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CITY OF SANTA ANA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTING SERVICES QUALIFICATIONS Biological Evaluation of Alternative Sites for "Zone A" Reclaimed Reservoir Project Daniel Boyle Engineering, Inc. The biological sensitivity of alternative sites for a reservoir tank, access road, and pipeline to enhance a reclaimed water system in the Turtle Rock area of Irvine was evaluated. This information was used to select a final site. Although no direct impacts on the California gnatcatcher or sensitive plant species were noted, indirect impacts on the gnatcatcher were predicted if construction occurred during the breeding season. The final report presented mitigation measures to reduce these impacts to levels that would not be significant. Biological Services at South Regional Landfill Operations, San Juan Capistrano Orange County Integrated Waste Management Department. The project involves restoration monitoring, IWMD and Technical Staff coordination, project/cost control, performance monitoring, development/update of restoration plans, nursery coordination, and expert restoration advice for biological services provided at the Prima Deschecha Landfill. Archaeological Monitoring for the Carbon and Michelson Berm Project, San Joaquin Marsh Irvine Ranch Water District This project consisted of constructing a berm along two streets surrounding the San Joaquin Marsh ecological preserve. Construction activities for this project that had the potential to affect cultural resources were monitored. The project also involved the copying of a known archaeological site and the removal of brush on another. Construction crews were guided around the sensitive areas and no impacts to cultural resources resulted from the project. OTHER PROGRAM EIR EXPERIENCE Program EIR for Proposed Geothermal Development of State Lands within the Geysers Area California State Lands Commission This EIR addressed worst-case scenario impacts of potential leasing and geothermal development of lands within The Geyser-Calistoga Known Geothermal Resource Area. The total project area consisted of three sites covering approximately 6,230 acres, and included portions of Lake, Mendocino, and Sonoma Counties. Potential impacts associated with development -related activities were addressed, such as surface and shallow exploration and exploratory drilling, as well as impacts resulting from full- scale geothermal development, including production wells, pipelines, power plants, system operation, and maintenance and abandonment. The principal areas of analysis included systems safety, land use, geology and physiography, surface water and groundwater hydrology, biological and cultural resources, transportation, air quality, acoustical environment, socioeconomic and public services, and aesthetics. The document also addressed the project's cumulative effects in relation to other developments in The Geyser Steam Field and forecasted remaining steam resource development. GIS analysis was used to help identify the most environmentally sensitive alternatives and create a suitability model for the project. Scenarios were established to evaluate 6,000 acres of land according to seismic safety, land use, geology, surface and groundwater hydrology, biological and cultural resources, transportation, air quality, acoustical environment, and aesthetics. Site suitability was analyzed with the GIS to identify the most sensitive alternatives. Supplement to Program EIR for City of Brea Downtown Brea Master Plan City of Brea This project entailed preparation of the Draft and Final Supplement to the Program EIR, which evaluated the environmental issues resulting from the development of the Downtown Brea Master Plan Project Area, consisting of 59 acres. Since Master Plan Program EIR approval, conditions had changed relating to the disposition of some of the potentially historic resources. The Supplement to the Final Program EIR presented evidence supporting a revision to a mitigation measure pertaining to those resources, examined the impacts associated with the changes in the disposition of Superblock III properties, Chambers Group • Certified Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 9 Small Business Enterprise 14