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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page IV.F-24 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project transportation,exportation,importation, or sale of any endangered or rare native plants"42. The CNPPA further directs that "... [n]o person shall import into this state, or take,possess, or sell within this state, except as incident to the possession or sale of the real property on which the plant is growing, any native plant, or any part or product thereof, that the commission determines to be an endangered native plant or rare native plant"43. However,the prohibition against"take" of native plants does not apply to "the removal of endangered or rare native plants from a canal,lateral ditch,building site, or road, or other right-of-way by the owner of the land or his agent, or the performance by a public agency or a publicly or privately owned public utility of its obligation to provide service to the public" where the landowner at issue has notified CDFW "at least 10 days in advance of changing the land use to allow for salvage of such plant" and CDFW fails to avail itself of the opportunity to remove the plants44. The CFGC45 makes it illegal to take,possess, or needlessly destroy the nest or eggs of any bird except as otherwise provided under the code. The CFGC prohibits the take,possession, or needless destruction of any nests, eggs or birds in the orders Falconiformes (new world vultures,hawks,eagles, ospreys and falcons, among others)or Strigiformes (owls)46, the take or possession of fully protected birds47, and the take or possession of any migratory nongame bird or part thereof as designated in the MBTA48. The Significant Natural Areas Program49 was established to encourage the cooperation of federal, state, local, and private sectors, including private organizations and individuals,in efforts to maintain areas containing diverse ecological and geological characteristics,which are vital to the continual health and well-being of the state's natural resources and of its citizens. Regional Water Quality Control Board Pursuant to the Clean Water Act50 and the guidelines of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA51), an applicant for a federal permit to conduct any activity that may result in discharge into navigable waters must provide a certification from the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)that such discharge would comply with the state water quality standards.52 The RWQCB focuses on ensuring that projects do not adversely affect the 42 CFGC Section 1907 43 CFGC Section 1908 44 CFGC Section 1913 45 CFGC Section 3503 46 CFGC Section 3503.5 47 CFGC Section 3511 41 CFGC Section 3513 49 CFGC Section 1930-1940 11 CWA, Section 401 51 CWA Section 404(b)(1) 52 CCR Title 23,Sections 3830,et seq.