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i - f r-- r t--e V-- r-- r-_ r- r - i. �_ �. I- I I I I Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page II-5 Forward Inc.Landfill 2014 Expansion Project 0 one shall occur late in the afternoon covering the period after the falconer has finished for the day, and 0 one shall occur on Sunday when the landfill is closed to insure that gulls are not accessing the site when staff are absent. • Site visits in addition to the minimum of six monthly visits described above shall be made if necessary to verify the criteria for failure described below. • The results of the monitoring shall be documented in an annual report. • Landfill staff shall participate in monitoring so that action can be taken as soon as a potential problem is identified. The control program shall be considered to be failing and will require upgrading if any of the following situations occur: • Gulls land at the active disposal area, begin to feed, and are able to feed for 10 minutes or more, on two or more occasions during a week. • Flocks of gulls begin loafing on other parts of the landfill and are not scared away by the control program within 30 minutes, on more than two occasions during a week. • Gulls begin to circle over the landfill, including adjacent creek areas, and are not removed by the falcons. If this behavior continues over a period of one week, then it indicates that the birds are likely getting food at the landfill. The above triggers do not specify a minimum number of gulls because if one or two gulls are present, they will soon attract other gulls and numbers will build up. Therefore, it is essential to deter the first gulls. In the event that the bird control measures proposed as part of the project, described above, in combination with the gull control program described in this mitigation measure, are found to be ineffective in reducing the numbers of flocking birds by the criteria described above, the project sponsor shall implement one or more of the following: