Cal. PRC § 3965
This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 3965, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.
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Official statutory text
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.
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.
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