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088 <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Bridge widening design and construction will comply with applicable <br />requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit <br />provisions, pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act, and with <br />applicable requirements of the California Department of Fish and <br />Game, pursuant to Section of the State Fis. h and Game Code. <br /> <br />Rationale <br /> <br />Replacement of trees that are removed during bridge construction will restore <br />this lost vegetation which provides both wildlife habitat and scenic values. <br />The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit essentially recognizes <br />the extremely minor disturbance that will occur within the streambed and that <br />no important streambed values, with respect to wetlands, water flow or water <br />quality will result. Compliance with any California Department of Fish and <br />Game permit requirements is expected to involve only routine construction <br />procedures to control drainage and sedimentation, since no wetlands exist <br />here, the creek is normally dry and this portion of Santiago Creek supports <br />minimal vegetation and wildlife, none of which was found to be rare, <br />endangered, or significant in any way, by the biologist who surveyed this area <br />during preparation of the Environmental Impact Report. <br /> <br /> <br />