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a i r I Rxtlogtra!aryl Fisheries ResoureLs Fwluanon and Welland Delineation Report Weber Pomt Southbank Seawall Prgeet Ctry of Stockton,LA �I B. Field Surveys Biological surveys included examining habitat within the project study area while walking , i; along the existing seawall and vicinity The purpose of the surveys was to determine if habitat iy for any special-status species exists within the project study area or adjacent areas Plant I� species were recorded and plant communities identified The presence of wildlife species, ' their sign, or potential habitat were recorded Lists of plant and wildlife species observed in the project study area are presented in Exhibit 5 F A delineation of jurisdictional waters was also conducted (see Section VI ofthis document) ' II , C. Calculation of Area of Disturbance Sycamore Environmental received AutoCAD maps of the project study area and the proposed i, project design from Siegfried Engineering, Inc (Siegfried Engmeenng) AutoCADT+functions ii were used to determine the area of waters of the U S affected within the project study area IV. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING The project is located in the City of Stockton in San Joaquin'County, CA The project study 9( area is located on the south side of Weber Point at the east end of the Stockton Channel of the San Joaquin River and is limited to the existing seawall adjacent to Stockton Channel , j (Figure 2) The open water portion of Stockton Channel terminates at Center Street ji (Photographs 3 and 4, Exhibit 1) The project study area is bordered by Center Street on the !t east and Weber Avenue on the south A three foot wide portion of Stockton Channel, a waters of the U S , is included in the project study area Waters of the U S and biological resources of the project study area are shown in Figure 2 Waters of the U S are discussed in Section VI of this document , II i it The existing seawall is a concrete wall approximately 835 lineal feet long Two open-ended concrete culverts and one metal pipe are located in the seawall Five wooden pilings are situated in Stockton Channel at the east end of the project study area (Photographs 6 and 8, ' ,I Exhibit 1) The south bank of Weber Point within the study area was used as a wharf in the 1870's, prior to construction of the existing seawall II Land uses within or adjacent to the project study area include an ARCO gas station and an abandoned parking lot The area bounded by the seawall, Center Street, and Weber Avenue y is accessible to small boats, such as row boats, paddle wheels, etc Elevation of the project ' study area is approximately 12 ft Weber Point has been completely disturbed and was the site of a Holiday Inn hotel that has Ij demolished The concrete and asphalt pavement associated with the Holiday Inn is now i; partially or completely covered with dirt Ruderal vegetation)has become established in these , iv areas A chain link fence now encloses the abandoned lot(Photographs 7 and 8, Exhibit 1) The south side of the ARCO station along the seawall has been landscaped with introduced, horticultural tree species , I i' li I t i li SE ai0a DOC 911 alar Sycamore Environmental Consultants Inc 4 lj i I