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4.4 Biological Resources California Flats Solar Project EIR Section 4.4 Biological Resources 4.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES 4.4.1 Summary This section addresses biological resources issues related to the proposed project described in Section 2.0, Project Description. Table 4.4-1 summarizes the identified environmental impacts, proposed mitigation measures, and residual impacts of the proposed project with regard to biological resources. Additional detail is provided in Section 4.4.2 (Impact Analysis). The information presented in this section is derived from documents contained in the following appendices to this EIR: Appendix E.1: California Flats Solar Project, Monterey County, California, Biotic Report (H.T. Harvey & Associates, 2014b; herein referred to as Biotic report); Appendix E.2: California Flats Solar Project, Monterey County, California, Biological Resources Impact Analysis, November 2013 (H.T. Harvey & Associates, 2014a; herein referred to as Biological Impact Analysis); Appendix E.3: California Flats Solar Project, Addendum to the Biological Resources Impact Analysis: Utility Corridor, (H.T. Harvey & Associates, 2014c, herein referred to as Utility Corridor report); Appendix E.4: California Flats Solar Project, Monterey County, California, Conceptual Restoration Plan for Project Decommissioning (Element Power, 2012); Appendix E.5: Forest Management Plan for California Flats Solar Project (Staub Forestry & Environmental Consulting, 2012); Appendix E.6: California Flats Solar Project, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, CA, 2013 Special Status Plant Pre-Construction and Project Vicinity Survey Report, (H.T. Harvey and Associates, 2014d, herein referred to as Rare Plant Survey report). Appendix E.7: California Flats Solar Project, 2013 Aquatic Larval Surveys, California Tiger Salamander, California Red-legged Frog (H.T. Harvey & Associates, 2013a, herein referred to at CTS/CRLF report); Appendix E.8: California Flats Solar Project, Identification of Kangaroo Rats through Morphometric, Ecological, and Genetic Analyses (H.T. Harvey & Associates, 2013b, herein referred to as Kangaroo Rat report); Appendix E.9: California Flats Solar Project, 2013 Wet-season Branchiopod Survey Report, 17 October 2013 (H.T. Harvey & Associates, 2013c, herein referred to as Wet-Season Branchiopod report); Appendix E.10: Dry Season Sampling, Including Genetic Analysis of Cysts for Federally Listed Large Branchiopods at the California Flats Solar Project, (Helm Biological Consulting, 2013, herein referred to as Dry-Season Branchiopod report); Appendix E.11: California Flats Solar Project, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, California Preliminary Delineation of Wetlands and Other Waters (H.T. Harvey & Associates, 2012a, herein referred to as Jurisdictional Delineation report); County of Monterey 4.4-1 California Flats Solar Project EIR Section 4.4 Biological Resources Table 4.4-1 Impact and Mitigation Summary: Biological Resources Phase Biological Mitigation (Preconstruction, Residual Responsible Impact Resource Measures Construction or Impact Agency Operation) B-1(a) Nested Impact B-1 Monterey Compensatory Preconstruction Implementation of the County proposed project could Mitigation B-1(b) Habitat have a substantial Preconstruction/ Monterey Mitigation and adverse effect, either Operations County directly or through Monitoring Plan habitat modifications, B-1(c) Pre- Construction Monterey on species identified Preconstruction as a candidate, Special Status County sensitive, or special Special Plant Surveys Less than status species in local Status Plants B-1(d) Special significant Status Plant or regional plans, Monterey Species Preconstruction policies, or regulations, County or by the California Avoidance and Department of Fish Minimization and Wildlife or U.S. B-1(e) Compensatory Fish and Wildlife Monterey Mitigation for Preconstruction Service. This impact is County Class II, significant but Special Status mitigable. Plant Species Monterey B-1(h) County (with Preconstruction USFWS and Preconstruction Surveys for San CDFW Joaquin Kit Fox. consultation as necessary) Monterey B-1(i) San Joaquin County (with Kit Fox Den USFWS and Avoidance and Construction CDFW Minimization consultation Measures as necessary) B-1(j) Monterey San Joaquin Less than County (with Compensatory Kit Fox significant USFWS and Habitat Mitigation Construction CDFW for San Joaquin consultation Kit Fox as necessary) B-1(k) Remove Wild Animal And Construction Monterey Livestock Operation County Carcasses Monterey County (with B-1(p) Wildlife- Construction USFWS and Friendly Fence Operation CDFW Design consultation as necessary) County of Monterey 4.4-2 California Flats Solar Project EIR Section 4.4 Biological Resources Table 4.4-1 Impact and Mitigation Summary: Biological Resources Phase Biological Mitigation (Preconstruction, Residual Responsible Impact Resource Measures Construction or Impact Agency Operation) Monterey B-1(ee) County (with Construction USFWS and Construction Biological CDFW Monitoring. consultation as necessary) B-1(ff) Special Status Animal Species General Avoidance Construction Monterey Measures and Operation County Construction Best Management Practices. B-1(gg) Worker Environmental Construction Monterey Education Operation County Program. B-1(f) Preconstruction Preconstruction Monterey Surveys for County American Badger B-1(g) American Monterey Badger Avoidance Construction County and Minimization B-1(p) Wildlife- Construction Monterey Friendly Fence Operation County Design B-1(ee) Construction Monterey Construction American Biological Less than County badger Monitoring. significant B-1(ff) Special Status Animal Species General Avoidance Construction Monterey Measures and Operation County Construction Best Management Practices. B-1(gg) Worker Environmental Construction Monterey Education Operation County Program. B-1(l) Monterey County (with Burrowing Preconstruction Preconstruction Less than CDFW Owl Surveys for significant consultation Burrowing Owl as necessary) County of Monterey 4.4-3 California Flats Solar Project EIR Section 4.4 Biological Resources Table 4.4-1 Impact and Mitigation Summary: Biological Resources Phase Biological Mitigation (Preconstruction, Residual Responsible Impact Resource Measures Construction or Impact Agency Operation) Monterey B-1(m) Burrowing County (with Owl Avoidance Construction CDFW and Minimization consultation Measures as necessary) B-1(n) Monterey County (with Compensatory Construction CDFW Habitat Mitigation consultation for Burrowing Owl as necessary) Monterey B-1(ee) County (with Construction Construction CDFW Biological consultation Monitoring. as necessary) B-1(ff) Special Status Animal Species General Avoidance Construction Monterey Measures and Operation County Construction Best Management Practices. B-1(gg) Worker Environmental Construction Monterey Education Operation County Program. B-1(o) Monterey Preconstruction County (with Surveys for Preconstruction CDFW Coachwhip and consultation Coast Horned as necessary) Lizard B-1(ee) Construction Monterey Construction Biological County Monitoring. Coachwhip B-1(ff) Special and Coast Less than Status Animal Horned significant Species General Lizard Avoidance Construction Monterey Measures and Operation County Construction Best Management Practices. B-1(gg) Worker Environmental Construction Monterey Education Operation County Program. County of Monterey 4.4-4 California Flats Solar Project EIR Section 4.4 Biological Resources Table 4.4-1 Impact and Mitigation Summary: Biological Resources Phase Biological Mitigation (Preconstruction, Residual Responsible Impact Resource Measures Construction or Impact Agency Operation) B-1(q) Bat Preconstruction Preconstruction Monterey Surveys and Construction County Avoidance B-1(ee) Construction Monterey Construction Biological County Monitoring. B-1(ff) Special Special Status Animal Less than Status Bat Species General significant Species Avoidance Construction Monterey Measures and Operation County Construction Best Management Practices. B-1(gg) Worker Environmental Construction Monterey Education Operation County Program. B-1(r) Preconstruction Surveys for Monterey Preconstruction Raptors and Other County Special Status Bird Species B-1(s) Special Status Bird Monterey Species Impact Construction County Avoidance and Minimization B-1(k) Raptors and Remove Wild Other Special Construction Monterey Animal And Status Bird Operation County Livestock Species Carcasses Less than (Including B-1(ee) significant California Construction Monterey Condor and Construction Biological County Golden Monitoring. Eagle) B-1(ff) Special Status Animal Species General Avoidance Construction Monterey Measures and Operation County Construction Best Management Practices. B-1(gg) Worker Environmental Construction Monterey Education Operation County Program. County of Monterey 4.4-5 California Flats Solar Project EIR Section 4.4 Biological Resources Table 4.4-1 Impact and Mitigation Summary: Biological Resources Phase Biological Mitigation (Preconstruction, Residual Responsible Impact Resource Measures Construction or Impact Agency Operation) B-1(t) Preconstruction Surveys and Monterey Preconstruction Avoidance of County Western Pond Turtle B-1(ee) Construction Monterey Construction Biological County Monitoring. Western B-1(ff) Special Less than Pond Turtle Status Animal significant Species General Avoidance Construction Monterey Measures and Operation County Construction Best Management Practices. B-1(gg) Worker Environmental Construction Monterey Education
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