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Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
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<br /> AQ-1: Minimize Personnel and Public'.Exposure to Valley Fever,
<br /> Prior to site preparation,grading activities, or ground disturbance,the Applicant shall prepare a Fugitive Dust Prepare and submit a FD1,P to the San Verify FDCP is completed. Prior to ground San Joaquin County
<br /> Control Plan for the proposed project. The Fugitive Dust Control Plan (FDCP) shall include the following at a Joaquin County Department of Community disturbance. Department of
<br /> minimum: Development for review. Community Development
<br /> • Equipment,vehicles, and other items shall be cleaned thoroughly of dust before they are moved off-site to other Implement the requirements of the FDCP. Verify measures are During site
<br /> work locations. implemented during preparation,grading,
<br /> • Wherever possible,grading, and trenching work shall be phased, so that earth-moving equipment works well construction as needed. and ground
<br /> ahead or down-wind of workers on the ground- disturbance.
<br /> • The area immediately behind grading or trenching equipment shall be sprayed with water before ground workers
<br /> move into the. area.
<br /> • If a water truck runs Out of water before dust is dampened sufficiently,ground workers exposed to dust are to
<br /> leave the area until a full truck resumes water spraying.
<br /> • All heavy-duty earth-moving vehicles shall be closed-cab and equipped with a High Efficiency Particulate
<br /> Arrestance-filtered air system, or High Efficiency masks that can be worn by the vehicle operators.
<br /> N95 respirators shall be provided to on-site workers for the duration of the construction period.
<br /> • Workers shall receive training to recognize the symptoms of Valley Fever and shall be instructed to promptly
<br /> report suspected symptoms of work-related Valley Fever to a supervisor. Evidence of training shall be kept on-
<br /> site for review as required by regulatory agencies.
<br /> Valley Fever information shall be available on-site for all construction personnel. The information shall provide,
<br /> at a minimum, a description of the symptoms, health effects, preventative measures, and treatment.
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<br /> BIO-1:Crotch's Burnble Bee Avoidance
<br /> Should construction begin during the Colony Active Period (March — August), a formal habitat assessment shall be A habitat assessment for Crotch's bumble Verify a habitat assessment Prior to any ground San Joaquin County
<br /> performed by a qualified biologist prior to initiating ground disturbing activities to determine if suitable nesting or bee shall be conducted within the Project has been conducted prior to disturbing activities Department of
<br /> foraging habitat is present in the Project area. The assessment shall include: footprint and on surrounding accessible initiation of ground disturbing that begin during the Community Development
<br /> 1. Review of occurrence record data sites by a qualified biologist, if construction activities, if they begin within Colony Active Period
<br /> 2- Analysis of foraging,nesting,and overwintering resources begins within the Colony Active Period tke Colony Active Period (March—AUgLISO.
<br /> 3. Documentation of plant species observed (including what is bloorning at the time of the survey and percent (March—August). (March— August).
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<br /> cover) If suitable nesting or foraging resources are Verify sufficient action is Prior to any ground
<br /> detected in the Project Site during the taken as needed based on disturbing activities, as
<br /> The locations of any nesting resources, including rodent burrows,cavities,thatched grasses, brush, rock piles, logs, habitat assessment, surveys following the findings of the habitat needed,
<br /> and manmade structures like dumped furniture, shall be mapped during the assessment. Areas adjacent to the CDFW Survey Considerations for California assessment, including the
<br /> Project shall also be considered,as accessible,to determine if there is suitable nesting or foraging habitat for Endangered Species Act (CESA) Candidate completion of surveys,the
<br /> Crotch's bumble bee. Bumble Bee Sjopcies (CDFW 2023) shall be comphtion of
<br /> If suitable nesting or foraging resources are detected in the Project Site during the habitat assessment, surveys conducted by a qualified biologist. If preconstruction nest surveys,
<br /> following the CDFW Survey Considerations for California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Candidate Bumble Bee Crotch's bumble bees are detected during and consultation with CDFW,
<br /> Species (CDFW 2023) shall be conducted by a qualified biologist (i.e. someone with a valid CDFW Scientific surveys, their location shall be recorded if needed.
<br /> Collecting Permit for Crotch's bumble bee) to determine if Crotch's bumble bee is present in the Project Site. A with a GPS. If foraging Crotch's bumble
<br /> minimum of three visits shall be conducted during the Colony Active Period (March —August) and will be spaced 2- bees or nests are detected during surveys,
<br /> 4 weeks apart. If no Crotch's humble bees are detected on the Site, no further mitigation would be required. If preconstruction nest surveys shall be
<br /> foraging Crotch's humble bees or nests are detected during surveys the individual and/or nest location will be conducted 72 hours prior to construction.
<br /> recorder] will) a global positioning system (GPS). If no Crotch's bumble bees are detected on the Site, no further Any nests detected during the
<br /> mitigation would be required preconstruction survey will be recorded by a
<br /> If foraging Crotch's bumble bees or nests are detected during surveys described above, a follow tip preconstructior,, GPS (if not previously recorded) and
<br /> nest survey shall be conducted by a qualified biologist according to the CDFW Survey Considerations for California avoided by a minimum 50-foot buffer. If
<br /> Endangered Species Act (CESA) Candidate Bumble Bee Species (CDFW 2023) document 72 hours prior to avoidance of nests is not possible,
<br /> construction to determine if previously identified nests are still active, and if any new Crotch's burnble bee nests are consultation with CDFW will be initiated to
<br /> present. If any active nests are detected during the preconstruction survey,the location will be recorded with a GPS determine the most appropriate strategy to
<br /> Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration 3
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