Another project to help remediate damage caused by hydraulic mining in Nevada County over a century ago. The Tahoe National Forest and Yuba River Ranger District are receiving funds from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. Program Analyst, Julie Griffith-Flatter says the project will be focused on two sites.

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Griffith-Flatter says the wood chips are coming from the Scotts Flat Lake and Highway 20 fuel reduction project .

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Mercury contamination is a by-product of hydraulic mining, and with degraded ground exposed to the elements, contamination moves easily through the environment.

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The Wood Chip Hydraulic Mine Site Reclamation Project is a pilot project and benefits from the fuel reduction project. The two projects are relatively close together.

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The project is funded a total of 176,853 dollars to be spent over the next three years.