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2 The document should describe and show the location of all vegetative cover types in the area potentially impacted by all project alternatives. A table with acreages of each cover type under with-and without-project conditions for each alternative should be included. A overlay figure accurately depicting proposed project features in relation to natural features (such as watercourses , wetlands, and other habitat types) on the site should be included. We recommend that all wetlands in the project area be delineated and described according to the definition of wetlands and classification system found in the Service's Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (Cowardin 1979) . A substantial portion of the site may meet the Service's criteria for wetlands. The document should include all lands classed as wetlands using the Service's definition of wetlands when discussing issues relating to wetlands. The draft report should also include a figure showing all areas on the site subject to Corps of Engineers jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act. Lists of fish and wildlife species expected to occur in the project area should be in the document. The lists should also indicate for each species whether or not it is a resident or migrant, and the period(s) of the year it would be expected in the project area. The project could have significant adverse impacts on fish and wildlife habitat. The document should include a very thorough analysis of pre- and post-project fish and wildlife habitat values on the site. We recommend the use of the Service's Habitat Evaluation Procedures to conduct such an analysis. The effects of the following activities on fish and wildlife habitats should be included-in the analysis: - fragmentation of habitats by placement of roads, houses, fairways, and bridges; - diversion of water from the Mokelumne River; - use of pesticides and herbicides on the golf course and landscaped areas; - construction of houses adjacent to wildlife habitats , especially wetlands; - alteration of drainage patterns on existing wetlands, including vernal pools ; - groundwater pumping, and its effects on vegetation now dependent on such water; - increased use of the area by humans and pets; - alteration of the depth, configuration, and hydrologic regime of the lakes on the site; - habitat conversion and vegetation removal; - interruption of wildlife migration corridors.