, , EARL. WARREN GOV1:RNOR ,,:OMMISSIONERS SETH GORDON ~'D£NNY, I"R£S10,.N1 TRINITY RIVER BASIN DIRLeToR ~:;; ant... ' RESOURCE LIBRARY .~LEE F, PAYNE .' ,"OS "NG~LE5 , ..:- .,.. I I :"RVI!Y E. HASTAIN ,,' . RR.AWLI:Y .', Il.LIAM J. SILVA NOpUTO STATE OF CALIFORNIA t;Ull.. F. WENTE SAN fRANCISCO ~r.Jlathlteltt uf JlfislT ,uW'03,nllC
FERRY BUILDING SAN FRANC1SCO
Nov~er 10, 1952
Subja?tl Effect of Mining and .' Sawmill Wastes on Trinity River' . (Code Noo 52-1-10) ..
North Coastal Regional Water Pollution Control goard 707 South ~~te Street Ukiah, California
: I ~hackleton, Attention: Mr. William G. Executive Officer . i , ,
Gen'tlOlnen; :: ..>'." " Transmitted herewith is a report entitled lI~ffect of Minw£ and .3awmiil Via,stas on the Trinity River (Code Number 52-1-10) prepared pursuant to yOur reql18at. . i' ,\.' This r,eport is' a sutmilary of thi 1'i'~ld d'atl"oollected by Department ()f Fish and Game personnel in theIr survey'pf the Trinity River dtU'ing May am June of 1952.; This inve8tig~'t~~"lias to have been continued. but funds were not .1l1adeavaUable (or t~e current· . f. fiscal ye'e:r. ,J;t is suggested. th....t me::lbere of', your sta,tr check '-. j ;
the sources ofipossible pollut~on lis'ted here in th~ near future ; , to ensure acour~cy, parti~la.r~y in the 'list of sawDdlls~'~ , :
.~ ,' Very truly yQUI's, i , Q' .. ' j' '/~,V\ ,U /~"'" . ". R. M. pau~'? ~ Water Prpj~ Coo~inator
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WATEl1 POLLUTION DW~STIG,I.TIONS
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THE EFFEC1' OIl' i'lINING il.NU SA\V:ULL WASTES ON Td.INITY ~UVER (Code No. ,2-1-10)
Prepared for
NORTH COAS'l'AL REGIONJ~L WII.T'.t:Ft POlLUTION CONTrtOL c;UAtill
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1952 EFFECT OF MINING AND SAWMILL WASTES ON TRINITY RIVEll
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM . . For many years industrial wastes h&ve been discharged in the Tr:l.nity River Watershed particularly from mines and sawmills.
Although the number and 10eation have been largely;unlmown, the effect . . . of theBe wastes on beneficial uses of the river water'has never been investigated.
SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION
Tho following statement is extracted from the Harth Coastal
Regional board I,') request for the investigation. "A check should be made to determine -tfn;lt wustes from mining and sa''l!Ili1l operations are being discharged and ,'ffect on the river for beneficial uses."
FIElD INVESTIGATIONS
Personnel of the Department of Fish and Gane conducted a fiold survey 0 1' U18 Trinity River from June 9 to June 25, 1952.
All s,lvlInills and mnes along the Trinity River from its headwatersat Ea gle Creek t (1 1ts coni'luence with the Xlamath River at vleitchpec were inspected. Only those..installations in the immediate vicinity of the Tritiity or \dtllin five miles of the river on ,any tributary were inspected. In order to cover the entire watershed mth the limited tine and. personnel available, a cur::JOry i~_vestigation ~as . , necessarily llk1.de of each installation. No chemlcal or biological tests ';lere made. Only data obtained through inquiries or visual inspection is included in this report. - 2 -
SAW:AILLS
The :)l3partmont of Fish and Game nas been concerned for many years over t,h':: disposal of sawmil.l wastes to the waters of the State.
Section 481 oj' "the FiSh and Game Code says in partl "rtis unlawful to deposit in, pu'~nit to pass into, or place where it can pass into t.he waters of ttLl.~i .:;'tate•••• any sc.:.wdust, shavings, slabs, edgings, or any factory r.3fu3t: .••or a.'1y substance or any substance or material deleterious to fish, plan't life) bird life."
Man;y sawr.till operators tnroughout California have made· it a common practil~i~ to drain "their logponds into titate waters at the end of each year~ operations. OPer::J.ting seasons of sawmills range from a few months LillI Lng the 3W1l1ner and fall w yearround,,9PElrations. This means that I:10'.,t log;ponds ure drained in the late fall or early winter.
If a logponq i:J drained in me fall when tne receiving stream is at its lowest flow tIl,..m fish fatalities ore almost sure to occur. On the other hand thG,jo 10gponds that a.re drained during periods of high stream flow will caU;3 ',: little if any damage to wildlife in the receiving waters.
The Fiah and Game realizes that some means must be available for drainint,: .Lop.; ponds in order that they might continue operations and at thE; sa'.,I..: time we must protect the fish and aqua.tic life in ~tate waters. l;[e h;·.'l8 therefore recomraendcd these methods for the disposal of logpond \'/a~; Les, any of which are satitlfactory.
10 'rain tile logpond to settling ponds away from State W'd.ters.
? ;{egulation of the rate 01' draining during low stream flow so that thE; I'lOW from the log pond is slow ann an undue quantity is not applied to UH] water concerned. ./ 3. .:oldini~ of toe lOb pond water until such a. time as there is high water Hl 1,l1e stream a"t wnich time thE:: water of the logpond may be drained at ill1)' Z' ate. - j -
the ;~,C ;,:'luds mentioned above do not indicate approval of the passage of bark, :,havings, etc., into ~tate waters. Sucp material may not be allowed V' enter State waters at any t1.me under the Lerms of
Section 481 or 1., fie 1"ish and Game Code. A copy of' a lettar to sawmill operators is IOC J,Llded as Appendix I.
SAWMILLS ON TRINITY RIVER
The :'c llowing is a swnraary of the oqel'J.tions of'E.:ach uf the
23 sawmills in.Cip,cted on the 'lrinity River.
J'n(~ Lecations of tnl1se ~jawnil1s Wf.:re o·utained froHl 'the U. :i.
Forest ;:ierV1.C0 'cnr:er Stations at ::.>aylor, 13ig dar, 1'leavervill,e, and
Trinity Genter :."d are listed in order from ::;ouree to moutll.
1. : ~ ".J d G Lumber Company, rrinity County, l'JW 1./4 of section 17, TI", RT','f, :.1DB&M: Tilis mil is abaYldonad at the present time.
2. ,.;'t,hern CalifornLU :"ill and Logging Co., 'l'rinity Cuunty,
Owners: .u.r.(11.2 c~ '" '\\illiarllSon, ~;narp, Box l4tJ], hedC1inf~, Cd.1.lfornia.
OperatIng ..:iCt;,_'j ,e: McU'ch throll.;n i~ove!llber.
Rem.:..rks: ;.. l'i, .ond is bein~:: used whien is J.r<:uned only a l1ring periods or high water. "i', upen hule is used for a burner.
J. ,,;utt:l LLlmber COL1i:',:.H~, Trinity County, Section ~l, T34j"
~Jcntel, Owners : T. P. 31;i - J3 Ul ;:,treet, uakl..and, California Remarks: '1'11,;..i ;.ill is abandoned at the present.
4. j"vliston r,all., 'l'rlllit) County, ::ection 18, 'I'J3N, I?8'l!, ::Dnl':J~,
Owner: Mr. ,I ill., Irving, Lewiston, Cal.ifornld..
i.n~: Opel'atl'n";.., \.',:,'"... \....1 Jt \.,. I•Le' La1'l.y .::>pr to Late Fa.Ll. - 4 - 'j,
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Remarks: dO log pond at tnis milL An enclosed burner is used here. Some sal'ldust may ue blown into 'l'rinity River frOill this milL
Shasta Box :>:0. 2, 1'1'1nity (;ounty, SE-1/4 of' N}<~ 1/4 of
Section 1;' J ,'32N, RIOW', :.mB&1<1.
()vmers: lia I pn Leeper, Marshall Leeper, Box 44, Douglas City, California.
Oporating '-l(t.!.sona Year round
Rerna1'lw: i',dU began operations in 17'45, a logpond is u.sed and drained once e. ye:;r. An enclosed burner is used.
Vo Brown Creek Lumber Company, ':l'rinity County, NE-l/h of ;';'ection 23,
'l'j2r" Rlm,} ,.iDB&M.
Owner a :':-a.j oJi,litn, .:>tu l"Yise, 1)08 r'lacer tltreet, Reddllll~, Galifornia.
Operatin, i,:-J."wn: lAarcn 1;nruugh Noveffiber.
Itemarks: ;. ~og pond and burner is in use. The log pond is drained annually.
f. Van Fee Saw:f1ill Inc., 'l'rinity County, [\Jl-.-l/4 of &1'1]-1/4 of
Scction '{ J '. _Ui~, R9W', ~\mB&M.
Owners: l;!. ",. oaker & C. B. Graves, Box l~O. 1849, l~edding, California.
Operatillr~ ~'("~son: 11 months par year.
Remarks: .r~l5 mill's log pond is drained twice a. year. A burner is used. '
L. Weaverville I.umber Company: lrinity County, sW-l/4 O.r
NW-l!4 of' v.cction 7, T3jN, R9W, MDB&,M.
Owner1 C•...• ~ith, Hedding, California
Remarks: tut. pond dr'J.ined once a year. A burner is used to dispose of
5CiWdust, et,c •
.I. Junction City sawmill
Owner: i"rank Burke, Junction City, California.
Remarks: '1'11i8 mill is abandoned. - 5 -
10. Cal-Ore Lumber Company, lriuity County, Soction 5, 1'301;-:,
Rl2W, MDB&Jl.
Ownersi w.~. baker &C. H. Graves, Box NO. 1849, Redding, California
Operating ~eason: 10 months per year.
Hemarksl A 10~ pond and burner ~s used at this mill. The log pond is drained once a year.
11. Dose and Jensen Mill, 'l'rinity County, Section 23, T5~j, RbI', H!1&H.
Remarks t TnL; mill is abandoned.
120 1'.10S8 Lumber Company, TrinitJ' County, Section lb, T5J·j, R6t, HB&w..
Owner: Hol Lis /'1059, Burnt Rancn, California '~('
Operating :·jCti.:Nn: 8 months per year.
Remarks: h lOi~ pond is used here and drained when necesJary, usually~evory two years. 1.1. enclosed burner is also 1n operation hert::.
U. Kay I. r.1arcotti !'A.ill, Trinity County, SE-l/4 of NF.... l!4 of
Section 28, TL~., RbE, HB&M.
Owner, ·lC8.y L }Larcotti, Burnt Ranch, California
Operating ...>eCJ..:iullJ Year round.
Remarkst .IU 1..0;"; pond is u3ed at tnis mill. An open burner is in useo
1.:.; 0 Trinity Alps Forest Products, Trinity County, N~l/4 of
Section 2~, :u.:, Rbh;, flli&M.
Owner t ,felsvn H. Crubbs, Salyer, California
Operating ~ea[:;on: Year round.
Remarks: Lo;r;,nnd here 1s drained to the Trinity River once a year. An open burner i. used here.
F;. Cedar Creek Timber Company, Trinity County, Section 20,
T6tl, RbE, ~mF:"
Mill Manager: L. G. Mc1nroe, Box 58, ~ureka, C,;alifornia
Operation :.;ei.l~Onl Ye 15. Cant.. Remarks: This mill's log pond is drained annually <.1~ectly into the Trini t~' Hiver. An enclosed burner is used. lb. Chietal Brothers Mill, Trinity COUlity, section ~O, TON, RbE, HB&M. Owners: Cheotal Brothers, .L)OX fJo. 58, C;ureka, Callfornia. Ope:ratin: 0aason. Year round depending OIl weather. Remark~: This mill has no log pond or burner. 17. Willow Creek Lumber Company, Humboldt County, NE-l/4 of 5'11-1/4 of Section 10, TbN, R5E, ~~. Owner: Hichard Bailey, !:lox 11, Willow Creek, Ca·llfcrnia. Operc..tln~,: .jeason: Year round. Remarks: Log pond located near Trinity Hiver. It hasn It drai:led yet. ~ I An enclosed burner is used. 18. John D. Allen Lumber COIUPany, Humboldt County, ~'Vj:...1/4 of :5'11-1/4 01 :Section 2d, T7N, R5E, HB&J.~. Owner: John D. Allen, vox 927, Arcata, California·, OperatinG .::i~ason: Year round. Hema.1'ks: The logpond at tnis mill is drained ever;y' twO years directly into t.l18 Trinity River. An open burnf;r is in use here. l~. Sugar Bowl Lumber Company, Humboldt County, NV~1/4 of ~V-l!G 01 ~ection 5, T7~, R5~, HH&M. Owners: Carpenter, Stroebel, Braly, Box ~Jo. oS', Willo'?t Creek, California. Operatlng ~easonl Year round. Remarks: This company I s log pond is expected '(.0 be drained every year. This plant is still under construction at this time, expect to begin operations some time in 1952. - 7 - / .~\.& "·':~.l 20. SLlgar j.1ino Lumber Lompany, Hwnboldt ,(jounty, I/E-lhl of I:;'f, ';::;~' SW-l/l~ or Section .31, T8r.J, H.5E, HB&M. I· ''',';" ," .. ~. This miD is abandoned at present. 1- 21. Trinity hiver Lumber Company, Humboldt County, NN-l/4 of SE-l/._~ lJ1" Section 23, T8N, R4E, JID&-l.l. Ownel's: B" Byard, A. Vann, J. Waldner; Hoopa, Ga] ifomia. Operut:l fl:' Season: Year round. \. Remark;:;: The burner at this mill is located on the banks of the lrwity River. ~,trong winds carry some sawdust from the ourner conveyor t.o the ~ " riv~r. ~,dgings and savldust litter thc" bank. The logpoud h<:«.s only been . ,""\ dr...ined unce in six years. 22. Oak Flat or Rishing sawmill, Humboldt County, SVI-l/4 of NJ:,-1/4 ,.[' 0(oction U, TUr" R4!:, liB&:fA. Ovnlcrs: D. rtislinE, A.Risling, V. HalestonSj Hoopa, California, Opcrn.lb,: Season: 7 or 8 months per year. R(;m~I'}:':;: Hostler Creek is dammed and serves as a loe pond nf.,re. It is dra.in,d a or 4 times a year. There is no fish ladder over their dam• .; : ...; Siiwuust dnd edgings go back to the burner ancfthe creek. Uoattempt is made til clean bark and mill debris from the logpond before draining it. ~....,' Company officials defy anyone to tell them·to clean up the stream and have successfuily resisted such efforts in the past. 23. Hwnboldt Fir Company, Humboldt· County, NE-l/4 or SF-l/4 . ;, " :.t, ~., ~ec lO,.'r8,~, .; . .. ~ t I" 01' t.i on R4E, HB&M. . " '. , . :i ,. ()wni:.:l'S: s. Arness, J.~. WagtierJ Box 201, Hoo~a, California. O[)..;ratHl~~ ~eason: Year round. Ref:li:.ll'j(::,: Log pond drained during the winter to Trinity River. An open burner is used here. .,,' - 8 - Gold, quicksilver, chromium, coal and asbestos have a.ll been ':f~ mined at ono time or another in or along the Trin"ity }liver. Gold •.t, '~ . .It mines have been and are the more numerous of the producing :nines in t.ne ragion as is evidenced by the State :,lineralogists,Heport of 1941. This l'f:port llsts eleven producing Iqines in l.he area, .. m.ne of whicn ware gold mines. . ") Prior to 1~3~ little thought was given by the mine operators to waste treatment &1d disposal and as a result tne waters of the t ' '., . ~ .. ~ 'i'rinity )"iiver were continually roiled. In 1939, Section 482 was added to the F'Lshand Game Code which made it Wllawful tc conduct ~y rnin~ng . ,:.: ,,; .1 operatiow.J in the 'l'rlnity and Klamath River Fish and Game District between L1uly 1 and i'lovember jO, both dates inclusivu, except wnen the debris, SUb::;tdJ1Ci.:~), tailings or ot.her effluent from suen of.erations did not and cuule< IlL L pasfl into the wCl.ters in s aid district. The law goes on to say In p;u't "tnat: "It is unlawful between sc.iddat~sto deposit In or crwse, ::>-uffer, or procure-to be deposit,ed J.n, permit 'to pass l.nt.o ". 'J or pldc<: :'ihere it can pass lnto said waters~ any debris, substance or ~ . tailin:f, j'rom hydraulic, plaoer, mill-in!. or other mining operations affectinr: tht:l clarity of said waters. The clarity of said waters shall oe deE.:raed affected when said waters at a point••.....•.•.. a distance of 011" lilLie below the confluence of the south~roi'k of the 'l'rinity Liver and Lne 'nnity h.iver contain fifty parts per million, by weight, of suspended mattltl'••••. " - 9 - ','tds law ha:::; cle~TE·:d up tne 'lr~nity niVel' during thr: erit.Leal low flo .." i)"riods of SUllL1ler and fall by virtuallyclusing all mininc oper.. t.i.oll~.};"e believe that with proper' law enforcwuent tl'lis t'ect.lull I i_ a(ic(~ui.1t.o to protect these waters froui tl1e diSChc.rges of a..ct.i.ve In:Ui8S b,;;caUdt: V,e stream is naturally roiled during the nigh flow of the J:lirdng In 1939 there were 11 producinf: lIlines alan': the 'l'rinity Id vur but at th·.: time of t.n~s survey there were three pr area. TL i:~ decrease in rrd.ning activity has been dtle mainly to incl't-:a~;in~~ operatirF costs and no cOl'respondency increase in the pr1ce of gold~ Even i,boLl,11 mining has decreased :Jteadily in th~ past few years, the ':TlJ1it,:, J, ~Jtill roily and murky dUl'inf,. tile mininv season. Tnis t;CndJ11c1 ; .t. probubLy aue l.H part to mud. ond::;ilt cunt.ributed by soil '." ero.:ii.\,j,. . inca it w~s not raining at t.he time of '\.,"113 survey it (Was lJ:lpU::':.; oj tu est~:iate (,IJe amount of' iil<.lterial whien enter3the river frem L:,u.. sources. Qi,L;y (, .. 1,' ':;'luld tle locattid. J. brief SU!JlIlW.:ry oj' eaen of t,he~e mine ':.; ::.t;~LI.~._, ,.,,",)';\Ll.oJ:, locatiuI' J etc. roll.o'".:". The loclt.ion of each ",n.nn is J.l."t,tl.. l.l l.I'cl..,r frcill ;:;ourCb to mouth of the 'rrinl.ty ttl.vel'. '. Yuba Consolic1ated Gold field Dredge, )rl.nity County J ~>_ct.l\Jll ?, , T.J'7N, R7W J 1ID3&M. This is an abandoned bucket line dredge :", l.;(;ai,. '.i ':, the Trinity Hivel' one mile soutn of. Carrvllle and has nct i' . bn':;rL V,)l' ',t.lCi since 1)47. The o..mers are the Yuba Consolidated (}"ld " FJ.~L Lll:. '.:>f 351Cal~fornia Street, San l'ranci,~co• .:,.( / - 10 - 2. Fairview Pl.<;l.cers, Trinity County. Pr0sent location is in Section 3, T34N,;:RBw, MDB~l. The operators of thL3 dredge intend to ~j: move into sectl1)tlS .33 and 34,. TJ5N, RB1N, !.lDB&M in the near future•.. 'r~is dredGe was the:o~y one which ~pera.ted on th'e' 'l':r'ini ty River in the m.inin~ , , . soauon of 1951:1952. At the time of inspection the operators of this t .'.(- ";" ,I dred{'.i3 Were dr.aining a small pond .into the '.i.rinity, the flow of which was .; about 1 sc:c d foot. The muddy water from this di5charge was aff,~ct:l.rlg tho lrinit.r River fr07l1 that point to Wcitchpec a.t ttlO mouth or thE: TI·L'lity.· The l'~v(;r 'If s clear above tnis discharge and murky below it. 3 Chapman Mine, 'l'rinity County, 'i:J'Vl-l/n of ~ection 2U, T33;" An abandoned placer mine southeast of Junction CityQ ri'bis mine h&s no been worked since 1920 and is probably a contributor of mud anti bil to the river through soil. erosion in tne rainy sea.::;on. 4 t>heridan Mine, 'trinity County, Section 19, Tj3.~, RIO'!i, MDB.~dli. '!'ni is another abandoned gold mine. 'rho owner is a Judge J. J. Morgan of J etion City, California. 5~ J ~ Junction City Mining Company, SW-1/h of Section 7 Tj)jlj '.:'"-",'1'. 'pO; ~ ,I 1'his is an abandoned bucket line dredge located at the mouth";. -~; of uregon Gulch. 'l'he owner or owners are not, known. b. Ben.'1ett Mining Company, 'l'rinity County, Section b, r1'3jIl, Rl2;i, 1"u.i!i&M. 'l'his is one of the few hydraulio mining operations st.ill I in l;xistence in California. The process conSists of washing c;l.own gold beari~,,: ,;ravel deposits by directing a powerful jet of' water against .I a oank. The water for this operation is sUpplied from Deer Creek and a 2 Lv j acre pit. is utilized as a· settling> pond. The discharge point for,:. wa~tes from this operation is located approxiJnately350 yards west of' the", ·i.. i ; t~o ?, ;" :-" " / ~ !-i-. : - 11 - Lll.1I1ller Company bridge crossing tne 'l'rinity :.iver Cit SiR Bar, ~~",:, '1'he.fivOlume'1<": .' and character of tniswastei:; not known since ,~~:li; not'operating at the time of inspection. ,~, . , ~",.:,i. 7oDti~khorn, ·Inc.Tr~ty County, Section 34,' TbN, RbE, HB&M. ~": .. } -, ; ;~:"Dwners: A!u Unidentified Copper Mine, HumboldtCounty,SE-~/4of ., -' >j~::{~ection J~, T9N,: ~E, HB&Mo Located on Hoopa Indian Reservation on the i','-road.:,; to '.'lei tcnpec. A tunnel of this mine runs under this rend and a ;(i , , :, ',:;,wooden rar.IJ .. leads from the road to t he mine tunnel. This mine is abandoned . ,,"\:< "i~!and its name and' Olmers are unknown• .,{ ....,!,; -~i; w": .~~ hi , 'I-.. \... .,,'.. t ~ ':. ~: . , ~'. , " , , I :;'f.· I ~;r - 12 - L lkr:!j· the month of June., 1Y52 LJ.Ll sL:1w:nilll:$ <.Ill 'I:linus OIl ':1' w,t.n:il oper:,LLull YI.'l.S made v,ith rospect to met I(X15 of was1..e: t.reatl:1C~ll ::.nd/Dl' ~. :... cnet"icia.L uses of the 'l'r1nity l .. iver include fish propavation) f1.sI1in?, I. :lin1.I" ,.Jl(j a~ricultura1 uses. !-'rosen t waste disposal practices ;;ere :l'Jt ;1' '.,r'.'!',je1.yeffect1.~lg these U.38S at t.h~ ti:na of t,!li;; survey_ J. '1'ti0 I..~jori.ty of all ~awrni1ls in::;puct~d have e:lcLosed bur'lers 2.lid na.ve lu,,~ i londs t.ha 1:. are emptied un.ly durin'j pe::'io(l:; of peak rtmof:'. Li. 1"LLlL: has decreased sT,Ba1li.Ly in th8 past few years due to nidi upe:';" '.li'l costs, and only three active :;;ine5 COlllrl bo located i.n cr aloll". 1.,:". irinity hiver. ',': ~:. J. l:u:,10 L.'; l;val.ucrLicn of thr.: effects of IUl.nin", \)pera tiOll:3 could not .. be O;JLil, •• ,d ~ince this survey was not liltiQO durinE tt1e peak of tile mjn'lng 0. .Lt.ll, l'utJer 10;1'( Gnforcement, Sections 481 and LI 1)2 of the Fish and r:aIJe COdl,~ ::;hou1d be adequate to protect t.he 'l'rinity River from poer ~a'.;:,,) L~ ". .3 ::lininG Vlc,ste disposal pra~ticeSi '\ . ,'. ,I ,> I•. '"I APPBNUIX I ~ad ilarmt l!iolltCUOr STATE OF CAL.IFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL. RESOURCES ~ittisiou of ]I1is If aub Qiam:e It has been brought to the attention of this office that many IBwmil1 operators in the State have made it a common uractfce to irain their log ponds into State waters upon the cessation of yearly ,nerations. Attention is brought to Section 481 of the Fish and 8me Code l'Jhich states in part: lilt is unIE)'ftrful to deposit in, -germit o pass into, or place where it can pass into the WAters of this State .... any sawdust I shavings I slab6, edgings I or any factory refuse ..... r any substance or material deleterious to fish, plant life, or ird life. 1I This office realizes that means of draining log Donds·must be vailable to the. operators in order for them to continue operations. owever, the uncontrolled drainage of these Donds during low stream LOl. (2) Holding of the log pond water until such a-time 88 there is high wat~r in the stream at which time the water of the log pond maybe drained at any rate. The methods mentioned above do not indicate approval of the ·68age of any bark, shavings, etc., into State ~aters. Such matter Y !lQ.! be allo'\t.red to enter Ste.te wa.ters at any time. The Division of Fish and Game would apprecla.teyour coo"geration this matter. The Wardens in your area will be available for :sgestions and ~Till be charged wit11 the enforcement of the provis os of this letter. Very truly yours, ~.. ,~, ... ( ~ ...... " .. ':-"'_ c.,. ~...... L.. ,.,." ...... , E. L. MACAULAY ,~: ke Executive Officer ..c....