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PROJECT IMPACTS. Existing fish or wildlife resources the Project could substantially adversely affect include: Birds: Canada goose (Branta canadensis), American wigeon (Mareca americana), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), ▇▇▇▇▇ duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), mourning dove (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ macroura), American coot (Fulica americana), ring-billed gull (Laurs delawarensis), Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia), double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), great blue heron (Ardea herodias), snowy egret (Egretta thula), black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii), American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota), barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ warbler (Setophaga townsendi); Mammals: eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii), common raccoon (Procyon lotor), striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis); Plants: yerba mansa (Anemopsis californica), rattlesnake weed (Euphorbia albomarginata), ash (Fraxinus sp.), willow weed (Polygonum lapathifolium), California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera); Reptiles: southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata), western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis); And all other riparian/wetland vegetation which provides habitat for these species and all other aquatic and wildlife resources in the Project vicinity. The adverse effects the Project could have on the fish or wildlife resources identified above include: loss of natural bed or bank; change in contour of bed, channel, or bank; soil compaction or other disturbance to soil layer; change in composition of bed materials (large woody debris or substrate particle size); change in sediment transport; short-term release of contaminants (e.g., incidental from construction); long-term release of contaminants (e.g., concrete); colonization by exotic plant or animal species; change to, loss, or decline of natural bed substrate; direct take of fish and other aquatic species; direct impacts from dredging on benthic organisms; construction pits and trenches that can capture terrestrial organisms; disruption to nesting birds and other wildlife; disturbance from Project activity; loss or impediment of terrestrial animal species travel routes due to temporary structures (e.g., survey tape, sandbags, erosion protection materials); dewatering; rewatering; entrapment in isolated pools due to loss of water surface elevation; and direct take of aquatic species from pumps.

PROJECT IMPACTS. Existing fish or wildlife resources the Project project could substantially adversely affect include: BirdsFish: Canada goose Chinook salmon Central Valley spring-run ESU (Branta canadensisOncorhynchus tshawytscha) and fall-run Chinook salmon, steelhead Central Valley DPS (Oncorhynchus mykiss), American wigeon hardhead (Mareca americana), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), ▇▇▇▇▇ duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), mourning dove (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ macroura), American coot (Fulica americana), ring-billed gull (Laurs delawarensis), Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia), double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), great blue heron (Ardea herodias), snowy egret (Egretta thula), black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatusAriopsis felis), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ woodpecker sculpin (Dryobates nuttalliiCottus gulosus), American crow and Pacific lamprey (Corvus brachyrhynchosEntosphenus tridentatus); Reptiles: western pond turtle (Emys marmorata); Birds: bank swallow (Riparia riparia) (nesting), tree swallow burrowing owl (Tachycineta bicolorAthene cunicularia), ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇California black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus), loggerhead shrike (▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaludovicianus), barn swallow northern harrier (Hirundo rusticaCircus cyaneus), bushtit song sparrow (Psaltriparus minimusModesto population) (Melospiza melodia), great(Buteo swainsoni), tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens), and white-tailed grackle kite (Quiscalus mexicanus), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ warbler (Setophaga townsendiElanus leucurus); Mammals: eastern fox squirrel western red bat (Sciurus nigerLasiurus blossevillii), California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii), common raccoon (Procyon lotor), striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis); Plants: yerba mansa (Anemopsis californica), rattlesnake weed (Euphorbia albomarginata), ash (Fraxinus sp.), willow weed (Polygonum lapathifolium), California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera); Reptiles: southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata), western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis); And all other riparian/wetland vegetation which provides habitat for these species and all other aquatic and wildlife resources in the Project vicinity. The adverse effects the Project project could have on the fish or wildlife resources identified above include: loss of natural bed foraging, nesting, and shelter habitat; disruption to wildlife; disturbance of nesting due to increased human activity, noise, and vibrations; direct take of fish and other aquatic species; direct mortality or bankinjury to individual plants and animals caused by project activities; change in contour impediment to migration of bed, channel, or bankaquatic and terrestrial species during the project; soil compaction direct loss of resources for aquatic organisms; introduction of sedimentation or other disturbance to soil layer; change in composition of bed materials (large woody debris or substrate particle size); change in sediment transportpollutants into the watercourse; short-term release of contaminants (e.g., incidental from constructionproject activities); long-term release of contaminants (e.g., concrete); colonization by exotic plant or animal species; change to, loss, or decline loss of natural bed substrateor bank; direct take change in contour of fish and other aquatic speciesbed, channel or bank; direct impacts from dredging on benthic organismsdegradation of channel; construction pits and trenches that can capture terrestrial organismsloss of bank stability during the project; disruption to nesting birds and other wildlifeincrease of bank erosion during the project; disturbance from Project project activity; loss diversion of flow water from, or impediment of terrestrial animal species travel routes due to temporary structures (e.g.around, survey tape, sandbags, erosion protection materials); dewatering; rewatering; entrapment in isolated pools due to loss of water surface elevationactivity site; and direct take dewatering. The total potential disturbance area for the project site is 2.96 acres. This disturbance area includes temporary impacts to 1.6 acres of aquatic species from pumpsriverine habitat for sediment removal, temporary impacts to 0.6 acre of riverine habitat for vehicle access, temporary impacts to 0.75 acre of riverine habitat for the placement of spoil material, and fish habitat enhancements to 0.01 acre of riverine habitat for the placement of root wads.

PROJECT IMPACTS. Existing fish or wildlife resources the Project project could have substantially adversely affect include: Birds: Canada goose golden eagle (Branta canadensisAquila chrysaetos), American wigeon burrowing owl (Mareca americanaAthene cunicularia), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), ▇▇▇▇▇ duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), mourning dove (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ macroura), American coot (Fulica americana), ring-billed gull (Laurs delawarensis), Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia), double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), great blue heron (Ardea herodias), snowy egret (Egretta thula), black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), red-shouldered ; Swainson’s hawk (Buteo lineatusswainsoni), ; mountain plover (Charadrius montanus); ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii), American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (Petrochelidon pyrrhonotaToxostoma lecontei), barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus), ; Mammals: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’'▇ warbler big-eared bat (Setophaga townsendiCorynorhinus townsendii); Mammals: eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger), California Mohave ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii), common raccoon (Procyon lotor), striped skunk (Mephitis mephitisXerospermophilus mohavensis); Plants: yerba mansa Lancaster milk-vetch (Anemopsis californicaAstragalus preussii var. laxiflorus), rattlesnake weed ; alkali mariposa-lily (Euphorbia albomarginataCalochortus striatus), ash ; desert cymopterus (Fraxinus sp.Cymopterus deserticola), willow weed ; Rosamond eriastrum (Polygonum lapathifoliumEriastrum rosamondense), ; Barstow woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum mohavense); sagebrush loeflingia (Loeflingia squarrosa var. artemisiarum); California fan palm alkali grass (Washingtonia filiferaPuccinellia simplex); ▇▇▇▇▇▇ tree (Yucca brevifolia); Reptiles: southern alligator lizard desert tortoise (Elgaria multicarinata), western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalisGopherus agassizii); And all other riparianNatural Communities/wetland vegetation which provides habitat for these species Habitats: allscale scrub; creosote ▇▇▇▇ scrub; and all other aquatic and wildlife resources in the Project vicinityarea. The adverse effects the Project project could have on the fish or wildlife resources identified above include: loss of natural bed or bank; change in contour of bed, channel, or bank; soil compaction or other disturbance to soil layer; change in composition of bed materials channel materials, change in channel cross- section (large woody debris confinement or substrate particle sizewidening); change in sediment transport; short-term release of contaminants debris transport impedance (e.g., incidental from construction); long-term release of contaminants (e.g., concreteculverts and bridges); colonization by exotic plant or animal species; change to, loss, or decline of natural bed substrate; direct take of fish species in ongoing impacted and other aquatic species; direct impacts from dredging on benthic organismsdisturbed areas; construction pits and trenches that can capture terrestrial organisms; disruption to nesting birds and other wildlifeterrestrial wildlife during the work term; disturbance and noise disturbances from Project activity; loss or impediment project activities. The project will impact no more than 1.27 acres of terrestrial animal species travel routes habitat, including allscale scrub, disturbed allscale scrub, disturbed habitat, and developed land cover due to temporary structures (e.g.excavation, survey tapeground disturbance, sandbagsvehicle traffic, erosion protection materials); dewatering; rewatering; entrapment in isolated pools due to loss of water surface elevation; machinery traffic, foot traffic, culvert installation, and direct take of aquatic species from pumpsbackfilling.