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SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE MASTER PLAN AND SPECIFIC PLAN 1 FINAL EIR The MHMP EIR identified the following significant biological impacts before mitigation associated with implementation of the MHMP: Project implementation would result in the elimination of over 4,000 acres of agricultural land and associated wildlife habitat on the site; Project implementation would result in the elimination of suitable on-site foraging and dispersal habitat for San Joaquin kit fox; Project implementation would result in the elimination of all existing and potential on-site foraging habitat for Swainson's hawk; Proposed development would affect other special-status taxa; The project would block the movement of most terrestrial species between the eastern base of the Altamont Hills and the Delta farmland region to the east; Development of the project site would eliminate seasonal wetlands and temporarily flooded areas, such as irrigated pasture and drainage swales; Off-site improvements, such as the raw water conveyance pipeline and pumping facilities,wastewater storage ponds, and application of wastewater irrigation,would adversely affect sensitive biological resources. 4.10.3 SIGNIFICANCE THRESHOLDS The proposed project would result in significant impacts on biological resources if it would: have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in any local or regional plans,policies,or regulations, or by DFG or USFWS; have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications,on any species identified as a threatened, endangered,candidate, sensitive, or special-status species by DFG,USFWS, or NOAA Fisheries or in any local or regional plans,policies,or regulations designed to protect biological resources, including the MHMP and SJMSCP; have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected waters of the United States,including wetlands, as defined by Section 404 of the CWA,through direct removal, filling,hydrological interruption,or other means; interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites; conflict with any policies, ordinances, or habitat conservation plan,adopted for the purpose of protecting _ biological resources(i.e.,MHMP, SJMSCP); substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species; cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels;threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community; or substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of an endangered,rare, or threatened species; or College Park at Mountain House Speck Plan III Draft EIR EDAW San Joaquin County 4.10-29 Biological Resources