LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. With the mitigation described above, this impact is reduced to a less than significant level.
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. This impact remains significant after application of all feasible mitigation.
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. With the mitigation described above, this impact is reduced to a less than significant level. Impact: Finding(s): (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project that mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effect as identified in the PEIR. of silt curtains, operational controls, and water quality monitoring. The measures also require the inclusion and implementation of a Dredging Management Plan (DMP) for the Project, which will assist in preventing accidental spills and providing the necessary guidelines to follow in case of an oil or fuel spill, and is expected reduce the potential for a significant long-term impact to special-status fish species. Refer to Mitigation Measures 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.6, and 4.2.9 under CEQA Finding No. WQ 4.2.6.
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. If any mitigation measures are required and implemented, the potentially significant impacts will be mitigated to a level of insignificance.
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. With the mitigation described above, this impact is reduced to a less than significant level. Impact: Finding(s): (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project that mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effect as identified in the EIR. Prevailing winds combined with high tides or 100-year tides could flood the Project Site resulting in potentially-significant impacts to the 300 Airport Boulevard Site and the future development of 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Site. Implementation of Mitigation Measure HY-8 will minimize impacts on tidal and wave actions. With the mitigation described above, this impact is reduced to a less than significant level. Impact: Finding(s): (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project that mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effect as identified in the EIR.
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. With the mitigation described above, this impact is reduced to a less than significant level. Impact: Finding(s): (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project that mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effect as identified in the EIR. Petroleum-fueled construction equipment will be used to complete the proposed activities. The potential exists for leakage/spills from in-water dredging or from improper fueling or hazardous materials storage practices. A petroleum spill could result in potentially significantly impacts to water quality and to the marine biota within the project site and region. The following mitigation measure, which requires implementation of measures pursuant to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) issued by the Central Coast RWQCB, which has jurisdiction over water quality issues in the Project area, will be implemented to reduce the impacts to less than significant. Mitigation Measure WQ‐2. Acquire and comply with the project‐specific NPDES permit for the discharge of dredge‐generated and other authorized discharges.
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. With the mitigation described above, this impact is reduced to a less than significant level. Impact: Finding(s): (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project that mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effect as identified in the EIR. Construction activities (e.g., grubbing, grading, excavation, and driving off-road) could remove or disturb potential nesting habitat for birds, including raptors that may nest along the San Joaquin River. If construction occurs during the breeding season (February 1 to September 1), active nests could also be disturbed, potentially causing the loss of eggs or developing young. The direct or indirect loss of nests through physical removal, nest abandonment, or reproductive suppression of these species would constitute a significant impact under CEQA. • Bio-MM#3: Prepare and Implement a Worker Environmental Awareness Program. (See above.) • Bio-MM#5: Prepare and Implement a Biological Resources Management Plan. (See above.) • Bio-MM#7: Delineate Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Environmentally Restricted Areas (on plans and in-field). (See above.) • Bio-MM#8: Equipment Staging Areas. (See above.) • Bio-MM#10: Vehicle Traffic. (See above.) • Bio-MM#12: Work Stoppage. (See above.) • Bio-MM#13: ‘Take’ Notification and Reporting. (See above.) • Bio-MM#14: Post-Construction Compliance Reports. (See above.) • Bio-MM#29: Conduct Pre-Construction Surveys and Monitoring for Raptors. (See above.) • Bio-MM#30: Conduct Pre-Construction Surveys and Delineate Active Nest Exclusion Areas for Other Breeding Birds. In the event active bird nests are encountered during the pre-construction survey, appropriate nest avoidance buffers will be established and monitored. • Bio-MM#31: Raptor Protection on Power Lines. (See above.) Implementation of Bio-MM#3, #5 and #7 will ensure that construction personnel and biological monitors are properly trained for identification of breeding birds and environmentally sensitive areas, as well as steps to be taken when discovering breeding birds and establishing and working around established buffers. With execution of Bio- MM#8, #29, #30, and #31, the Contractor and Project Biologist will be able to design construction activities to actively avoid existing breeding birds and suitable habitat in the Project area. Bio-MM#10 and #12, will help further avoid impacts during construction, and Bio-MM#13 and #14 will keep permitting wildlife agencies informed of the e...
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. With the mitigation described above, this impact is reduced to a less than significant level. Impact: Finding(s): (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project that mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effect as identified in the EIR/EIS. FACTS SUPPORTING THE FINDING(S) California xxxxxxx rails and California black rails could be harmed or suffer disturbance as a result of construction activities in tidal xxxxx habitat. This impact will be mitigated through the implementation of Mitigation Measure BIO-MM-5 that requires that disturbance to California xxxxxxx rail and Black rail habitat be avoided during their breeding period or by complying with USFWS protocols to identify the location of rails and maintain setbacks from breeding xxxxxxx rails. Implementation of BIO-MM-5 has been incorporated into the Project to reduce this impact to a less-than-significant level. • To minimize or avoid the loss of individual rails, activities within or adjacent to tidal xxxxx areas will be avoided during the rail breeding season from February 1 through August 31 each year unless surveys are conducted to determine if rail locations and rail territories can be avoided, or the xxxxx is determined to be unsuitable rail breeding habitat by a qualified biologist. • If breeding rails are determined to be present, activities will not occur within 700 feet, or greater, if a biologist determines potential impacts. If the intervening distance across a major slough channel or across a substantial barrier between the xxxxxxx rail calling center and any activity area is greater than 200 feet, then it may proceed at that location within the breeding season if a biologist determines the distance is sufficient and there are no impacts on rail behavior. • If rails are located, Sonoma Land Trust shall consult with USFWS and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to determine what, if any, additional mitigation measures may be required to allow construction to proceed. LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. With the mitigation described above, this impact is reduced to a less than significant level. Impact: BIO-9. Non-Special-Status Birds. Finding(s): (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project that mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effect as identified in the EIR/EIS. FACTS SUPPORTING THE FINDING(S) Various bird species could be affected by Project construction. To the degree feas...
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. The removal of the trees will be mitigated with approximately over 100 new replacement trees. Staff finds that with this mitigation measure in place, any significant impact will be reduced to a level of insignificance.
LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION. With the mitigation described above, this impact is reduced to a less than significant level. Impact: Finding(s): (1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project that mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effect as identified in the EIR. Construction lighting would result in temporary impacts on areas surrounding construction activities. Lighting associated with nighttime construction would affect aesthetics and visual resources through an increase in ambient light, which may adversely affect nighttime views. This may be an annoyance not only in urban areas, such as Merced and Fresno, which is just south of the San Joaquin River, but also in residential areas along the alignment. The creation of a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime area views is considered a significant impact under CEQA. The lighting associated with nighttime construction activities would affect nighttime views in some urban areas, particularly in areas adjacent to residential areas, and therefore would be a significant impact under CEQA. • Mitigation VQ-MM#2: Minimize Light Disturbance during Construction. Where construction lighting will be required during nighttime construction, shield such lighting and direct it downward in such a manner that the light source is not visible offsite, and so that the light does not fall outside the boundaries of the Project site to avoid light spillage offsite. Implementation of this mitigation measure is not expected to result in secondary impacts. Although the light disturbance during nighttime construction would be more noticeable in urban areas adjacent to residences and parkways, particularly the Merced and Fresno downtown areas and Madera Acres, the construction activities are considered temporary as they would cease after completion. Impacts associated with the light disturbance during nighttime construction will be substantially lessened or avoided with implementation of VQ-MM #2.
