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San Joaquin County Community Environmental Setting,Impacts,and Mitigation Measures Development Department Biological Resources in the form of preserve acquisition. Instead,compensation for multipurpose open space land is triggered by the requirement to assist in financing the SJMSCP preserve system by supporting a portion of the enhancement, management, and administration costs associated with the preserve system. The fees are paid to the San Joaquin Council of Governments(SJCOG)and adjusted annually.Aggregate mining(proposed Project)is considered a covered project under the SJMSCP. Impact Analysis _ Approach and Methodology Impacts on biological resources were assessed based on preliminary design drawings and site-specific information gathered during field surveys. Construction and operation activities could result in direct and indirect impacts on biological resources caused by ground disturbance or vegetation clearing as part of project construction and/or as a result of project operations. The mitigation measures presented in this section have been identified to avoid, minimize, and compensate for potential impacts on biological resources. Assumptions The EIR analysis is based on the following assumptions. ■ No construction activities or future quarry operations will occur within a _ proposed 40-foot-wide buffer along the Delta-Mendota Canal along the southwest boundary of the project area. ■ With exception of the buffer along the Delta-Mendota Canal and a utility — easement in the southern portion of the study area, the entire project area will be developed for mining activities or related facility or plant construction. ■ Special-status plants will not be affected by the proposed Project because the project area does not support suitable microhabitat conditions for special- status plants documented or identified as having potential to occur in the project region. — DeSilva Gates Quarry Project — Draft Environmental Impact Report 3.D-12 As 05105.05