Habitat, Vegetation and Wildlife BMPs Sample Clauses
Habitat, Vegetation and Wildlife BMPs. During Project operations, the Certificate Holder shall implement appropriate operational BMPs to minimize impacts to plants and animals, especially impacts to special status species such as giant Palouse earthworm, sharp-tailed snake, Columbia spotted frog, sandhill crane, greater sage- grouse, and Bald and Golden Eagles. In addition to those BMPs, the Certificate Holder shall also take the following steps to minimize impacts:
1. Implementation of the Operations Fire Control Plan developed pursuant to Article VI.B.3, in coordination with local fire districts, to avoid accidental wildfires and respond effectively to any fire that might occur.
2. Operational BMPs to minimize storm water runoff and soil erosion.
3. The Certificate Holder shall not use rodenticides to control rodent burrowing around inverter pads. In the event that the Certificate Holder believes the use of rodenticides is necessary, the Certificate Holder shall consult with WDFW and Ecology to develop a plan for appropriate application and use, and submit the plan to EFSEC for approval prior to implementation.
4. The Certificate Holder shall cooperate with WDFW in an effort to exclude deer and elk from the Project sites through the use of fencing with a minimum height of eight feet, with a single strand of barbed wire on top.
5. The Certificate Holder shall monitor the project for the first year of operation to determine whether there is any evidence of potential “lake effect.” If such an effect is confirmed, mitigation shall be instituted by planting vegetation around panels, or using other strategies to reduce the risk of avian collisions.
Habitat, Vegetation and Wildlife BMPs. During Project operations, the Certificate Holder shall implement appropriate operational BMPs to minimize impacts to plants and animals. In addition to those BMPs, the Certificate Holder shall also take the following steps to minimize impacts:
1. Implementation of the Operations Fire Control Plan developed pursuant to Article VI.F, in coordination with local fire districts, to avoid accidental wildfires and respond effectively to any fire that might occur.
2. Operational BMPs to minimize storm water runoff and soil erosion.
3. Implementation of compensatory mitigation measures identified in the Revised MDNS must be finalized within 6 months of start of Beginning of Commercial Operation.
4. Implementation of a plan to monitor revegetation and noxious weed control success and erosion caused by wind events. If deficiencies are confirmed, mitigation measures shall be instituted which shall be developed in coordination with WDFW and approved by EFSEC.
Habitat, Vegetation and Wildlife BMPs. During Site operations, the Certificate Holder shall implement appropriate operational BMPs to minimize impacts to plants and animals, especially impacts to special status species such as giant Palouse earthworm, sharp-tailed snake, Columbia spotted frog, sandhill crane, greater sage- grouse, and Bald and Golden Eagles.32 In addition to those BMPs, the Certificate Holder shall also take the following steps to minimize impacts:
1. Implementation of the Operations Fire Control Plan developed pursuant to Article VI.B.3, in coordination with local fire districts, to avoid accidental wildfires and respond effectively to any fire that might occur.
2. Operational BMPs to minimize storm water runoff and soil erosion.
3. The Certificate Holder shall not use rodenticides to control rodent burrowing around
Habitat, Vegetation and Wildlife BMPs. During Project operations, the Certificate Holder shall implement appropriate operational BMPs to minimize impacts to plants and animals. In addition to those BMPs, the Certificate Holder shall also take the following steps to minimize impacts:
1. Implementation of the Operations Fire Control Plan developed pursuant to Article VI.F, in coordination with local fire districts, to avoid accidental wildfires and respond effectively to any fire that might occur.
2. Operational BMPs to minimize storm water runoff and soil erosion.
Habitat, Vegetation and Wildlife BMPs. During Site operations, the Certificate Holder shall implement appropriate operational BMPs to minimize impacts to plants and animals, especially impacts to special status species such as giant Palouse earthworm, sharp-tailed snake, Columbia spotted frog, Sandhill crane, greater sage- grouse, and Bald and Golden Eagles.32
Habitat, Vegetation and Wildlife BMPs. During Project operations, the Certificate Holder shall implement appropriate operational BMPs to minimize impacts to plants and animals. In addition to those mitigation measures presented in the Application and the Final EIS, these include the following:
1. Implementation of the Operations Fire Control Plan developed pursuant to Article VI.B.3., in coordination with local fire districts, to avoid accidental wildfires and respond effectively to any fire that might occur.
2. Implementation of the Certificate Holder’s agreement with Kittitas County Rural Fire District #2 to provide fire protection services during the construction and operation of the Project.
3. Operational BMPs to minimize storm water runoff and soil erosion.
4. Implementation of an effective noxious weed control program, in coordination with the Kittitas County Noxious Weed Control Board, to control the spread and prevent the introduction of noxious weeds.
5. Identification and removal of all carcasses of livestock, big game, etc. from within the Project Area that may attract foraging raptors.
6. During the Sage Grouse lekking season, no routine maintenance of the substation area or facilities shall be conducted within ¼ mile of an active lek between the hours of sunset and 9:00 am, and recreational use of the Project site will be restricted to the extent feasible.