ITEM 23 ATTACHMENT 1 - CEQA Checklist

City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project 15183 Consistency Checklist Consistency Checklist 67 Compliance with these goals, policies, programs, and State and federal requirements would reduce impacts; however, the potential for impacts to State or federally protected waters and wetlands remains potentially significant. Accordingly, prior to the issuance of grading permits, a qualified Biologist/Wetland Regulatory Specialist would conduct a site investigation and assessment for projects on sites where potentially jurisdictional wetlands or waterways are present. MM BIO-1 further requires that if a feature is found to be jurisdictional or potentially jurisdictional that the applicant would be required, prior to disturbance of the feature, to comply with the appropriate permitting process of each agency claiming jurisdiction. The Housing Element Update FEIR concluded that with mandatory regulatory compliance and implementation of MM BIO-1 and MM BIO-3, future development projects consistent with the Housing Element Update would have less than significant adverse effects related to federally protected wetlands, waters of the United States, or waters of the State. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion A jurisdictional delineation, performed by Olberding Environmental, was used to determine potential project-related impacts to State or federally protected waters and wetlands. Results of the delineation were verified and approved by the USACE in 2022, indicating that the project site contains jurisdictional “other water” features consisting of ephemeral and intermittent drainages. These features are considered jurisdictional by the USACE, RRWQCB, and/or the CDFW. A copy of the USACE Verification Letter and Approved Jurisdictional Determination Form can be found in Appendix C. The project site contains nine aquatic features: • Two of the aquatic features (one intermittent drainage and one ephemeral drainage) were determined to be jurisdictional under Section 404 of the CWA and total 0.04-acre (approximately 315 linear feet). The USACE jurisdiction extends to the OHWM of an aquatic feature. • The remaining seven ephemeral features were all determined to be waters of the State and would fall under the jurisdiction of the CDFW and RWQCB. The State jurisdictional features include 0.08-acre of intermittent drainage, and 0.26-acre of ephemeral drainage habitat. The CDFW and RWQCB jurisdiction extends beyond the OHWM to the top of bank or edge of riparian habitat.