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Mitigation Measures and Statements of Findings of Impacts Being Monitoring/ ! Responsible Monitoring/Reporting Significant and Unavoidable Reporting Action Party for Providing Responsibility Timing Mitigation consultation with the CDFG. Bat roosts initiated during construction are presumed to be unaffected,and no buffer would necessary. Less than significant impact after implementation of Mitigation Measure BIO- ta through BIO-1 d. 6I0-2: Wetlands Mitigation.Wetland mitigation shall,to the extent not already Verification by County. Union Pacific U.S.Army Corps of Prior to filling of waters of completed,require a wetland delineation conducted according to the 1987 Corps Engineers and Regional the U.S. Wetland Delineation Manual(U.S.Army Corps of Engineers 1987)and the Water Quality Control Regional Supplement to the Corps Wetland Delineation Manual.Coast Region Board,with verification by (Corps 2008).This dellneation shall be submitted to the Corps for verification. Union Pacific provided to Once that map is"verified,"the full extent of waters of the U.S./State would be San Joaquin County known and the extent of impacts on regulated areas ascertained. Community Development Authorization from the Corps and the RWQCB(for example,a Nationwide Department Permit or an Individual Permit and a Certification of Water Quality)shall be obtained as necessary/required by these agencies prior to filling any waters of the U.S./State on the project site.Impacts shall also be minimized by the use of Best Management Practices(BMPs)to protect preserved waters of the 4 (;Resources(con' U.S./State and to ensure that water quality standards are not compromised in preserved wetlands and other waters within the watershed.These practices can include installing orange construction fencing buffers,straw waddles to keep fill from entering preserved/avoided wetlands and other waters,and other protective measures. For those wetlands areas that are not avoided,mitigation compensation wetlands shall be completed.As approved by the Corps and the RWQCB,the applicant may purchase mitigation credits from an approved mitigation bank or an approved In-lieu fee mitigation entity at a minimum 1:1 ratio. As an alternative to the purchase of credits in a mitigation bank,wetlands may be created onsite and,if so,shall have an equal or higher functional value than those wetlands affected by the project(known as in-kind replacement).If wetlands cannot be created in-kind and onsite,other alternatives shall include off- site and/or out-of-kind.In any case,mitigation requirements for wetland areas that are not avoided shall be that all impacted wetlands are replaced at a minimum 1:1 ratio(for each square foot of impact,one square foot of wetland would be restored/created)or at a ratio determined by the RWQCB and Corps at the time permits are issued.Mitigation requirements would be based upon the existing conditions of the wetlands impacted.Where practicable,wetland plant/animal populations shall be relocated from the wetlands that would be impacted to any re-created wetlands.Topsoils shall also be removed from wetlands that would be impacted if practicable,and placed into the re-created wetlands.These topsoils would contain a seed bank of the impacted plant species which would germinate with fall/winter hydration of the re-created wetlands. If wetlands are restored/created,adequate compensation shall include a suitable