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Soil Investigations for Data Collection in the Delta Initial Study/Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration 131 • Solano Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan (LSA 2012). The portion of the Study Area that overlaps the SJMSCP is the Primary Zone for the Delta section. The goal of the Plan is to balance the conservation of open space and the need to convert open space to other uses while providing long-term management for biological resources, preserving land-owner rights, protecting the agricultural economy and accommodating population growth. The plan does not consider geotechnical or soil surveys to be site disturbing activities (San Joaquin County 2000) provided the sampling does not alter the hydrology of any wetland or alter the continuing occupation by any species of fish, wildlife or plant. The Proposed Project would be a series of discreet soil investigations, would fully avoid any wetland resources and would not alter species site occupations, therefore it would not conflict with the SJMSCP. The portion of the Study area that overlaps with the Yolo County NHP would be in the eastern edge and includes planning units 21 (West Sacramento) and 15 (South Yolo Basin). The goal of the Yolo County HCP is to provide ESA permits and associate mitigation for development and infrastructure projects for the 50-year life of the document. Covered activities as defined by the HCP include urban or rural development, infrastructure, utilities, agricultural development, open space, aggregate mining, operations and maintenance, conservation strategy implementation and neighboring landowner protection. These activities are generally understood to have ground-disturbing effects, require vegetation management or have indirect effects on listed species. The Proposed Project would not conflict with the Yolo County HCP because ground-disturbing effects would be limited and temporary in nature, and vegetation management would be minimal. The portion of the Study Area that overlaps with the East Alameda County Conservation Strategy is the northeastern tip and includes Conservation Zone 7. The goal of the East Alameda County Conservation Strategy is to provide baseline biological resource and conservation priority inventories that can be used during project planning and permitting. As an informational program that seeks to help project proponents with permitting processes, the Proposed Project would not conflict with the goals outlined. The portion of the Study Area that overlaps with the East Contra Costa County HCP would be in the southeast edge and includes Acquisition Analysis Zones 6d and 6e. The purpose of the East Contra Costa HCP is to protect and enhance the functions and ecological diversity of eastern Contra Costa County, by establishing guidelines to avoid, minimize, and mitigate, impacts on covered species and their habitats and wetlands within the region, while addressing the needs for urban expansion, infrastructure construction and ongoing operations and maintenance activities. The HCP seeks to obtain authorizations for take of covered species for covered activities. Geotechnical or soil investigation activities are not within the defined covered activities for the HCP. The Proposed Project would not conflict with the East