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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page II-35 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project Foundation(NFWF)to be deposited in NFWF's Sacramento District Wetlands Conservation Fund. H.2 Loss of Chinook Identified in This EIR Less than salmon and steelhead. Mitigation Measure H.2-1. To ensure that no aquatic vertebrates are stranded Significant during abandonment of the existing South Branch of the South Fork of Littlejohn's Creek, the following measures shall be implemented: • Channel abandonment shall be restricted to the dry season (i.e.,between June 15 and October 15). • Channel abandonment shall occur only when the channel bottom has been dry for at least one week, that is, at least one week after the most recent release of water from Farmington Reservoir or any other sources. • Prior to initiation of any work within the abandoned channel(e.g., construction of coffer dams, filling, connecting to the realigned channel), a qualified biologist approved by the USFWS and CDFW shall inspect the entire length of the work area for any stranded aquatic vertebrates; any stranded aquatic vertebrates shall be captured and relocated to the nearest body of water in the same stream system. • Only a qualified biologist with all necessary federal and/or State permits may relocate fish and amphibians. Federally and State-listed species may only be relocated by biologist holding the appropriate federal or State permits. A record shall be maintained and submitted to the USFWS and CDFW of all fish and amphibians captured and relocated. • Any observed mortalities of species-status species shall be immediately reported to the USFWS and CDFW. Mitigation Measure H.2-2. Water shall be released into the restored South Branch of the South Fork of Littlejohn's Creek gradually to avoid creating a sediment plume downstream that could attract and cause mortality to Chinook salmon or steelhead