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• Comparison Table- Page 16 (July 30, 1993) If Amended Mitigation Implemented Potentially Significant Impacts Final EIR Suggested Mitigation Measures Amended Mitigation Measures Will Impact Be Less Than Significant? EIR Impact (4.7-3) (4.7-3(a)) Preserve the entire South Tracy Very little seasonal marsh habitat exists at the site due The proposed "restoration" of Tracy Lakes Lake system in its present,unmodified state. to farming of the Tracy Lakes bottomlands (since the would greatly reduce or eliminate the water 1930s) and grazing. Without farming and grazing, the bird habitat value of two thirds of this historic (4.7-3(b)) End the current practice of lakes bottom and sides could support a rich seasonal seasonal wetland site. periodically tilling the drying portions of lake wetlands habitat consisting of cattails and bulrush, basin so that aggressive pioneer weeds may mudflats and riparian forests. Under the recent then invade the entire site. farming management regime, less than five acres of the Tracy Lakes bottom currently consists of tules (4.7-3(c)) Retain a waterfowl management and/or riparian habitat. The restoration and mitigation specialist to design and supervise the planting program, as outlined in the Resource Management and management of a plant compliment in the Plan, consists of: shallow zone of South Tracy Lake which Yes produces an annual seed crop for invading - Increasing the amount of seasonal wetlands by 30 rodent populations in summer and migrant acres. Yes water birds in winter and spring. - Creating five acres of new vernal pool and ephemeral seasonal wetland. Yes The management plan should also include - Creating 50 acres of new riparian habitat. Yes specifications for the planting of visual tree - Creating 22 acres of new permanent marsh screens in the northwest shoreline portion of habitat. Yes South Tracy lake to protect against visual - Creating 135 acres of permanent lake disturbance from the future developed area. environment in North Tracy Lake and the western Design several water bird viewing blinds from 1/3 of South Tracy Lake. which the lake can be approached from a safe "disturbance distance," but still permit These habitats will be created by implementing the viewing of its rich water bird complement. following measures: Yes (4.7-3(d)) Retain a hydrologist to design a dry 1) Not pumping out water for farming in early spring; year summer water maintenance program for Yes South Tracy Lake. The plan should be 2) The creation of a permanent body of water by a designed to insure that center lake water combination of lake deepening, development of levels never drop below a minimum of five water storage capabilities in the upper portion of feet throughout the nesting and young rearing Jahant Slough, and, in drought years, ground period (May through August). water-purnping. (43.7-3(e)) Restrict all human activity in the 3) Constructing two water control dikes and area of South Tracy Lake during the Central structures in South Tracy Lake to insure Yes