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ii <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 4  <br />1.1 Project Description ............................................................................................................................................. 6  <br />2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS .................................................................................................... 8  <br />Figure 1. Site Vicinity ............................................................................................................................................... 9  <br />Figure 2. USGS ....................................................................................................................................................... 10  <br />Figure 3. Soils ......................................................................................................................................................... 11  <br />Table 1. Descriptions of soil mapping units of the study area (USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey ). ....................... 12  <br />2.1 BIOTIC HABITATS/LAND USES .................................................................................................................... 13  <br />2.1.1 Agricultural/Rangeland .................................................................................................................................. 13  <br />Figure 4. Habitats of the Study Area ....................................................................................................................... 14  <br />2.1.2 Intermittent Drainage ..................................................................................................................................... 15  <br />2.1.3 Seasonal Wetland ........................................................................................................................................... 16  <br />2.2 MOVEMENT CORRIDORS ............................................................................................................................. 16  <br />2.3 SPECIAL STATUS PLANTS AND ANIMALS ............................................................................................... 19  <br />Figure 5. Special Status Species Documented within a Three-mile Radius ............................................................ 21  <br />Figure 6. SJKF Occurrences Documented within a 10-mile Radius ....................................................................... 22  <br />Table 2: Special status species that could occur in the project vicinity. ................................................................. 23  <br />Callippe Silverspot Butterfly (Speyeria callippe callippe). Federal listing status: Endangered; State listing status: <br />None. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 36  <br />California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense). Federal Listing Status: Threatened; State Listing <br />Status: Threatened. .................................................................................................................................................. 39  <br />Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia). Federal Listing Status: None; State Listing Status: Species of Concern. .. 41  <br />American Badger (Taxidea taxus). Federal Listing Status: None; State Listing Status: Species of Special <br />Concern. .................................................................................................................................................................. 42  <br />2.4 JURISDICTIONAL WATERS .......................................................................................................................... 44  <br />Figure 7. Jurisdictional Waters ............................................................................................................................... 45  <br />3.0 IMPACTS AND MITIGATIONS ....................................................................................... 47  <br />3.1 SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA ............................................................................................................................. 47  <br />3.2 RELEVANT GOALS, POLICIES, AND LAWS .............................................................................................. 48  <br />3.2.1 Threatened and Endangered Species .............................................................................................................. 48  <br />3.2.2 Migratory Birds .............................................................................................................................................. 49  <br />3.2.3 Birds of Prey .................................................................................................................................................. 49  <br />3.2.4 The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act ................................................................................................... 49  <br />3.2.5 Bats ................................................................................................................................................................ 50  <br />3.2.6 Wetlands and Other Jurisdictional Waters ..................................................................................................... 50  <br />3.2.7 Local Ordinances, Policies, and Habitat Conservation Plans ........................................................................ 52  <br />3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT/MITIGATION ............................................................................................... 53  <br />3.3.1 Conflict with an Adopted Habitat Conservation Plan .................................................................................... 55