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1. Project' s Coordinator 2 . Mr. Kerry Sullivan April 3 , 1992 Page Four The Draft EIR fails to adequately discuss the project' s potential for significant impacts to these unique habitats. In the case of riparian forest and foothill woodlands, we A14 recommend that any further loss be avoided. To mitigate losses that have already occurred, we recommend that the Draft EIR contain proposals which ensure the protection of mature riparian forest stands within the Mokelumne River/Dry Creek/Jahant Slough watersheds. The creation of the irrigation water storage ponds will result in a significant loss of seasonal wetlands. In the case of seasonal wetlands, the DFG recommends the project be A15 designed so that any impacts to wetlands are avoided. If impacts to wetlands cannot be avoided, mitigation should be provided that is based upon the concept of no net loss of wetland habitat values or acreage. As proposed, the irrigation water storage ponds will provide little wetland habitat value due to their design and operation. The development of the golf course, roads, and building sites, etc. , may result in the destruction of vernal pools A16 and oak savannah. We recommend that the Draft EIR be revised to include a survey of vernal pools so that their location is noted and excluded from both direct and indirect impacts of the project. Additionally, the Draft EIR should contain provisions to protect oak/buckeye savannah. The applicant should be advised that work within the 100- year flood plain, consisting of but not limited to diversion or obstruction of the natural flow or changes in the channel, bed, or bank of any river, stream, or lake will A17 require notification to the DFG as required by Fish and Game Code Section 1600, et seq. The notification (with fee) and subsequent agreement, must be completed prior to initiating any such work. Notification to the DFG should be made after the project is approved by the lead agency. The agreement process should not be used in lieu of specific mitigation measures to be included as conditions of project approval by the lead agency. �4 . The Draft EIR fails to address the cumulative impacts of the proposed project. Section 15130 (a) of the State California A18 Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines states that "Cumulative impacts shall be discussed when they are significant" . Within the near watersheds of Jahant Slough and Dry Creek from State Highway 99 downstream to the proposed project, there are pending and approved residential development projects such as Woodson Estates and Western III-10