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Solano Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan

Background

The Solano HCP has been developed to support the issuance of a Section 10(a)1(B) incidental take permit under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (as amended). This permit is required by the March 19, 1999 Solano Project Contract Renewal Biological Opinion between the USFWS and Bureau of Reclamation. The Solano HCP has expanded the scope of the Biological Opinion and includes additional voluntary applicants and additional species for incidental take coverage. These additional species include federally-listed fish species under the jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and species listed as threatened or endangered under the State’s Endangered Species Act. The HCP further addresses other species of concern (i.e., species recognized by groups such as the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and California Native Plant Society (CNPS) as having declining or vulnerable populations, but not officially listed as threatened or endangered species). Thirty-seven (37) species are proposed to be covered under the Solano HCP.

The development of the Solano HCP has been guided by input from the applicable regulatory agencies, the Member Agencies/Plan Participants, and general public/stakeholders group. In September 2001, a Steering Committee composed of representatives of various stakeholder’s interests was established to:

  • Facilitate discussions of the varied interests and serve as a consensus building group;
  • Gather and disseminate information;
  • Facilitate and maintain open lines of communication; and
  • Make recommendations on major actions to decision makers representing the Plan Participants.

A requirement of the NCCP is to have independent science input into the NCCP process. We are not doing an NCCP, however, Independent science input is also strongly recommended for any HCP. The science input is to occur early in the planning process before an HCP is drafted in order to help guide development of the HCP.

For Further Information Regarding the HCP, Please Contact:

Chris Lee
Principal Environmental Scientist
(707) 455-1105
clee@scwa2.com

 

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Figures

Figure1-1_RegionalLocation
Figure1-2_SolanoServiceArea
Figure1-3_PlaceLocationNames
Figure1-4_Covered Activity
Figure2-1_UrbanGrowthTrends1950_2025
Figure2-2_SolanoCounty_2008GeneralPlanLandUse
Figure2-3_Cityof_Fairfield_HabitatTypes_GeneralPlanLandUse
Figure2-4_Cityof_SuisunCity_HabitatTypes_GeneralPlanLandUse
Figure2-5_Cityof_Vacaville_HabitatTypes_GeneralPlanLandUse
Figure2-6_Cityof_Vallejo_HabitatTypes_GeneralPlanLandUse
Figure2-7_Cityof_Dixon_HabitatTypes_GeneralPlanLandUse
Figure2-8_Cityof_RioVista_HabitatTypes_GeneralPlanLandUse
Figure2-9_ServiceAreas
Figure3-1_BiodiversityHotspots
Figure3-2_GeographicalRegions
Figure3-3_KuchlerVeg
Figure3-4_Watersheds
Figure3-5_NaturalCommunities
Figure3-6_VegetationandCoverTypes
Figure3-7_HistoricandCurrentVP_Habitat
Figure3-10_HabitatProtection
Figure3-11_SolanoProtectedLands
Figure3-12_RiskAnalysis
Figure3-13_VegetationCategories
Figure3-8_HistoricandCurrentMarsh
Figure3-9_AgriculturalCropTrends1990-2010
Figure4-1 Overview Diagram
Figure4-10_PriorityDrainageConservationAreas
Figure4-11_PercentDevelopmentwithin_WatershedSubWatershed
Figure4-12_PercentIrrigatedAgwithin_WatershedSubWatershed
Figure4-13_CallippeSilverspotButterflyConservationAreas
Figure4-14_CRLF_ConservationArea
Figure4-2_KeyCorridorswithinPlanArea
Figure4-3_Rarity-weighted Richness Map of Covered Species
Figure4-4_VernalPoolDisturbance_Barriers
Figure4-5_CCG_PopulationAreas
Figure4-6_CaliforniaTigerSalamanderKnown_and_PotentialRange
Figure4-7_DistributionPlayaPools_VernalPoolCriticalHabitat
Figure4-8_VernalPoolConservationAreas
Figure4-9_FRAP_VegetationDataBarriers_Development
Figure4-15_CRLF_PotentialBreeding_HydrationHabitat
Figure4-16_LocationMajorRiparianVegStands
Figure4-17_CoveredSpeciesSpecialManagementSpecies_Streams
Figure4-18_GiantGarterSnakeConservationAreas
Figure4-19_SMPP_SuisunTidalWetlandRestoration
Figure4-20_CoastalMarshConservationAreas_DesignatedCriticalHabitat
Figure4-21_SwainsonsHawkConservationAreas
Figure4-22_BurrowingOwlConservationAreas
Figure4-23_Conservation Analysis
Figure4-24_VegetationCategories
Figure4-25_Species-AreaCurve
Figure4-26_VP_PotentialPreserveAreas
Figure4-27_SWHA_PotentialReserveAreas
Figure5-1_AltHabitatSet-asidesAgricultural
Figure6-1 StreamOrderDesignation
Figure7-1 AM Feedback Loop
Figure7-2 Overview AMMP
Figure7-3 Implementation Scheduel Individual Reserves
Figure7-4 Implementation Scheduel_BEMP

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