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SFPUC Habitat Conservation Plan The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has begun developing a Habitat Conservation Plan for projects, maintenance, and operations in the upper Alameda Creek Watershed. The HCP will be a long-term conservation plan for land use and biological planning on SFPUC lands. The HCP will result in a permit allowing the SFPUC to legally "take" or harm endangered species, in exchange for conservation measures intended to protect the species and their habitats. NEW: Take Action Alameda Creek Alliance scoping comments on the HCP - January 21, 2009 The HCP will provide conservation measures and legal coverage for the SFPUC under the Endangered Species act for lawful "take" of 12 special-status wildlife species and 5 plant species: Covered Wildlife Species Covered Plant Species The San Francisco Planning Department, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
and the National Marine Fisheries Service will be conducting the environmental
review process in 2009 and will determine the scope and focus of the
joint Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report
(EIS/EIR). For more information about the HCP visit the SFPUC web site September 2006 draft HCP chapters released by SFPUC Chapter 1 - Background, Scope, Regulatory Context, Table of Contents, Evalaution of Species for Consideration Chapter 2 - Covered Activities Chapter 3 - Physical and Biological Resources Chapter 4 - Impact Analysis Submitted Comments California Native Plant Society scoping comments - January 2009 Holistic comments by ACA member Walter Epp - January 2009 ACA comments on grazing issues - March 2005 ACA comments on covered species and activities, Biological Inventory Report - June 2004 ACA initial comments on HCP - February 2004 Read the special report License to Kill by the Seattle Post- Intelligencer, detailing the flaws in Habitat Conservation Plans that that tip the scales in favor of development and logging over endangered species. |
Last updated January 26, 2009