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In April 2014, 28 CEQA documents from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties were examined to determine whether the CNDDB had been used to indicate the presence of special-status species. The CNDDB (sometimes referred to as the NDDB) was used in 19 of the 28 documents (68%). Eighteen of these documents were final or draft environmental impact reports (FEIRs or DEIRs): twelve (67%)  of the FEIRs and DEIRs used the CNDDB, four (22%) did not, and two reports (11%) did not mention how special-status species were determined. Results are detailed in the table below.
 
In April 2014, 28 CEQA documents from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties were examined to determine whether the CNDDB had been used to indicate the presence of special-status species. The CNDDB (sometimes referred to as the NDDB) was used in 19 of the 28 documents (68%). Eighteen of these documents were final or draft environmental impact reports (FEIRs or DEIRs): twelve (67%)  of the FEIRs and DEIRs used the CNDDB, four (22%) did not, and two reports (11%) did not mention how special-status species were determined. Results are detailed in the table below.
  
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Revision as of 16:54, 4 April 2014

The California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) is a program that inventories the status and locations of rare plants and animals in California. It is maintained by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Biogeographic Data Branch), but it is part of an international network of natural heritage programs managed by NatureServe.

Background

CNDDB was originally developed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in 1979.[1] TNC's scientific data branch is now a separate nonprofit organization called NatureServe, which maintains databases of rare and threatened species and ecosystems throughout the Western Hemisphere.[2] Today,

Use

CNDDB users include federal and state agencies, county and local governments, private consulting firms, environmental groups, land protection organizations, and academic researchers. Two versions of the database are available: a free public version (the CNDDB Quick Viewer) and a more detailed, subscription-based version. As of March 2014, the annual cost to subscribe to the CNDDB was $600 for all clients ($400 annually to resubscribe).[3]

Free version

The CNDDB Quick Viewer shows information to the 7.5' USGS quadrangle or county level. The Quick Viewer will generate a list of taxa for a given area, but no details. Because the exact locations of endangered and threatened species observations are considered confidential information,


Subscription version

CNDDB and CEQA

§ 21104.2. CONSULTATION AND FINDINGS; EFFECT OF PROJECTS ON THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES The state lead agency shall consult with, and obtain written findings from, the Department of Fish and Game in preparing an environmental impact report on a project, as to the impact of the project on the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 2090) of Chapter 1.5 of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code.[4]

15380. ENDANGERED, RARE OR THREATENED SPECIES (a) “Species” as used in this section means a species or subspecies of animal or plant or a variety of plant. (b) A species of animal or plant is: (1) “Endangered” when its survival and reproduction in the wild are in immediate jeopardy from one or more causes, including loss of habitat, change in habitat, overexploitation, predation, competition, disease, or other factors; or (2) “Rare” when either: (A) Although not presently threatened with extinction, the species is existing in such small numbers throughout all or a significant portion of its range that it may become endangered if its environment worsens; or (B) The species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range and may be considered “threatened” as that term is used in the Federal Endangered Species Act. (c) A species of animal or plant shall be presumed to be endangered, rare or threatened, as it is listed in: (1) Sections 670.2 or 670.5, Title 14, California Code of Regulations; or (2) Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations Section 17.11 or 17.12 pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species Act as rare, threatened, or endangered. (d) A species not included in any listing identified in subdivision (c) shall nevertheless be considered to be endangered, rare or threatened, if the species can be shown to meet the criteria in subdivision (b). (e) This definition shall not include any species of the Class Insecta which is a pest whose protection under the provisions of CEQA would present an overwhelming and overriding risk to man as determined by: (1) The Director of Food and Agriculture with regard to economic pests; or (2) The Director of Health Services with regard to health risks. Note: Authority

Monterey Bay Area CEQA Documents and the CNDDB

In April 2014, 28 CEQA documents from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties were examined to determine whether the CNDDB had been used to indicate the presence of special-status species. The CNDDB (sometimes referred to as the NDDB) was used in 19 of the 28 documents (68%). Eighteen of these documents were final or draft environmental impact reports (FEIRs or DEIRs): twelve (67%) of the FEIRs and DEIRs used the CNDDB, four (22%) did not, and two reports (11%) did not mention how special-status species were determined. Results are detailed in the table below.

FEIR: Final Environmental Impact Report
DEIR: Draft Environmental Impact Report
IS: Initial Study
ERIS: Environmental Review Initial Study
DIS: Draft Initial Study
NOP: Notice of Preparation

Project

Year

County

Lead agency

Lead consultant

Biological consultant

Document type

CNDDB used?

Comments

Atkinson Lane[5]

2009

SC

County of Santa Cruz

RBF Consulting

EcoSystems West Consulting, Bryan M. Mori Biological Consulting Services

FEIR

no

Bonny Doon Limestone Quarry Boundary Expansion[6]

2009

SC

County of Santa Cruz

N/A

N/A

FEIR

yes

Corral de Tierra Neighborhood Retail Village[7]

2010

MTY

County of Monterey

LSA Associates

Denise Duffy and Associates

FEIR

yes

CSUMB Master Plan[8]

2008

MTY

CSU

Denise Duffy and Associates

same

FEIR

yes

East Cliff Drive Bluff Protection and Parkway[9]

2006

SC

County of Santa Cruz

N/A

Tetra Tech

FEIR

yes

East Garrison Specific Plan[10]

2004

MTY

County of Monterey

Michael Brandman Associates

same

DEIR

no

Exception to the California Ocean Plan for Areas of Special Biological Significance Waste Discharge Prohibition for Storm Water and Nonpoint Source Discharges, with Special Protections [11]

2012

Statewide

California State Water Board

N/A

N/A

FEIR

yes

Ferrini Ranch Subdivision

2012

MTY

County of Monterey

PMC

WRA Environmental Consultants, Denise Duffy and Associates, Staub Forestry and Environmental Consulting

DEIR

yes

Fort Ord Dunes SP Campground Project[12]

2013

MTY

California Department of Parks and Recreation

Denise Duffy and Associates

same

DIS

yes

Draft initial study

Fort Ord Reuse Plan[13]

1997

MTY

Fort Ord Reuse Authority

EMC Planning Group and EDAW, Inc.

Zander Associates

FEIR

no

Graham Hill Road Bridge Storm Drainage Repair Project[14]

2014

SC

County of Santa Cruz

N/A

N/A

ERIS

yes

Environmental Review Initial Study

Heart of Soquel Master Site Plan

2014

SC

County of Santa Cruz

N/A

Biotic Resources Group

Neg Declaration with Mitigation

yes

Juvenile Hall Gym[15]

2013

SC

County of Santa Cruz

N/A

Jodi McGraw Consulting

Neg Declaration with Mitigation

no

Monterey-Pacific Grove ASBS Stormwater Management Project[16]

2014

MTY

City of Pacific Grove

Rincon Consultants

same

DEIR

yes

Monterey County General Plan[17]

2006

MTY

County of Monterey

Michael Brandman Associates

same

DEIR

yes

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project[18]

2006

MTY

County of Monterey

Jones and Stokes

same

DEIR/EA

yes

Monterey Peninsula Groundwater Replenishment Project[19]

2013

MTY

Monterey Peninsula Water Pollution Control Agency

N/A

N/A

NOP

no

Notice of Preparation

North Rodeo Gulch Road Stream Bank Stabilization[20]

2014

SC

County of Santa Cruz

N/A

Biotic Resources Group

IS

yes

Nelson Road Re-establishment[21]

2014

SC

County of Santa Cruz

N/A

Biotic Resources Group

IS

yes

Pajaro Neighborhood Park[22]

2009

MTY

County of Monterey

Strelow Consulting

Biotic Resources Group

DEIR

Unknown

Biological resources were addressed in a separate report, not included in the final EIR.

Pebble Beach Company's Del Monte Forest Preservation and Development Plan[23]

2005

MTY

County of Monterey

Denise Duffy and Associates, Wetland Research Associates, Zander and Associates, others

FEIR

yes

Rancho Roberto Subdivision[24]

2005

MTY

County of Monterey

EMC Planning Group

same

FEIR

Unknown

Biological resources were addressed in a separate report, not included in the final EIR.

Rancho San Juan Subdivision[25]

2004

MTY

County of Monterey

EMC Planning Group

same

DEIR

yes

Salinas River Stream Channel Maintenance Program[26]

2013

MTY

Monterey County Water Resources Agency

Cardno ENTRIX

same

DEIR

yes

The Collection at Monterey Bay[27]

2012

MTY

City of Sand City

N/A

Zander Associates

DEIR

yes

Sandhills IPHCP[28]

2011

SC

County of Santa Cruz

N/A

N/A

IS

yes

Santa Lucia Preserve[29]

1995

MTY

County of Monterey

Jones and Stokes

FEIR

no

Smith Road Culvert Replacement Project[30]

2013

SC

County of Santa Cruz

N/A

Kittleson Environmental Consulting

IS

yes

References

  1. Bittman, Roxanne. 2001. The California Natural Diversity Database: a heritage program for California's rare species and vegetation. Fremontia 29(3-4): 58-62. https://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/Fremontia_Vol_29_article.pdf
  2. http://www.natureserve.org/about-us | NatureServe: About Us
  3. https://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/cnddb_info.asp California Natural Diversity Database Info
  4. Association of Environmental Professionals. 2012. CEQA Handbook. http://resources.ca.gov/ceqa/docs/CEQA_Handbook_2012_wo_covers.pdf
  5. http://www.sccoplanning.com/PlanningHome/Environmental/CEQAInitialStudiesEIRs/ArchivedCEQADocuments/AtkinsonLane.aspx Atkinson Lane Specific Plan and P.U.D.
  6. http://www.sccoplanning.com/PlanningHome/Environmental/CEQAInitialStudiesEIRs/ArchivedCEQADocuments/BonnyDoonLimestoneQuarryExpansionProject.aspx Bonny Doon Limestone Quarry Boundary Expansion Project Final EIR
  7. http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/docs/eirs/Corral%20De%20Tierra/Corral_De_Tierra.htm Corral de Tierra Neighborhood Retail Village Planning Documents
  8. http://fmp.csumb.edu/campus-master-plan CSUMB Master Plan: Planning Documents
  9. http://www.sccoplanning.com/PlanningHome/Environmental/CEQAInitialStudiesEIRs/ArchivedCEQADocuments/EastCliffDrBluffProtectionParkwayProject.aspx East Cliff Drive Bluff Protection and Parkway Project Final EIR
  10. EIR http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/docs/eirs/eastgarrison/EG_eir_main.htm East Garrison Specific Plan
  11. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/asbs/docs/asbs_eir022112clean.pdf Exception to the California Ocean Plan for Areas of Special Biological Significance Waste Discharge Prohibition for Storm Water and Nonpoint Source Discharges, with Special Protections FEIR
  12. http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/980/files/final%20fodsp%20draft_is_mnd%203_15_2013.pdf Fort Ord Dunes SP Campground Project DEIR
  13. http://www.fora.org/Reports/BRP/BRP_v4_FinalEIR_1997.pdf Fort Ord Reuse Plan FEIR
  14. http://www.sccoplanning.com/Portals/2/County/Planning/env/Graham%20Hill%20Road%20Bridge02262014-1050.PDF Graham Hill Road Bridge Storm Drainage Repair Project: Environmental Review and Initial Study
  15. http://www.sccoplanning.com/Portals/2/County/Planning/env/Juvenile%20Hall%20Initial%20Study.PDF Juvenile Hall Gym Initial Study
  16. http://monterey.org/Portals/1/peec/stormwater/Monterey-PG_ASBS_Stormwater_Management_Project_DEIR.pdf Monterey-Pacific Grove ASBS Stormwater Management Project DEIR
  17. http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/gpu/GPU_2007/FEIR_Information/FEIR_Information.htm Monterey County General Plan: Planning Documents
  18. http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/eir/MPWMD%20Draft%20EIR-EA%20(3-06).pdf MPWMD Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project DEIR
  19. http://www.mpwaterreplenishment.org/docs/Final%20GWR%20NOP%2030May2013%20with%20figures.pdf Monterey Peninsula Groundwater Replenishment Project: Notice of Preparation
  20. http://www.sccoplanning.com/Portals/2/County/Planning/env/N%20Rodeo%20Gulch%20Road%204.7502262014-1103.PDF North Rodeo Gulch Road Stream Bank Stabilization Project: Initial Study
  21. http://www.sccoplanning.com/Portals/2/County/Planning/policy/Nelson%20Road%20NOD03252014-1202.PDF Nelson Road Re-establishment Project: Initial Study
  22. http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/docs/eirs/Pajaro%20Neighborhood%20Park/Pajaro_Neighborhood_Park_main.htm Pajaro Neighborhood Park: Planning Documents
  23. http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/docs/eirs/pbc/feir/feir_home.htm Pebble Beach Company's Del Monte Forest Preservation and Development Plan: Planning Documents
  24. http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/docs/eirs/roberto/RanchoRoberto_FEIR.pdf Rancho Roberto Subdivision FEIR
  25. http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/major/rsj/rsj_main.htm Rancho San Juan: Planning Documents
  26. http://www.mcwra.co.monterey.ca.us/SalinasRiverStreamMaintenanceProgram/SRSMP%20EIR.html Salinas River Stream Channel Maintenance Program: Planning Documents
  27. http://www.sandcity.org/uploadedfiles/news_and_events/Collection_at_Monterey_Bay/Sand%20City%20Draft%20EIR%20Nov.%202012.pdf The Collection at Monterey Bay DEIR
  28. http://sccounty01.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/planning/pdfs/CEQA_IS_FinalDraft.pdf Sandhills IPHCP Initial Study
  29. http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/planning/docs/eirs/Santa_Lucia_Preserve/Santa_Lucia_Preserve_FEIR.htm Santa Lucia Preserve FEIR
  30. http://www.sccoplanning.com/Portals/2/County/Planning/env/Smith%20Road%20Culvert%20Initial%20Study.PDF Smith Road Culvert Replacement Project Initial Study

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