Comments sought on massive South Shore fuels project
The Lahontan Water Quality Control Board anticipates considering waste discharge requirements for the U.S. Forest Service LTBMU South Shore Project at a future water board meeting. Lahontan is seeking written comments no later than May 10.
Click here to review the tentative waste discharge requirements and monitoring and reporting program for the US Forest Service, LTBMU South Shore Fuel Reduction and Healthy Forest Restoration Project.
For more information, ontact George Cella at (530) 542.5426.
Hopefully the Lahontan recommendations will encourage chipping rather than burning the ladder fuel the Forrest Service is removing.
Most people agree it is better to chip the material and put it back in the ground where it will decompose naturally.
Although burning is cheaper, the smoke polluting and does nothing to enrich the soil.
Ernie, this isn’t the actual fuels reduction plan. That is a completely separate document that was out for review and comment a year ago:
http://fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTUwMTAwgAykeaxRtBeY4WBv4eHmF-YT4GMHn8usNB9uHXDzYBB3A00PfzyM9N1S_IjTDIMnFUBABtoHw8/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfMjAwMDAwMDBBODBPSEhWTjJNMDAwMDAwMDA!/?navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=fsm9_046762&navid=130110000000000&pnavid=130000000000000&ss=110519&position=Project.Html&ttype=detail&pname=Lake Tahoe Basin Mgt Unit- Projects
Damaging the respiratory health of 100,000 regionally for weeks at a time by burning instead of chipping?
Our very breath reduced by the USFS to a budget item.
Where’s smaller government when we need it?