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| Outstanding Voluntary Reclamation – Staats Corporation, McNary Pit, Salem, Marion County. Contact: Jay Compton, (503) 363-9281 Background: This sand and gravel operation is located within Keizer city limits. This 100-acre pit was mined prior to 1972 and was exempt from the reclamation rules and regulations. The site was eligible for exempt status from DOGAMI and received a Grant of Limited Exemption in 1974. Mining ceased in the early 1980s, and voluntary reclamation began. The pond slopes were regraded to 3 : 1 or flatter to below the ordinary low water elevation. Soil material was spread over the slopes and revegetated with grasses. Upland areas were graded relatively level, and soil material was spread. The upland areas were planted in forage crops. On the north end of the pond a drainage system was constructed to control the water level of the pond and reduce ponding of water on the golf course to the north. The DOGAMI file was closed in 1986, and the site lay unused except by wildlife. Staats Corporation purchased the property in 1996 and began the process to develop this parcel into residential housing. Construction began in late 1998, and a neighborhood association was formed in 2001. Staats Corporation completed the reclamation of this exempt gravel pit by creating an island for wildfowl habitat and riparian plantings. The Turner Lake mine operation permitted to Staats Corporation will create a similar opportunity to develop the area around the gravel pond into a residential community. Planning for that community has been incorporated into the current mine plan. Staats Corporation is awarded Outstanding Voluntary Reclamation for transforming an exempt sand and gravel pit into a new neighborhood for the city of Keizer. Return to 2005 MLRR Awards home page |
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A residential community was developed after voluntary reclamation of the exempt McNary gravel pit site in Keizer, Marion County.
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