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The '''Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan''' (SCVHCP), also |
The '''Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan''' (SCVHCP), also known as the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan, is an initiative issued in 2012 by the [[Santa Clara County, California|County of Santa Clara]], the [[San Jose, California|City of San José]], the [[Morgan Hill, California|City of Morgan Hill]], the [[Gilroy, California|City of Gilroy]], the [[Santa Clara Valley Water District|Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD)]], and the [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority|Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)]].<ref name=":0" /> These governmental agencies are collectively called the "Local Partners" in regards to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=NCCP Plan Summary – Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan |url=https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Planning/NCCP/Plans/Santa-Clara |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=wildlife.ca.gov}}</ref> The plan's goal is to protect and encourage the growth of endangered species in Santa Clara County.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Chapter 1 - Introduction |url=https://scv-habitatagency.org/DocumentCenter/View/123/Chapter-1-Introduction }}</ref> It is a 50-year plan, costing an estimated $660 million as of 2012.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=The Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan: How Will this Affect Santa Clara Country Residents? |url=https://www.scscourt.org/court_divisions/civil/cgj/2013/SCVHabitatConservationPlan.pdf }}</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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In 2001, the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Service]] recommended that the local agencies create a [[Habitat Conservation Plan|habitat conservation plan (HCP)]] |
In 2001, the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Service]] recommended that the local agencies create a [[Habitat Conservation Plan|habitat conservation plan (HCP)]] which covered all or most of Santa Clara County to earn approval for other development projects, such as widening [[U.S. Route 101|U.S. Highway 101]].<ref name=":2" /> The USFWS suggested that an HCP is needed to mitigate the potential impact of urban development on federally-protected species in the area.<ref name=":2" /> In 2004, Santa Clara County, the City of San Jose, VTA, and SCVWD signed a [[Memorandum of understanding|memorandum of understanding (MOU)]] which stated that the HCP or [[Natural community conservation plan|natural community conservation plan (NCCP)]] would protect multiple species and habitats.<ref name=":2" /> By 2005, the City of Gilroy and the City of Morgan Hill signed into the MOU, making them the fifth and sixth members of the Local Partners.<ref name=":2" /> In October 2005, the USFWS, CDFW, and the Local Partners signed the Planning Agreement.<ref name=":2" /> The Planning Agreement is the foundational work for the future HCP/NCCP. This Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan states that the Planning Agreement had five main purposes: it sets goals, objectives, and obligations; estimated a preliminary geographic scope, natural, communities and species; required the Local Partners USFWS, and the CDFW to work together; made "concurrent" plans for wetlands; and "...established a process for inclusion of scientific input and public participation."<ref name=":2" /> |
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=== Compliance with Previous Environmental Policies === |
=== Compliance with Previous Environmental Policies === |
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The Planning Agreement is designed to adhere to the [[Endangered Species Act of 1973|Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA)]], the [[California Endangered Species Act|California Endangered Species Act (CESA)]], and the [[Natural Community Conservation Planning Act|Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (NCCPA)]]. The SCVHCP planned to satisfying the requirements in the ESA by specifying impact on federally-protected species, creating a comprehensive plan on mitigation measures, designate funding to mitigation, create contingency plans, and explain why other, alternative methods are no longer deemed viable.<ref name=":2" /> The California Endangered Species Act, in regards to its application to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan, address the act of taking CESA-listed |
The Planning Agreement is designed to adhere to the [[Endangered Species Act of 1973|Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA)]], the [[California Endangered Species Act|California Endangered Species Act (CESA)]], and the [[Natural Community Conservation Planning Act|Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (NCCPA)]]. The SCVHCP planned to satisfying the requirements in the ESA by specifying impact on federally-protected species, creating a comprehensive plan on mitigation measures, designate funding to mitigation, create contingency plans, and explain why other, alternative methods are no longer deemed viable.<ref name=":2" /> The California Endangered Species Act, in regards to its application to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan, address the act of taking CESA-listed threatened or endangered plants and animals.<ref name=":2" /> Section 86 of the [[California Fish and Game Code|California Fish and Game Code (FGC)]] define take as "hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill."<ref>{{Cite web |title=FISH AND GAME CODE DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5] |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FGC§ionNum=86.#:~:text=%E2%80%9CTake%E2%80%9D%20means%20hunt,%20pursue,catch,%20capture,%20or%20kill. |access-date=2022-04-03 |website=leginfo.legislature.ca.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Reeder |first1=Tabitha |last2=Carrico |first2=Brian |last3=Gunderson |first3=Dan |date=2013-08-12 |title=Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act Permitting in the Pacific Northwest |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784413067.013 |journal=Ports 2013 |pages=119–128 |location=Reston, VA |publisher=American Society of Civil Engineers |doi=10.1061/9780784413067.013|isbn=9780784413067 }}</ref> The SCVHCP is required to acknowledge instances of take by creating mitigation measures for potential impacts from take. To comply with the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act, the SCVHCP must "be consistent with the Planning Agreement" along with eight other findings.<ref name=":2" /> |
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=== Ordinances with Other Environmental Policies === |
=== Ordinances with Other Environmental Policies === |
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=== SCVHCP and the Three Creeks Habitat Conservation Plan === |
=== SCVHCP and the Three Creeks Habitat Conservation Plan === |
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A main goal of the SCVHCP is to "preserve and enhance watersheds to protect beneficial uses of water and to provide flood protection for Santa Clara County."<ref name=":2" /> Because the protected areas overlap, the SCVHCP and the [[Three Creeks Habitat Conservation Plan]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Chapter 2 - Land Use and Covered Activities |url=https://www.scv-habitatagency.org/DocumentCenter/View/124/Chapter-2-Land-Use-and-Covered-Activities}}</ref> These overlapping areas are the Coyote Watershed, the Guadalupe Watershed, and the Stevens Creek Watershed.<ref name=":4" /> The SCVHP provides regulation in activities in |
A main goal of the SCVHCP is to "preserve and enhance watersheds to protect beneficial uses of water and to provide flood protection for Santa Clara County."<ref name=":2" /> Because the protected areas overlap, the SCVHCP and the [[Three Creeks Habitat Conservation Plan]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Chapter 2 - Land Use and Covered Activities |url=https://www.scv-habitatagency.org/DocumentCenter/View/124/Chapter-2-Land-Use-and-Covered-Activities}}</ref> These overlapping areas are the Coyote Watershed, the Guadalupe Watershed, and the Stevens Creek Watershed.<ref name=":4" /> The SCVHP provides regulation in activities in these overlapping watersheds. Activities in the SCVHCP are describes as development projects divided into seven categories: "urban development, in-stream capital projects, in-stream operations and maintenance, rural capital projects, rural operation and maintenance, rural development, and conservation strategy implementation."<ref name=":4" /> The Three Creeks HCP contains a program for the "impacts of SCVWD's operation and maintenance of eight reservoirs, multiple diversions dams and drop structures and associated facilities...[and an] extensive system of off-channel recharge ponds, and facilities that provide for water to be released to various channels."<ref name=":4" /> |
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Latest revision as of 18:27, 8 January 2024
The Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan (SCVHCP), also known as the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan, is an initiative issued in 2012 by the County of Santa Clara, the City of San José, the City of Morgan Hill, the City of Gilroy, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD), and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).[1] These governmental agencies are collectively called the "Local Partners" in regards to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan.[1] The plan's goal is to protect and encourage the growth of endangered species in Santa Clara County.[2] It is a 50-year plan, costing an estimated $660 million as of 2012.[3]
Background
[edit]In 2001, the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Service recommended that the local agencies create a habitat conservation plan (HCP) which covered all or most of Santa Clara County to earn approval for other development projects, such as widening U.S. Highway 101.[2] The USFWS suggested that an HCP is needed to mitigate the potential impact of urban development on federally-protected species in the area.[2] In 2004, Santa Clara County, the City of San Jose, VTA, and SCVWD signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which stated that the HCP or natural community conservation plan (NCCP) would protect multiple species and habitats.[2] By 2005, the City of Gilroy and the City of Morgan Hill signed into the MOU, making them the fifth and sixth members of the Local Partners.[2] In October 2005, the USFWS, CDFW, and the Local Partners signed the Planning Agreement.[2] The Planning Agreement is the foundational work for the future HCP/NCCP. This Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan states that the Planning Agreement had five main purposes: it sets goals, objectives, and obligations; estimated a preliminary geographic scope, natural, communities and species; required the Local Partners USFWS, and the CDFW to work together; made "concurrent" plans for wetlands; and "...established a process for inclusion of scientific input and public participation."[2]
Compliance with Previous Environmental Policies
[edit]The Planning Agreement is designed to adhere to the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), and the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (NCCPA). The SCVHCP planned to satisfying the requirements in the ESA by specifying impact on federally-protected species, creating a comprehensive plan on mitigation measures, designate funding to mitigation, create contingency plans, and explain why other, alternative methods are no longer deemed viable.[2] The California Endangered Species Act, in regards to its application to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan, address the act of taking CESA-listed threatened or endangered plants and animals.[2] Section 86 of the California Fish and Game Code (FGC) define take as "hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill."[4][5] The SCVHCP is required to acknowledge instances of take by creating mitigation measures for potential impacts from take. To comply with the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act, the SCVHCP must "be consistent with the Planning Agreement" along with eight other findings.[2]
Ordinances with Other Environmental Policies
[edit]The Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan also had to comply with: the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; the Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Protection Act; California Fish and Game Code Sections 3511, 4700, 5050, 5515; California Fish and Game Code Section 3503 and 3503.5; the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970; the Clean Water Act of 1972 Sections 401 and 404; the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act; California Fish and Game Code Sections 1600–1616; and the National Historic Preservation Act.[2]
List of Protected Species
[edit]Eighteen species are covered by the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan.[6] There is one species of invertebrate, four species of amphibians or reptiles, three species of birds, and one species of mammal.[6] Nine species of plants are covered by the SCVHCP.[6]
Water Management
[edit]SCVHCP and the Three Creeks Habitat Conservation Plan
[edit]A main goal of the SCVHCP is to "preserve and enhance watersheds to protect beneficial uses of water and to provide flood protection for Santa Clara County."[2] Because the protected areas overlap, the SCVHCP and the Three Creeks Habitat Conservation Plan.[7] These overlapping areas are the Coyote Watershed, the Guadalupe Watershed, and the Stevens Creek Watershed.[7] The SCVHP provides regulation in activities in these overlapping watersheds. Activities in the SCVHCP are describes as development projects divided into seven categories: "urban development, in-stream capital projects, in-stream operations and maintenance, rural capital projects, rural operation and maintenance, rural development, and conservation strategy implementation."[7] The Three Creeks HCP contains a program for the "impacts of SCVWD's operation and maintenance of eight reservoirs, multiple diversions dams and drop structures and associated facilities...[and an] extensive system of off-channel recharge ponds, and facilities that provide for water to be released to various channels."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NCCP Plan Summary – Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan". wildlife.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Chapter 1 - Introduction".
- ^ "The Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan: How Will this Affect Santa Clara Country Residents?" (PDF). 2012.
- ^ "FISH AND GAME CODE DIVISION 0.5. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS [1 - 99.5]". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
- ^ Reeder, Tabitha; Carrico, Brian; Gunderson, Dan (2013-08-12). "Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act Permitting in the Pacific Northwest". Ports 2013. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers: 119–128. doi:10.1061/9780784413067.013. ISBN 9780784413067.
- ^ a b c "Covered Species". Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency.
- ^ a b c d "Santa Clara Valley Habitat Conservation Plan Chapter 2 - Land Use and Covered Activities". 2012.
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