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Appendix B. References

Ap.B.1 Project Description and General

DHS (California Department of Health Services, California EMF Program). 2002. An Evaluation of the Possible Risks from Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMFs) from Power Lines, Internal Wiring, Electrical Occu-pations, and Appliances: Final Report June 2002. http://www.ehib.org/emf/RiskEvaluation/riskeval.html. Accessed May 14, 2012.

PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric). 2012a. Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project: PG&E’s Response to CPUC Data Request No. 1, dated February 15. March 1.

_____. 2012b. Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project: PG&E’s Response to CPUC Data Request No. 2, dated March 15, 2012. March 29.

_____. 2011. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, A.11-11-020. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/cresseygallo/cresseygallo.htm. Prepared by CH2MHill. November 30.

WHO. (World Health Organization). 2007. Environmental Health Criteria 238. Extremely Low Frequency Fields. http://www.who.int/peh-emf/publications/elf_ehc/en/index.html. Accessed May 14, 2012.

_____. 2001. World Health Organization, Fact Sheet No. 263, October 2001, Electromagnetic Fields and Public Health, Extremely Low Frequency Fields and Cancer. https://apps.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact263.html. Accessed May 14, 2012.

Ap.B.2 Aesthetics

Caltrans (California Department of Transportation). 2012. California State Scenic Highways Map – Merced County. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LandArch/scenic_highways/merced.htm. Accessed January 30.

PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric). 2012a. Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project: PG&E’s Response to CPUC Data Request No. 1, dated February 15. March 1.

_____. 2012b. Personal communication between Jo Lynn Lambert (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) and Hedy Koczwara (Aspen Environmental Group). April 26.

_____. 2011. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, A.11-11-020. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/cresseygallo/cresseygallo.htm. Prepared by CH2MHill. November 30.

Smardon, R. C., J. F. Palmer, and J. P. Felleman, editors. 1986. Foundations for Visual Project Analysis. New York: Wiley.

Ap.B.3 Agricultural Resources

Das, Dipannita. 2011. Study says cellphone towers damaging biological makeup of birds, bees. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-27/pune/30327667_1_salim-ali-centre-cellphone-towers-base-stations. Accessed October 5, 2012.

DOC (California Department of Conservation). 2011a. FMMP – Important Farmland Map Categories. http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/fmmp/mccu/Pages/map_categories.aspx. Accessed March 14, 2012.

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_____. 2011b. “Williamson Act Program – Basic Contract Provisions” http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/lca/basic_contract_provisions/Pages/wa_overview.aspx. Accessed March 14, 2012

_____. 2011c. Department of Conservation Senate Bill 863 Advisory Statement. http://www.consrv.ca.gov/dlrp/lca/Documents/SB%20863%20Advisory%20statement.pdf. Accessed March 14, 2012.

Favre, Daniel. 2011. Mobile phone-induced honeybee worker piping. Apidologie 42: 270-279. http://kurskelectronic.ru/lifesys/collegs/Mobile_phone-induced_honeybee.pdf/ . Accessed October 5, 2012.

Great River Energy. 2012. Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF): the Basics. http://www. greatriverenergy.com/deliveringelectricity/faqs/emf_factsheet.pdf. Accessed November 27, 2012.

Kavet, Robert and Mike Silva. 2010. Honeybees and Power Line EMF Environments. Resource Paper – Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) Health Assessment and Radio-Frequency Safety Program. Electric Power Research Institute. November 2010.

Merced County. 2011a. 2030 Merced County General Plan Public Review Draft. Agricultural Element and Land Use and Community Character Element. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/pdfs/planning/generalplan/focusgroup4/policies/focus4combined.pdf. Accessed March 14, 2012.

_____. 2011b. Merced County Code, Title 18, Zoning. http://www.qcode.us/codes/mercedcounty/index.php?topic=18. Accessed March 14, 2012.

_____. 2011c. SB 863 Modifications to Williamson Act Contracts for 2011 Approved by The Merced County Board of Supervisors on December 14, 2010. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/index.aspx? NID=1741. Accessed March 14, 2012.

_____. 2010. Report on Agriculture. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/archives/36/2010_merced_ag_crop_report.pdf. Accessed March 13, 2012.

_____. 2009. Rules of Procedure to Implement the California Land Conservation Act of 1965. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/documents/Planning_and_Community_Development/Williamson%20Act/Rules%20and%20Procedures.PDF. Accessed March 13, 2012.

_____. 1990. Merced County Year 2000 General Plan. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/documents/Planning_and_Community_Development/General_Plan/Complete%20Document.PDF. Agricultural and Land Use Elements. Adopted December 4, 1990. Accessed March 14, 2012.

PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric Company). 2011. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment for Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, A.11-11-020. November 30. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/cresseygallo/cresseygallo.htm. Accessed March 14, 2012.

Ap.B.4 Air Quality

CARB (California Air Resources Board). 2011a. “Ambient Air Quality Standards.” http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/aaqs/aaqs.htm. Accessed on March 14, 2012.

_____. 2011b. “Air Quality Data Statistics.” http://www.arb.ca.gov/adam/. Accessed March 14, 2012.

IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). 2007. Working Group III contribution to the Intergov-ernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation of Climate Change. May.

Merced County. 2011. Draft 2030 Merced County General Plan, Air Quality Element. June. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=1791. Accessed August 8, 2011.

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PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric). 2011. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, A.11-11-020. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/cresseygallo/cresseygallo.htm. Prepared by CH2MHill. November 30.

SJAVPCD (San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District). 2002a. Technical Document Information for Preparing Air Quality Sections in EIRs. January. http://www.valleyair.org/transportation/ceqa_guidance_documents.htm. Accessed March 14, 2012.

_____. 2002b. Guide for Assessing and Mitigating Air Quality Impacts. Revised January 10, 2002. http://www.valleyair.org/transportation/ceqa_guidance_documents.htm. Accessed March 14, 2012.

Ap.B.5 Biological Resources

APLIC (Avian Power Line Interaction Commission). 2006. Suggested Practices for Avian Protection on Power Lines: The State of the Art in 2006. http://www.dodpif.org/downloads/APLIC_2006_SuggestedPractices.pdf. Accessed April 6, 2012.

California Burrowing Owl Consortium. 1993. Burrowing Owl Survey Protocol and Mitigation Guidelines. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/docs/boconsortium.pdf.

CDFG (California Department of Fish and Game). 2008. California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System (Version 8.2 Software and Manual).

CDFG. 2012. Staff Report on Burrowing Owl Mitigation. March 7. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/docs/BUOWStaffReport.pdf

_____. 2011a. California Natural Diversity Database (RareFind3, version 3.0.5). Electronic database. Sacramento, CA.

_____. 2011b. Special Animals (898 taxa). Biogeographic Data Branch. California Natural Diversity Database. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/spanimals.pdf. January.

_____. 2011c. BIOS Essential Habitat Connectivity database. February.

_____. 2011d. California Natural Diversity Database. Quickviewer online database. http://imaps.dfg.ca.gov/viewers/cnddb_quickviewer/app.asp

Calflora. 2010. Sagittaira sanfordii. http://www.calflora.org. Accessed March 10, 2012.

CNPS (California Native Plant Society). 2011. Inventory of rare and endangered plants of California (online edition, version 6.3). http://www.cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi

City of Merced. 2006. Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project. Draft Environmental Impact Report.

Estep, J. A. 1989. Biology, Movements, and Habitat Relationships of the Swainson’s Hawk in the Central Valley of California, 1986-1987. California Department of Fish and Game. Sacramento, CA.

GANDA (Garcia and Associates). 2011. Biological Resources Technical Report, Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, Merced County, California. Prepared for Pacific Gas & Electric Company. September.

Holland, D. C. 1994. The Western Pond Turtle: Habitat and History. Final Report for Bonneville Power Administration and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Holland, R. F. 1986. Preliminary Descriptions of the Terrestrial Natural Communities of California. California Department of Fish and Game. Unpublished report.

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Huddleston, R. 2011. Personal communication regarding Sanford’s arrow (Sagittaria sanfordii) being detected in a ditch during the Merced to Fresno High Speed Rail plant surveys. Mr. Huddleston, a CH2M HILL biologist, indicated that CNDDB forms were filled out but may have not been submitted yet or the data not entered into the system yet. (Phone conversation June 1, 2011).

Jennings, M. R. and M. P. Hayes. 1994. Amphibian and reptile species of special concern in California. California Department of Fish and Game. Rancho Cordova 255 pp.

Jepson Online Interchange. 2010. An online database for California floristics. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange.html

Jones and Stokes. 2006a. Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Joaquin Valley Operations and Maintenance Program Habitat Conservation Plan. March. http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/documents/PGE_O&M_draft_HCP/PGE_SJ_Valley_draft_HCP_EIS-EIR.htm

_____. 2006b. Pacific Gas & Electric Company San Joaquin Valley Operations and Maintenance Habitat Conservation Plan (includes updated Chapter 4 and Tables 5-3, 5-4 and 5-5, December 2007). December. (J&S 02-067.) Sacramento, CA.

Kaufman, K. 1996. Lives of North American Birds. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, New York. 675 pp.

Laabs, D. M., S. G. Orloff and M. L. Allaback. 2002. Chapter 5, Pond and Stream-breeding Amphibians. Pg. 191-229 in J.E. Vollmar (Ed). Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology of Eastern Merced County’s Vernal Pool Grasslands.

Merced County. 2011. Merced County General Plan Policies; Planning Commission Review Draft. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=100

_____. 1989. Merced County Year 2000 General Plan, Including Revisions Resulting from the Phase II Policy Update. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/documents/Planning_and_Community_Development/General_Plan/Complete%20Document.PDF

Morey, S. R. and D. A. Guinn. 1992. “Activity patterns, food habits, and changing abundance in a community of vernal pool amphibians.” Pages 149-158 In: D.F. Williams, S. Byrne and T. A. Rado (editors), Endangered and sensitive species in the San Joaquin Valley, California: Their biology, management, and conservation. The California Energy Commission, Sacramento, California, and the Western Section of the Wildlife Society.

Nicholson, B. 2011. Personal communication via email with Pam Spinelli/GANDA regarding the two versions of the Merced County General Plan. Ms. Spinelli emailed Mr. Nicholson, listed as the contact person on the Merced County website, to inquire as to whether the “Planning Commission Review Draft” was the current guiding document for the County. Mr. Nicholson responded that no, the County is working under the older, 1989, plan. He provided Ms. Spinelli with a link to the 1989 plan. (June 28-30, 2011 email correspondence).

Noss, R., R. Amundson, M. Barbour, R. Bugg, B. Cypher, R. Grosberg. T. Hanes, R. Hansen, B. Pavlik, K. Rice, P. Trenham, B. Shaffer, and B. Weir. 2002. Eastern Merced County Natural Community Conservation Plan Habitat Conservation Plan.

Orloff, S. G. 2002. Chapter 6, Aquatic Reptiles. Pg. 233-252 in J.E. Vollmar (Ed). Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology of Eastern Merced County’s Vernal Pool Grasslands.

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Pierson, E. D.,W. E. Rainey, and C. Corben. 2000. Distribution and status of red bats, Lasiurs blossevillii in California. Report to Species Conservation and Recovery Program, Habitat Conservation Planning Branch, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA. 40 pp.

Pierson, E. D. and W.E. Rainey. 2002. Chapter 10, Bats. Pg. 385-400 in J.E. Vollmar (Ed). Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology of Eastern Merced County’s Vernal Pool Grasslands.

Pierson, E. D., W. E. Rainey and C. Corben. 2006. Distribution and status of Western red bats (Lasiurus blossevillii) in California. California Dept. of Fish and Game, Habitat Conservation Planning Branch, Species Conservation and Recovery Program Report 2006-04, Sacramento, CA 45 pp.

Reid, F. A. 2006. Mammals of North America, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

Sawyer, J., T. Keeler-Wolf, and J. Evans. 2009. A Manual of California Vegetation. Second Edition.

Schlorff, R. W. and P. H. Bloom. 1984. Importance of riparian systems to nesting Swainson’s hawks in the Central Valley of California. Pp. 612-618 in R.W. Warner and K.M. Hendrix (Eds.). California riparian systems – ecology, conservation, and productive management. University of California Press. Berkeley, CA.

Semlitsch, R. D. and J. R. Brodie. 2003. “Biological criteria for buffer zones around wetlands and riparian habitats for amphibians and reptiles.” Conservation Biology 17(5): 1219-1228.

Sloan, J. 2012. Personal communication from Justin Sloan, USFWS Senior Biologist, with Westley Rhodehamel of PG&E. Email dated October 3, 2012.

Sloat, T. R. and E. D. Whisler. 2002. Chapter 7, Birds. Pg. 253-285 in J.E. Vollmar (Ed). Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology of Eastern Merced County’s Vernal Pool Grasslands.

Stebbins, R. C. 2003. Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.

Swainson’s Hawk Technical Advisory Committee. 2000. Recommended Timing and Methodology for Swainson's Hawk Nesting Surveys in California's Central Valley. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/docs/swain_proto.pdf.

USFWS (United States Fish and Wildlife Service). 1998. Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Region 1, Portland, OR. 319 pp.

USFWS. 2011. Endangered Species Program Website. http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/spp_lists/auto_list_form.cfm. January.

_____. 1999. USFWS Sacramento Office. Conservation Guidelines for the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. July 9, 1999. http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/ES/Survey-Protocols-Guidelines/Documents/velb_conservation.pdf. Accessed March 16, 2012.

_____. 1997. Formal Programmatic Consultation Permitting Projects with Relatively Small Effects on the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Within the Jurisdiction of the Sacramento Field Office (Administration File #572.9/9821). http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/ES/Survey-Protocols-Guidelines/Documents/96-F-156_FHWA_VELB_Programmatic_web_edit.pdf. Accessed March 16, 2012.

Vollmar, J. E. 2002. Wildlife and Rare Plant Ecology of Eastern Merced County’s Vernal Pool Grasslands.

Yosef, R. 1996. Loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) in A. Poole and F. Gill (Eds.). The Birds of North America, Number 231. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, and The American Ornithologists’ Union, Washington, D.C.

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Ap.B.6 Cultural Resources

DeBaker, Cassidy and Thomas Martin. 2011. Cultural Resources Inventory and Evaluation Report for the Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project. Prepared for Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Prepared by Garcia and Associates (GANDA). October.

Spaulding, Geoffrey K., PhD. 2011. Paleontological Resources Assessment Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, Merced County, California. Prepared for Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Prepared by CH2MHill. February.

Ap.B.7 Geology and Soils

Bryant, W. A. and E. W. Hart. 2007. Fault-rupture Hazard Zones in California, Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act with Index to Earthquake Fault Zones Maps: Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey. Special Publication 42, Interim Revision 2007.

CGS (California Geological Survey). 2011. “Probabilistic Seismic Hazards Mapping Ground Motion Page” Webpage. http://redirect.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/rghm/pshamap/pshamap.asp. Accessed on March 16, 2012.

DOC (California Department of Conservation). 2010. “2010 Fault Activity Map of California” Web page. Geologic Data Map No. 6. http://www.quake.ca.gov/gmaps/FAM/faultactivitymap.html. Accessed on March 18, 2012.

DWR (California Department of Water Resources). 2004. San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Basin, Merced Subbasin. San Joaquin River Hydrologic Region. California’s Groundwater Bulletin No. 118. Last updated February 27, 2004

Ireland, R. L. 1986. Land Subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, California as of 1983. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4196.

Merced County. 2011. 2030 Merced County General Plan, Planning Commission Review Draft. Planning Department. June.

_____. 1989. Merced County Year 2000 General Plan. Planning Department. June.

NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service). 2012. “Web Soil Survey.” http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Accessed on March 12, 2012.

_____. 2006. “Delhi Series.” https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/D/DELHI.html. U.S. Department of Agriculture. National Cooperative Soil Survey. Dated May 2006; accessed on March 16, 2012.

_____. 2003. “Atwater Series.” https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/A/ATWATER.html. U.S. Department of Agriculture. National Cooperative Soil Survey. Dated January 2003; accessed on March 16, 2012.

PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric). 2011. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, A.11-11-020. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/cresseygallo/cresseygallo.htm. Prepared by CH2MHill. November 30.

USGS (US Geological Survey). 2008. “National Seismic Hazard Maps – 2008, Peak Horizontal Acceleration (%g) with 10% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years.” http://gldims.cr.usgs.gov/website/nshmp2008/viewer.htm. Accessed on March 18, 2012.

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_____. 2006. “Quaternary Fault and Fold Database of the United States” Webpage. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults/. Accessed on March 16, 2012.

Ap.B.8 Greenhouse Gases

CARB (California Air Resources Board). 2008. Recommended Approaches for Setting Interim Significance Thresholds for Greenhouse Gases under the California Environmental Quality Act, Preliminary Draft Staff Proposal. October 24, 2008.

CCCP (California Climate Change Portal). 2009. Climate Change and Impacts on California. http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/background. Updated May 2, 2009. Last accessed July 15, 2010.

CEC (California Energy Commission). 2006. Inventory Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 to 2004. Staff Final Report. CEC-600-2006-013-SF. December.

EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency). 2011. Glossary of Climate Change Terms. http://epa.gov/climatechange/glossary.html#S. Last accessed March 12, 2012.

IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). 2007. Summary for Policymakers. Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis.

Merced County. 2011. Draft 2030 Merced County General Plan, Air Quality Element. June. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=1791. Accessed August 8, 2011.

PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric). 2011. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, A.11-11-020. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/cresseygallo/cresseygallo.htm. Prepared by CH2MHill. November 30.

SJVAPCD (San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District). 2009a. Guidance for Valley Land-use Agencies in Addressing GHG Emission Impacts for New Projects under CEQA. December.

_____. 2009b. District Policy – Addressing GHG Emission Impacts for Stationary Source Projects Under CEQA When Serving as the Lead Agency. December.

SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District). 2008. Boarding Meeting Notes. Agenda No. 31. Table 1. December 5, 2008.

Ap.B.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials

AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association). 2012. Accident Analysis. http://www.aopa.org/asf/ntsb/search_ntsb.cfm. Accessed August 2012.

AirNav. 2012. Airport Search for 37°22’02’’N and 120°42’46’’W. http://www.airnav.com/airports/search.html. Accessed April 10, 2012.

DTSC (Department of Toxic Substances Control). 2012. Envirostor Database. Website: http://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov. Last accessed March 12, 2012.

EDR (Environmental Data Resources, Inc.). 2011. EDR DataMap™ Corridor Study Cressey-Gallo, Livingston, CA 95334. July.

FRA (Federal Railroad Administration and the California High-Speed Rail Authority). 2011. California High-Speed Train: Merced to Fresno Section Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Section 4(f) Statement. Public Utilities and Energy. http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/draft-eir-m-f.aspx. Accessed April 13, 2012.

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Merced County. 2011. 2030 Merced County General Plan, Planning Commission Review Draft. Planning Department. June. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/pdfs/planning/generalplan/2030_merced_county_general_plan_pc_review_draft_rs.pdf. Last accessed May 14, 2012.

_____. 2007. Merced County Emergency Operations Plan. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/bids.aspx?bidID=152. Last accessed May 14, 2012.

_____. 1989. Merced County Year 2000 General Plan. Planning Department. June. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=436. Last accessed May 14, 2012.

PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric). 2012. “General Pipeline Safety.” http://www.pge.com/myhome/edusafety/systemworks/gas/faq/. Last accessed May 14, 2012.

_____. 2011. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, A.11-11-020. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/cresseygallo/cresseygallo.htm. Prepared by CH2MHill. November 30.

SJVAPCD (San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District). 2012. “Asbestos Requirements for Renovation and Demolition Projects.” http://www.valleyair.org/busind/comply/asbestosbultn.htm. Last accessed May 14, 2012.

SWRCB (State Water Resources Control Board). 2012. Geotracker Database. http://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/. Last accessed March 12, 2012.

USGS (US Geological Survey). 1987. 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Topographic Maps Arena, Cressey and Stevinson, California Quadrangles. 1:24,000 Scale.

_____. 1976. 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Topographic Map. Turlock, California Quadrangle. 1:24,000 Scale.

Ap.B.10 Hydrology and Water Quality

AMEC (AMEC Geomatrix, Inc.). 2008. Merced Groundwater Basin Groundwater Management Plan Update. Submitted to: Merced Area Groundwater Pool Interests. July 29. http://magpi-gw.org/GWMP/GWMP_Text.pdf. Accessed March 13, 2012.

Central Valley RWQCB (Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board). 1998. Fourth Edition of the Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins. September 15. http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb5/water_issues/basin_plans/sacsjr.pdf. Accessed March 7, 2012.

CDFFP (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection). 2000. State of California Precipitation Map. Map ID: Precipitation 1900-1960. Fire Resource Assessment Program (FRAP). July 28. http://frap.cdf.ca.gov/webdata/maps/statewide/rainmap.pdf. Accessed March 7, 2012.

County of Merced. 2010. 2030 Merced County General Plan, Planning Commission Review Draft. June. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/pdfs/planning/generalplan/2030_merced_county_general_plan_pc_review_draft_rs.pdf. Accessed March 7, 2012.

DWR (California Department of Water Resources). 2009. Groundwater Management: Court Adjudications. Last Modified October 5. http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/gwmanagement/court_adjudications.cfm. Accessed March 7, 2012.

_____. 2005a. Lower Merced River Watershed (map). June 21. http://www.water.ca.gov/watershedrestoration/mapping/images/lower_merced20051012.pdf. Accessed March 7, 2012.

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_____. 2005b. Chowchilla/Fresno Rivers Watershed (map). May 24. http://www.water.ca.gov/watershedrestoration/mapping/images/fres-chow-marp20051024.pdf. Accessed March 7, 2012.

_____. 2004. California’s Groundwater Bulletin 118: San Joaquin River Hydrologic Region, San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Basin, Merced Subbasin. Last update February 27. http://www.water.ca.gov/pubs/groundwater/bulletin_118/basindescriptions/5-22.04.pdf. Accessed March 7, 2012.

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). 2008. National Flood Insurance Rate Program, Flood Insurance Rate Map number 06047C0175G, Panel 175 of 1225. Revised December 2. https://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/MapSearchResult?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&userType=G&panelIDs=06047C0175G&Type=pbp&nonprinted=&unmapped=. Accessed March 7, 2012.

Merced County. 2011. 2030 Merced County General Plan, Planning Commission Review Draft. Planning Department. June. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/pdfs/planning/generalplan/2030_merced_county_general_plan_pc_review_draft_rs.pdf. Last accessed May 14, 2012.

_____. 2000. Year 2000 General Plan, Including Revisions Resulting from the Phase II Policy Update. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/documents/Planning_and_Community_Development/General_Plan/Complete%20Document.PDF. Accessed May 16, 2012.

PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric Company). 2012. Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project: PG&E’s Response to CPUC Data Request No. 1, dated February 15. March 1.

_____. 2011. Proponent’s Environmental Assessment Cressey-Gallo 115 kV Power Line Project, A.11-11-020. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/Environment/info/aspen/cresseygallo/cresseygallo.htm. Prepared by CH2MHill. November 30.

SJRGA (San Joaquin River Group Authority). 1999. Meeting Flow Objectives for the San Joaquin River Agreement 1999-2010, Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report. Appendix B – Groundwater Conditions. http://www.sjrg.org/EIR/final_pdf/app_b.pdf. Accessed March 7, 2012.

Ap.B.11 Land Use and Planning

City of Livingston. 2008. City of Livingston 2025 General Plan (adopted October 2008). Prepared by PMC. October. ftp://exchange.livingstoncity.com/Planning/2025gp.pdf. Accessed March 14, 2012.

Jones & Stokes. 2006. Final PG&E San Joaquin Valley Operations and Maintenance Habitat Conservation Plan (includes updated Chapter 4 and Tables 5-3, 5-4 and 5-5, December 2007). December. J&S 02-067. Sacramento, CA. http://www.fws.gov/ecos/ajax/docs/plan_documents/thcp/thcp_838.pdf. Accessed March 14, 2012.

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_____. 2009. Merced County Department of Public Works Improvement Standards and Specifications. Appendix A, Utilities Occupying County Roadways. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/documents/Public%20Works/Roads/Compliled%20Standards.PDF. Accessed March 14, 2012.

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_____. 1990. Merced County Year 2000 General Plan. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/documents/Planning_and_Community_Development/General_Plan/Complete%20Document.PDF. Agricultural and Land Use Elements. Adopted December 4, 1990. Accessed March 14, 2012.

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Ap.B.12 Mineral Resources

Kohler, Susan. 2006. Aggregate Availability in California: Fifty Year Aggregate Demand Compared to Permitted Aggregate Resources. California Geological Survey. December. http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/information/publications/ms/Documents/MS_52_map.pdfLast accessed March 14, 2012.

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Ap.B.13 Noise

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OPR (California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research). 2003. “General Plan Guidelines.” October. http://opr.ca.gov/docs/General_Plan_Guidelines_2003.pdf. Last accessed March 19, 2012.

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Ap.B.14 Population and Housing

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Ap.B.15 Public Services

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_____. 1989. Merced County Year 2000 General Plan. Planning Department. June. http://www.co.merced.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=436. Last accessed May 14, 2012.

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Ap.B.16 Recreation

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Ap.B.17 Traffic and Transportation

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Ap.B.18 Utilities and Service Systems

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Ap.B.19 Mandatory Findings of Significance

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_____. 2008b. City of Livingston 2025 General Plan. Prepared by PMC. Adopted October 2008.

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_____. 2011a. Merced County Environmental Documents. Merced County Department of Planning and Community Development Project Environmental Review (CEQA). http://www.co.merced.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=414. Last accessed March 20, 2012.

_____. 2011b. E. & J. Gallo Livingston Winery Eastside Expansion: Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. Merced County Department of Planning and Community Development. Prepared by ICF International. November.

_____. 2010. Michael Brasil Dairy Expansion Project: Final Environmental Impact Report. Merced County Department of Planning and Community Development. Prepared by Planning Partners. September.

_____. 2008. Merced County Enterprise Zone: Final Environmental Impact Report. Merced County Department of Planning and Community Development. Prepared by Quad Knopf. August.

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Ap.B.20 Corona and Induced Current Effects

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