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Natural and Cultural Resource
Regulatory Compliance
An informational workshop for consultants doing business
with the City of Phoenix
October 11, 2016
Natural and Cultural Resource
Regulatory Compliance
An informational workshop for consultants doing business
with the City of Phoenix
October 11, 2016
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Environmental Regulations
Covered in this Workshop
Environmental Regulations
Covered in this Workshop
� Biological Resources
�Endangered Species Act
�Migratory Bird Treaty Act
�Arizona Game and Fish Species of Concern
� Section 404 of Clean Water Act
�Mitigation Technique - Tall Pot Plantings
� National Historic Preservation Act
�Archaeology
�Historic
� HUD NEPA Compliance at the City
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City’s Agency InteractionsCity’s Agency Interactions
Citywide 404
Coordinator
CWA
Section 404
Endangered
Species
Citywide 404
Coordinator
U.S.
Fish &
Wildlife
Service
City
ArchaeologistNHPA
Section 106City Historic
Preservation
Office
Historic
Archaeology State
Historic
Preservation
Office
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Citywide Section 404 CoordinatorCitywide Section 404 Coordinator
� Focal point for communications with Corps
� Training program
� Resource for all departments
� Consistency of submittals to Corps
� Tricia Balluff, (602) 534-1775
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Section 404 Department LiaisonsSection 404 Department Liaisons
�Primary department contact
�Works with OEP on Section 404–related
activities
�Develops 404 expertise
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Consultant’s RoleConsultant’s Role
Provide a compliance schedule
- To interface with other project activities
High quality, professional services
Identify any additional compliance needs
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Philosophical ApproachPhilosophical Approach
� Avoid
� Minimize
� Compensate
� Conservative estimates
� Jurisdictional delineations
� Impacts calculations
� Clarity
� Descriptions
� Impact calculations
Document all steps taken to avoid and/or minimize impacts.
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Example of Avoidance Example of Avoidance
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Always
Need
To
Identify:
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Threatened & Endangered Species
https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/
Threatened & Endangered Species
https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/
Southwestern willow flycatcher
Yuma Ridgway’s rail
Western yellow-billed
cuckoo
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Updated October 2
016
Arizona Hedgehog
Cactus
Endangered
Credit: Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Roundtail Chub
Proposed Threatened
Razorback Sucker
Endangered
Arizona Cliffrose
Endangered
Southwestern
Willow Flycatcher
Endangered
Endangered
Lesser Long-Nosed Bat
Mexican
Spotted Owl
ThreatenedEndangered
Yuma
Ridgway’s
Rail
Yellow-Billed
Cuckoo
Threatened
Endangered
Sonoran Pronghorn
California Least Tern
Endangered
Endangered
Desert Pupfish
Endangered
Gila Topminnow
Acuna
Cactus
Endangered
Ocelot
Endangered Nichol’s Turk’s
Head Cactus
Endangered
ESA Threatened & Endangered Species List for Maricopa County ESA Threatened & Endangered Species List for Maricopa County Spikedace
Endangered
Credit: Glen Knowles
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Always
Need
To
Identify:
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Migratory Bird Treaty ActMigratory Bird Treaty Act
Peregrine falcon outside Phoenix City Hall
(March 2005)
New bridge
Oct. 2010
www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/
Cliff swallow nests at
35th Avenue Bridge
Old bridge
August 2004
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Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Background
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Background� Protects birds that migrate
� Also protects nests, eggs, and feathers
� Originally passed in 1918
� Administered by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
and the Arizona Game & Fish Department
� Protects many Phoenix birds, not including
rock pigeons, house sparrows, European
starlings, Eurasian-collared doves
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Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Compliance
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Compliance
� Do not harm or harass birds or their active nests
� Once nests are vacant, can destroy
� Usually a timing issue
� May need to survey for active nests
Burrowing Owl at
Goodyear Airport
Migratory Bird Treaty ActMigratory Bird Treaty Act
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Always
Need
To
Identify:
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Arizona Game & Fish
Special Status Species of Concern
Arizona Game & Fish
Special Status Species of Concernhttp://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/edits/hdms_abstracts.shtml
Sonoran Desert tortoise
Credit: AGFD
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Arizona State Species of Concern &
Salvage Restricted Species Lists for Maricopa County
Arizona State Species of Concern &
Salvage Restricted Species Lists for Maricopa County
Arizona Toad
Cactus
Ferruginous
Pygmy-owl
Roundtail ChubWestern Yellow
BatKofa Mt Barberry
Huachuca
Mountain Lupine
Arizona Sonoran
Rosewood
Sonoran Green
Toad
Bald Eagle -
Winter PopulationGila Topminnow
Lesser Long-
nosed BatAcuna Cactus Lemmon's Lupine
Red-backed
Whiptail
Western Narrow-
mouthed Toad
Bald Eagle -
Sonoran Desert
Population
Colorado
Pikeminnow
California Leaf-
nosed Bat
Johnson's
Fishhook Cactus
Mapleleaf False
Snapdragon
Tucson Shovel-
nosed Snake
Chiricahua
Leopard Frog
Yuma Clapper
RailSpeckled Dace Cave Myotis
Fish Creek
Fleabane
Varied Fishhook
Cactus
Sonoran Desert
Tortoise
Lowland Leopard
Frog
Mexican Spotted
OwlRazorback Sucker Yuma Myotis
Ripley Wild-
buckwheatStraw-top Cholla
Banded Gila
Monster
Lowland
Burrowing
Treefrog
Le Conte's
Thrasher
Maricopa Tiger
Beetle
Pima Indian
Mallow
Desert Barrel
Cactus
Opuntia
engelmannii var.
flavispina
Reticulate Gila
Monster
Golden Eagle Gila Longfin DaceSquaw Park
Talussnail
Tonto Basin
Agave
Emory's Barrel-
cactus
Fish Creek Rock
DaisyRosy Boa
Western
Burrowing OwlDesert Sucker
Sonoran
PronghornHohokam Agave Flannel Bush Arizona Cliff Rose
Common
Chuckwalla
Yellow-billed
Cuckoo (Western
DPS)
Sonora SuckerPale Townsend's
Big-eared BatToumey Agave
Senator Mine
AlumrootRusby's Milkwort
Northern Mexican
Gartersnake
Southwestern
Willow FlycatcherDesert Pupfish
Greater Western
Bonneted BatArizona agave
Alamos Deer
Vetch
Organ Pipe
Cactus
Bezy's Night
Lizard
American
Peregrine FalconBonytail Western Red Bat Bigelow Onion
Horseshoe Deer
Vetch
Tumamoc
Globeberry76 species are
protected!
Source: Arizona Game and Fish Department
Updated 11/12/15
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Always
Need
To
Identify:
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Arizona Native Plant LawArizona Native Plant Law
www.azda.gov/ESD/nativeplants.htm
Need to file Notice of Intent to Clear
with the Arizona Department of Agriculture for protected plants
Example Project – Sonoran Desert DriveExample Project – Sonoran Desert Drive
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� New roadway through
undeveloped desert
� Jurisdictional Delineation
� Minimization of Impacts;
non-notifying Nationwide
Permit No. 14
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Sonoran Desert DriveSonoran Desert Drive
� Two Candidate species or their habitat present in the
project area
• Sonoran Desert Tortoise (since removed from candidate list); include
awareness training and construction flyer in the specs
• Tucson Shovel-nosed Snake (since removed from candidate list); include
awareness training and construction flyer in specs
� Suitable habitat for species protected under Migratory
Bird Treaty Act present
• Western burrowing owl (awareness training and
preconstruction surveys required)
• Seasonal restrictions on tree/shrub pruning/removal
� Native plants present
• Mitigation measure to determine if notification to Arizona Dept of
Agriculture is needed added to the specs
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Biological Process StepsBiological Process Steps
Habitat
Assessment
Surveys,
if required
Identify
Constraints
Prepare
Report
OEP & Client
Department
Meets Agency &
City Standards
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Project Coordination and DocumentationProject Coordination and Documentation
Provide documentation
- Meeting minutes
- Phone conversations
Communicate, communicate, communicate!
Before contacting agencies, check with
- Office of Environmental Programs
- City Archaeologist
- City Historic Preservation Office
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How to Work for the CityHow to Work for the City
Environmental
On-Call Contracts
https://www.phoenix.gov/business/contract
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View Current City
Solicitations
Register online -
eProcurement Center
Sign up for the
Newsletter!
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Environmental On-Call ContractsEnvironmental On-Call Contracts
Street Transportation Department
Natural/Cultural Resource, Chemical
Safety, and Occupational Safety,
Current contracts expire Dec. 31, 2016
SOQ’s due October 14, 2016
www.phoenix.gov/streets/procurement/
Contact Mark Melnychenko
Parks and Recreation Department
(Cultural Resources)
Administered by City Archaeology Office
Current contracts expire up to
September, 2017
Contact Laurene Montero
Neighborhood Services Department
HUD/NEPA Environmental
Assessments
and/or Site-Specific Environmental
Next RFQ possibly 2018
Contact André Best
Street Transportation Department
Environmental Services On-Call
Environmental Site Assessments
Current contracts expire June 2018
Next RFQ early 2018
Contact Eric Ram
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Thanks for Attending
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Thanks for Attending
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