Research Summaries

Legal Cases

April 12, 2002	Wayne County, Ohio	Angerman vs. Burick
March 26, 2003	Court of Appeals	Angerman vs. Burick - Appeal
October 28, 2003	Flathead County, Montana	Moyer vs. Morin

Noise

March 22, 2006	Noise containment at other motorcross tracks	In a March 16 article in the Woodinville Weekly, Mr. Gary Strode (president of MXGP, Inc.) makes reference to a motorcross track in the Las Vegas, NV area. The community believes that this motorcross track in Boulder City, NV is that facility. The site appears to be designed for reduced wind and dust, and enhanced spectator viewing of the track. The community does not believe that the site was designed with any noise-containment mechanism since there appears to be no residential area within a radius of 10+ miles. UPDATE on March 24: There is another motorcross track located in the center of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (www.lvms.com). The Speedway is located approximately eight miles North-Northeast of downtown Las Vegas. There appear to be no noise-abatement mechanisms other than the grandstands. There are no residential neighborhoods for miles, and the entrance to Nellis Air Force Base is located within one-half mile of the Speedway. So again, the community are perplexed why Mr. Strode would think either of these two tracks offered an effective noise-containment mechanism when there are no residential areas in the vicinity of either site... Please contact me if these are not the correct motorcross tracks, or you are certain which track Mr. Strode referred to in the article.
March 29, 2006	American Motorcyclist Association	California's Riverside County passes drastic restrictions on off-road vehicles on private land

Snohomish County

Various dates	Snohomish County Code	Snohomish County Code Search Application Search for County Code 30.22.110 to find the Rural Use Matrix. download the file from me (0.2 Mb, up to 2 minutes)
January 18, 2006	Snohomish County Council	County Council Boosts Off Road Vehicle Use "...The county council says the forest and recreation zoned lands in the county are well suited to development of a private ORV park. They are long distances from developed areas..."
August, 2003	Mineral Resource Land Planning	Mineral Lands Designation - Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement download the file from me (2.0 Mb, up to 8 minutes)
February 1, 2006	Mineral Resource Land Planning	Mineral Resource Overlay (MRO) download the file from me (1.0 Mb, up to 6 minutes)
older	Mineral Resource Land Planning	Older versions of the Mineral Resource Overlay (MRO)

Toxic Waste

March 19, 2006	The Herald	Asarco leaving a toxic legacy
March 19, 2006	The Herald	In Everett, work remains at Asarco site
March 20, 2006	The Herald	Lawyers dissect Asarco's cleanup obligation in US
March 20, 2006	The Herald	Tearing down... taking shape

US Environmental Protection Agency

current	Ground Water & Drinking Water	Arsenic in Drinking Water
current	Safewater	List of Drinking Water Contaminants & MCLs
current	Safewater	Private Drinking Water Wells

US Geological Survey

1998

Ground Water & Surface Water

Ground Water and Surface Water - A Single Resource download the file from me (11.6 Mb, up to 15 minutes)

December 15, 1991	Reclamation Plan	Last approved Plan for the 19000 Yew Way site. Look closely and you will see that the site should have a gradual slope as per the Plan. The slope starts on the Southeast corner at approximately 425 feet (425') and gradually declines to 325 feet (325') as one moves to the Northwest corner. The MXGP proposal would violate the Plan since its dirt berms have a level height across the entire site.
October 28, 1998	Letter	Sent to Associated Sand & Gravel (now Rinker Materials)
December 8, 2003	Letter	Sent from Rinker Materials to the DNR
January 8, 2004	Letter	Sent to Rinker Materials
January 4, 2005	Letter	Sent to Rinker Materials
March 20, 2006	Letter	Sent to Snohomish County regarding the MXGP proposal

Washington State Legislature

Counties	Aquifer protection areas RCW 36.36.010	Purpose
Counties	Aquifer protection areas RCW 36.36.020	Creation of aquifer protection area - Public hearing - Ballot proposition
Department of Ecology	Water quality standards WAC 173-200-020	Definitions
Department of Ecology	Solid waste handling standards WAC 173-350-025	Owner responsibilities for solid waste
Department of Ecology	Solid waste handling standards WAC 173-350-100	Definitions
Department of Ecology	Solid waste handling standards WAC 173-350-500	Ground water monitoring
Department of Ecology	Solid waste handling standards WAC 173-350-700	Permits and local ordinances
Mines, minerals, and petroleum	Surface mining RCW 78.44.010	Legislative finding
Mines, minerals, and petroleum	Surface mining RCW 78.44.050	Exclusive authority to regulate reclamation
Mines, minerals, and petroleum	Surface mining RCW 78.44.121	Reclamation setbacks - Exemption
Mines, minerals, and petroleum	Surface mining RCW 78.44.141	Reclamation - Minimum standards - Waiver