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Biological Resources, MONK &ASSOCIATES r Impacts and Mitigations __- Tracy Facility Expansion Site proposed project and its potential impacts to San Joaquin lit fox. During that meeting, CDFG and USFWS stated the proposed project site constitutes kit fox habitat. CDFG and USFWS then outlined kit fox mitigation requirements that the applicant would be required to incorporate into hive"incidental take permits"from these agencies for the the mining plus m order t�receive proposed project. Therefore,impacts to San Joaquin kit fox from the proposed project are considered significant and adverse. However,mitigation could be implemented that would reduce this impact to a level considered less than.significant. 1 14.20 1Vlitig ation Measure 11 -San Joaquin Kit Fox `Implementation of the following mitigation would reduce impacts to San Joaquin kit fox to a level considered less than significant. Subsequent to Granite's Decem_ ber 20, 1993 meeting with the agencies,USFWS and CDFG at impacts to kit fox habitat could be mitigated by preserving onsite and/or offsite determined th p s to an extent considered commensurate with the habitats(hereinafter Habitat Management Lands){h types and durations of impacts that would occur to the project site. Both CDFG and USFWS requested that the applicant examine temporary impacts, long-term impacts, and permanent impacts that would occur to the project site. It was agreed that less mitigation would be required for temporary impacts and that mitigation requirements would increase for long-term temporary, and/or permanent impacts. USFWS' mitigation ratios for temporary, long-term, and permanent impacts are listed below: i 1) A 3:1 rate of compensation would be applied to all habitat losses that are considered permanent(more than 20 years from disturbance to restoration). 2) A 2:1 rate of compensation would be applied to all habitat losses that are considered long-term temporary.(10 to 20 years from disturbance to restoration). m 3) A 1.1:1 rate of coriipensation would be applied to all habitat losses that are considered short-term temporary(0 to 10 years from disturbance to restoration). To consider any habitat losses temporary,the reclamation plan for the project should include the following: 1) The restored area would remain in agricultural production of either an alfalfa/cereal grain/row crop rotation or pasture. M 2) There would be no use.of pesticides or rodenticides on slopes,berms or setback areas. 3) Slopes and berms would be seeded with a maintenance free mixture and no disturbance of these areas would be allowed after restoration is achieved. 4) Setback areas would be protected from disturbance. 37