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r Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.17-21 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project San Joaquin County General Plan rThe San Joaquin County General Plan(SJCGP)outlines objectives, policies and implementation measures related to natural resources within the Project area. Objectives of the SJCGP call for the protection and improvement of vegetation, fish and wildlife resources in the County and to provide undeveloped open space for nature study, protection of endangered species, and preservation of wildlife habitat. Specific policies of the SJCGP calls for the protection of significant biological and ecological resources, including wetlands, riparian areas, rare, threatened,and endangered species and their habitats,potentially rare or commercially important species,vernal pools, significant oak groves and heritage trees. The SJCGP outlines implementation measures intended to protect special-status species and their habitats and trees, to preserve and restore natural habitats for wildlife,to preserved and restore wetlands and riparian habitat,and to seek ways to acquire natural areas. San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan ' San Joaquin County is a signatory to the San Joaquin County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation and Open Space Plan(SJMSCP;SJCOG 2000). Participation in the SJMSCP,which is voluntary, satisfies the requirements of federal and State endangered species acts (FESA and CESA), and ensures that potential impacts are mitigated to a less-than-significant level in compliance with CEQA. The SJMSCP provides incidental take authorization for 97 listed and non-listed plant, fish, and wildlife species and provides compensation for habitat losses through collection of fees that are used to preserve habitats elsewhere. The project proponent proposes to continue participation in the SJMSCP. By participating, the proposed project would be consistent with the Final EIR/EIS for the SJMSCP, dated November 15,2000, and certified by the San Joaquin Council of Governments on December 7,2000. Participation in the SJMSCP provides the project proponent with incidental take authorization for any of 97 covered species, in accordance with ESA Section 10(a)(1)(B) and CESA Section 2081(b). Participation in the SJMSCP also provides "measures to offset not only incidental take pursuant to ESA and CESA,but also provides mitigation to offset cumulative impacts to common plant, fish and wildlife species and to offset other impacts associated with open space conversions(e.g., impacts to agricultural lands, impacts to scenic resources, and similar impacts)which must be addressed pursuant to CEQA) (Section 1.1.4.1). Participation in the SJMSCP will reduce impacts to covered species and habitats to a level of less-than-significant level. Mitigation fees vary by the type of lands being affected and are based on the habitat type: r r r r r