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Burrowing Owl The City will prevent ground squirrels from occupying the project site early in the planning process by employing one of the following practices: ► New vegetation will be planted or existing vegetation will be retained entirely covering the site at a height of approximately 36 inches above the ground.Vegetation will be retained until construction begins. ► If burrowing owls are not known or suspected on a project site,the City will disk or plow the entire project site to destroy any ground squirrel burrows. At the same time burrows are destroyed, ground squirrels will be removed through one of approved methods described in Appendix A of the SJMSCP to prevent reoccupation of the project site (also found at http://www.sjcog.oro. If these measures are not attempted or are attempted but fail, and burrowing owls occupy the project site,then the following measures will be implemented: • During the nonbreeding season(September 1–January 31),burrowing owls occupying the project site will be removed from the project site by passive relocation as described in DFG's Staff Report on Burrowing Owl Mitigation (DFG 1995). • During the breeding season(February 1–August 31), occupied burrows will not be disturbed and will be provided with a 75-meter protective buffer until the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)—with the concurrence of the permitting agencies' representatives on the TAC—or a qualified biologist approved by the permitting agencies verifies through noninvasive means that either the birds have not begun egg laying, or juveniles from the occupied burrows are foraging independently and are capable of independent survival. Once the fledglings are capable of independent survival,the burrow can be destroyed. White-Tailed Kite Before the start of any ground-disturbing activities (e.g.,project site grading),preconstruction surveys will investigate all potential nesting trees on the project site(e.g., especially tree tops 15-59 feet above the ground in oak,willow, eucalyptus, cottonwood, or other deciduous trees), during the nesting season(February 15– September 15)whenever white-tailed kites are noted on-site or within the vicinity of the project site during the nesting season. A setback of 100 feet from nesting areas will be established and maintained during the nesting season for the period encompassing nest building and continuing until fledglings leave nests. This setback applies whenever construction or other ground-disturbing activities must begin during the nesting season in the presence of nests that are known to be occupied. Setbacks will be marked by brightly colored temporary fencing. Northern Harrier A setback of 500 feet from nesting areas will be established and maintained during the nesting season for the period encompassing nest building and continuing until fledglings leave nests. This setback applies whenever construction or other ground-disturbing activities must begin during the nesting season in the presence of nests that are known to be occupied. Setbacks will be marked by brightly colored temporary fencing. Common Raptors ► If project activity would occur during the raptor nesting season(February 15–September 15),preconstruction surveys will be conducted during the nesting season in suitable nesting habitat within 100 feet of areas of project activity. The survey will be conducted within 2 weeks before the beginning of construction or tree removal. ► A setback of 100 feet from active nesting areas will be established and maintained during the nesting season for the period encompassing nest building and continuing until fledglings leave nests. This setback applies whenever construction or other ground-disturbing activities must begin during the nesting season in the Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR EDAW City of Manteca 4.5-35 Terrestrial Biological Resources