[Hoser John]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMEN John

 

[gold nuggets]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMEN John

You two guys definitely make a thread worth reading....sometimes.
Gold Nuggets