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Environmental, Fire, and Health & Safety Concerns Related to Cannabis Cultivation Example of Cultivation Locations (Yellow: Active Cases, Red: Potential Violation) Sept. 2014 84 sites March 2015 145 sites Not one of the sites

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Environmental, Fire, and Health & Safety Concerns Related to Cannabis Cultivation

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Example of Cultivation Locations

(Yellow: Active Cases, Red: Potential Violation)

  • Sept. 2014 – 84 sites

March 2015 – 145 sites

Not one of the sites inspected by Code Compliance staff have been in compliance with environmental regulations.

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Cultivation

Discussion on Rollitup.org Re: Where is the best place in California to grow marijuana? “…suggest looking in Boulder Creek, Felton, Correlitos, etc….That’s kinda the

  • ptimal place to grow there anyways. No one gives a **** what you do out there.”

Per local Farmer’s Insurance Agent: 1 of 6 homeowners’ insurance claims in California are related to problems with illegal indoor grows.

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Environmental Issues

Grading, Erosion and Tree Removal

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Environmental Issues

Before After Large scale unpermitted clearing and grading in watersheds of coho and steelhead habitat

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Environmental Issues

BEFORE AFTER

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Environmental Issues

BEFORE AFTER

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Environmental Issues

BEFORE AFTER

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Environmental Issues

Damming streams Pumping of Water out of streams

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Fire Issues

  • Access roads

don’t meet requirements for emergency vehicles

  • Unpermitted

electrical

  • Gas powered

generators

  • Outdoor burn

piles, campfires

  • Unpermitted or

inspected propane systems

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Fire Issues

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Health and Safety Issues

  • Garbage
  • No septic or

sewer

  • People living in

containers, camper, tents or

  • ther unsafe

structures

  • Fertilizers and

Pesticides

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Effects on Work of Resource Agencies

  • Resource Conservation District
  • Sediment reduction projects
  • Habitat restoration
  • NOAA Fisheries
  • Coho recovery plans
  • US Fish and Wildlife
  • Habitat restoration
  • Protection of endangered and threatened species
  • California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Protection of endangered species
  • Environmental Health Services – Water Resources
  • Watershed / stream habitat protection and restoration
  • Water supply
  • Calfire
  • Protection of timber resources
  • Environmental Planning
  • Erosion and sediment control / protection of riparian areas
  • Safety of graded areas