may not be specified through permits, restoration will occur after construction at a level of 1:1. This will be completed through one of the following methods: Establishing the species/natural community habitat within the proposed project areas (onsite); Establishing the species/natural community habitat outside the proposed project areas (offsite); or Purchasing credits and/or mitigation lands at an entity approved by CDFW. For Options 1 and 2 (onsite and offsite), monitoring will be performed for one to five years, depending on the disturbance level and restoration level, and the success criteria will be specified in the plan. MM BIO-6: Wildlife Protection. To prevent entrapment of Verify excavations are During construction and wildlife, all steep-walled trenches, auger holes, or other covered at the end of restoration. excavations will be covered at the end of each day. each work day and Fencing will be maintained around the covered monitored regularly. excavations at night. For any open excavations, earthen Verify construction trash escape ramps will be maintained. A CPUC-approved is properly contained and biological monitor will inspect all trenches, auger holes, or regularly removed from other excavations a minimum of twice per day during construction sites. summer months and a minimum of three times per day during the (hotter) months, and also immediately prior to back-filling. Any wildlife species found will be safely removed and relocated out of harm’s by a biological monitor, using suitable tools such as a pool net when applicable.
may not be specified through permits, restoration will occur after construction at a level of 1:1. This will be completed through one of the following methods: Establishing the species/natural community habitat within the proposed project areas (onsite); Establishing the species/natural community habitat outside the proposed project areas (offsite); or Purchasing credits and/or mitigation lands at an entity approved by CDFW. For Options 1 and 2 (onsite and offsite), monitoring will be performed for one to five years, depending on the disturbance level and restoration level, and the success criteria will be specified in the plan. MM BIO-6: Wildlife Protection. To prevent entrapment of wildlife, all steep-walled trenches, auger holes, or other excavations will be covered at the end of each day. Fencing will be maintained around the covered excavations at night. For any open excavations, earthen escape ramps will be maintained. A CPUC-approved biological monitor will inspect all trenches, auger holes, or other excavations a minimum of twice per day during months and a minimum of three times per day during the summer (hotter) months, and also immediately prior to back-filling. Any wildlife species found will be safely removed and relocated out of harm’s by a biological monitor, using suitable tools such as a pool net when applicable. Verify excavations are covered at the end of each work day and monitored regularly. Verify construction trash is properly contained and regularly removed from construction sites. During construction and restoration.