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Page 77 0 (J 0 prompted a reevaluation of the list of special status species with potential to occur on the site. Changes in the list were the result of: a Elevation of some species to higher.levels in the listing process. For example,species that were proposed for listing have either been listed as threatened or endangered,or have been considered and rejected. Additionally,some former candidates for listing on the Endangered Species List have since been formally proposed for listing. a Elimination of the multi-leveled system of candidacy for listing on the federal Endangered Species List Species previously designated as Federal Candidate 2(FC2)are now considered either federal candidates(those species for which adequate information exists in support of listing,but that have not yet been proposed for listing). Other former FC2 and FC3 are now regarded as "Species of Concern", and lack the specific protections afforded listed,proposed and candidate species. However, consideration of a project's impacts on these species is still warranted. a Recognition of additional species as warranting consideration as special status species. For example, -# CNPS listed 14 plant species in San Joaquin County in its 1992 Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants. As of 1998 the total was 30 species. a Taxonomic name changes. Tables 1 and 2 list all special status plant and animal species with potential to occur on the project site. The lists are based on information from the U.S..Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS 1999; see letter in Appendix C,the California Department of Fish and Game(CNDDB, 1999;CDFG 1999a, 1999b). Of the species included on this list,only three(California hibiscus, Sanford's sagittaria, and Wrigbfs trichocoronis)were considered to have moderate potential, at best,to occur on the project site,based on habitat requirements and documented distribution of the species. All three species occupy wetland habitats,although generally with better conditions than currently provided by the project portion of Little Johns Creek. Recent surveys were not conducted during the optimal period for all plant species that have potential to be present. However,because the highly modified condition of the site has not changed materially since t more extensive,focused surveys were conducted(see the 1994 EIR),it was concluded that habitat for [�1; most of these plant species is not present,even though the site may be within the known range of the' species. lurisdidional Wetlands and other Waters of the M Regulatory Setting. Section 404 of the Clean Water Act regulates discharge of fill material into waters of the U.S.,which include wetlands and defined drainages. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(Corps)has permitting authority over proposed fill,such as the relocation of Little Johns Creek to accommodate the landfill expansion. In addition,under Section 1600 et seq. of the Fish and Game Code,the California D Department of Fish and Game(CDFG)has permitting authority over work that affects the bed or bank of streams. CDFG enters into Streambed Alteration Agreements with applicants. Please refer to Appendix D of the 1994 EIR for a further explanation of the Section 404 and Streambed Alteration Agreement processes. Wetlands at the Project Site. Site reconnaissance surveys conducted on September 23, 1999,confirm that the conditions are largely the same as described in previous documentation. Wetlands associated with Little Johns Creek total 2.995 acres. The proposed landfill expansion would result in the filling of 7,600 linear feet,and the temporary loss of 2.895 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States,including GRASSETTI ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING