(California Court of Appeal) - In an environmental non-profit organization's petition for peremptory writ of mandate challenging a County's approval of the reclamation way amendment for closing and reclaiming the Permanente Quarry's mining operations over a 20-year period,asserting claims under the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA), Pub. Resources Code section 2710, and et seq.,and CEQA, the trial court's denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) the County did not abuse its discretion when it determined that the reclamation way amendment satisfied SMARA's regulatory standards for water quality and wildlife habitat; and 2) the County properly certified the environmental impact report and approved the reclamation way amendment in compliance with CEQA.
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