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Section 5 <br />Heritage Museum <br />There was no wildlife species determined to be at risk at the project site. The <br />riparian patches at the Heritage Museum site does have the potential for foraging <br />bird species throughout the year and nesting during the bird breeding season. <br />Although there is Suitable habitat for Least Bell's Vireo, it is unlikely the species <br />would Occur do to the small size of the habitat, its isolation and lack of <br />connectivity to neighboring parcels of habitat, As indicated in Table 18 there <br />would be low potential for special status wildlife species to occur within the area <br />of impact. <br />Federal and State Jurisdictional Aquatic Resources <br />Waters of the United States <br />A water body is considered Waters of the U.S. if it is: (1) traditional navigable <br />water (TNW); (2) wetlands adjacent to a TNW; (3) non-navigable tributaries of <br />TNW that have perennial or seasonal flow of water; and (4) wetlands that are <br />adjacent to non-navigable tributaries of TNW that have perennial or seasonal <br />flow of water. There are three water bodies within the vicinity of the project area; <br />the Santa Ana River, Greenville Banning Flood Control Channel and Centennial <br />Lake. <br />The Santa Ana River is a perennial water body that drains into the Pacific Ocean. <br />The Pacific Ocean is navigable water and therefore the Santa Ana River is <br />classified as a tributary to a navigable water and Waters of the Ul.S, The Federal <br />jurisdiction along the Santa Ana River extends to the ordinary high water mark. <br />The segment of the Santa Ana River within the project area is concrete lined and <br />void of any vegetation, <br />The Greenville-Banning Flood Control Channel is located along the frontage of <br />Centennial Park and the Heritage Museum and is approximately 12 feet in width <br />with a soft bottom and soft side slopes. The channel drains into the Santa Ana <br />River and ultimately into the Pacific Ocean, The Pacific Ocean is navigable <br />water, the Santa Ana River is classified as a tributary to a navigable water and <br />therefore the Greenville-Banning Flood Control Channel is also classified as a <br />tributary to a the Waters of the U.S, <br />Centennial lake is manmade lake with an impermeable bottom and is not <br />classified as Waters of the U.S, <br />Waters of the State of California <br />According to the State Water Code, Waters of the State are defined as any <br />surface water, groundwater or wetlands within the boundary of the state. Based <br />1k, I Z") Mid Basin Centennial Park le&n Project Final EIR 5-50 <br />