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riparian corridor, and potential habitat exists for the delta button celery along the <br /> riparian corridor and in the freshwater marsh. These impacts are considered potentially <br /> significant. <br /> Reclamation <br /> Quarry Area - The applicant proposes to return the quarry area to agricultural <br /> use upon completion of aggregate extraction. Because the area is currently in <br /> agricultural use, has little habitat value, and is approximately 0.5 mile from the riparian <br /> corridor, the impact of the reclamation plan on vegetation as proposed is expected to be <br /> less than significant. <br /> Processing Facility and Adiacent Areas - Upon completion of quarrying and <br /> aggregate processing operation, the applicant is proposing to return the processing <br /> facility area and adjacent lands to agricultural use. The reclamation of these lands <br /> would result in the removal of vegetation and habitat that has been disturbed by the <br /> existing quarry operation. Although these areas may have marginal habitat value, they <br /> serve as buffer between the processing and mining operations, and the riparian corridor. <br /> These areas are primarily manmade habitat including freshwater marsh and disturbed <br /> scrub surrounding the processing facility. Grassland and scattered native trees would be <br /> removed in the area north of the processing facility that is proposed as a borrow area <br /> for reclamation. The remainder of the area has been directly impacted by current <br /> mining and processing operations. Impacts addressed here are considered potentially <br /> significant. <br /> Wildlife <br /> Ouarry Area <br /> Operation in the quarry will be within approximately 0.5 mile of the Mokelumne <br /> River riparian corridor at its closest point. The area between the quarry and the <br /> riparian corridor is expected to continue to be used for asparagus farming during the life <br /> of the project. Noise and activity associated with the quarry operations could have an <br /> impact on wildlife along the riparian corridor and within the area at the base of the <br /> bluff; however because of the distance from the corridor and the current level of <br /> 54 <br />