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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page II-48 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project (a). If prehistoric archaeological resources are discovered during excavation and construction of the proposed project,the project sponsor along with a qualified archaeologist and Native American monitor shall suspend all work in the immediate vicinity of the find pending site investigation by a qualified archaeologist and a Native American monitor to assess the materials and determine their significance. If the qualified archaeologist and Native American monitor determine that the find has the potential to be a historical resource per California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR)criteria, the project sponsor shall provide funding and time to allow recovering an archaeological sample or to implement avoidance measures. Work could continue at other locations while archaeological mitigation takes place. (b)Evaluative testing,normally consisting of limited hand excavation to retrieve information and materials from the archaeological site,would be needed to demonstrate the eligibility of the resource to be included on the CRHR. If eligibility is established,then a plan for mitigation of impacts to the resource should be submitted to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department for approval before any construction related earthmoving activities are allowed inside the zone designated as archaeologically sensitive by the project archaeologist and Native American monitor. The plan must result in the extraction of sufficient volumes of non-redundant archaeological data so as to address important regional research considerations,must be performed by qualified professionals, and must result in detailed technical reports. Mitigation can take the form of additional data retrieval through hand excavation coupled with archaeological and Native American monitoring of all soils from the archaeologically sensitive zone. Monitoring is aimed at identifying,recording and/or removing archaeological materials and information for analysis, and also serves to limit damage to human remains (non-destructive analysis), a typical component of both seasonal and year- round villages in the valley. (c)The project sponsor shall allow only a qualified archaeologist, and a Native American monitor to collect any prehistoric cultural resources (except human remains and burial associated grave goods)discovered on the site. During a pre-