Section 6: References

4.2 AESTHETICS

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). 2008. California Scenic Highway Mapping System. Available online at http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LandArch/scenic_highways/

Fresno County General Plan. 2000. Available online at http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Fresno County Ordinance Code. 2007. Available online at http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/fresno/

Madera County Code. 2007. Available online at http://www.madera-county.com/countycode/_DATA/TITLE18

Madera County General Plan. 1995. Available online at http://www.madera-county.com/rma/archives/uploads/1128960251_Document_gppolicy.pdf

4.3 AIR QUALITY

California Air Resources Board (CARB). http://www.arb.ca.gov/adam

CARB. 1997. Emission Inventory Criteria and Guidelines Report for the Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Program, May 15.

CARB. 1999. Proposed Guidance for Power Plant Siting and Best Available Control Technology. June 23.

California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA). 1993. Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Program Revised 1992 Risk Assessment Guidelines. October.

Dames and Moore. 2000. Application for Certification, Potrero Power Plant Unit 7 Project: Section 8.1, Air Quality, and Appendix F, Air Quality Data and Modeling Protocol, May 2000.

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). Acute and Chronic Exposure Levels Developed by OEHHA as of November 2003.

OEHHA. 2002. Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Risk Assessment Guidelines. Part II. Technical Support Document for Describing Available Cancer Potency Factors. December.

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Smith, T. B., W. D. Sanders, and D. M. Takeuchi. 1984. Application of Climatological Analysis to Minimize Air Pollution Impacts in California, Final Report on CARB Agreement A2-119-32. August.

South Coast Air Quality Management District. 1998. “Risk Assessment Procedures for Rules 1401 and 212,” Version 4.1, November.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau. 1959. “Climate of the States—California,” December.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Compilation of Emission Factors. AP-42. Revised July 2000.

U.S. EPA. 1999. Guideline on Air Quality Models, 40 CFR, Part 51, Appendix W. July 1, 1999.

U.S. EPA. 1995. “Protocol for Equipment Leak Emissions Estimates,” EPA-453/R-95-017. November 1995.

U.S. EPA. 1995. On-Site Meteorological Program Guidance for Regulatory Model Applications, EPA-450/4-87-013. August 1995.

U.S. EPA. 1992. Screening Procedures for Estimating the Air Quality Impact of Stationary Sources, Revised, EPA-454/R-92-019. October 1992.

U.S. EPA. 1987. Ambient Monitoring Guidelines for Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), EPA-450/4-87-007. May 1987.

U.S. EPA. 1985. Guideline for Determination of Good Engineering Practice Stack Height. June 1985.

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. 2002. “Guide for Assessing and Mitigating Air quality Impacts,” January 10, 2002.

4.4 BIOLOGY RESOURCES

Anderson, J. R., E. E. Hardy, J. T. Roach, and R. E. Witmer. 1976. A Land Use and Land Cover Classification System for Use with Remote Sensor Data. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 964, 28 pp.

Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGF). 2006. Western Red Bat. Nongame Species. Available at: http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/nongame_western_red_bat.shtml.

AZGF. 2003. Western Red bat. Unpublished abstract compiled and edited by the Heritage Data Management System, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. 7 pp.

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AZGF. 2002. Yellow-billed cuckoo. Unpublished abstract compiled and edited by the Heritage Data Management System, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. 5 pp. http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/edits/documents/Coccamoc.fi_002.pdf.

Audubon Society. 2008. Fresno-Madera Birds. The Yellowbill - Newsletter of the Fresno Audubon Society. Vol. 45, Num 7.

Avian Power Line Interaction Committee (APLIC). 2006. Suggested Practices for Avian Protection on Power Lines: State of the Art in 2006. Edison Electric Institute, APLIC, and the California Energy Commission. Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, CA.

APLIC. 1994. Mitigating Bird Collisions with Power Lines: The State of the Art in 1994. Edison Electric Institute, Washington, D.C.

The Bay Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council. 2007. Petition to the State of California Fish and Game Commission and Supporting Information for Listing the Longfin Smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) as an Endangered Species under the California Endangered Species Act. Available online at: http://www.bay.org/LongfinSmeltState.pdf

Brode, J.M. 1997. Survey Protocol for California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense). California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, California. Inland Fisheries - Informational Leaflet No. 44. September 1997. 7 pps.

Brown, B.T. 1993. Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/035

Brueggemann Pers. Comm. 2008. Personal Communication with Steve Bruggemann, Associate Wildlife Biologist with California Department of Fish and Game, Region 4 regarding management of the Mendota Wildlife Area. March 3, 2008.

Buehler, D.A. 2000. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/506

Burt, W.H. 1980. A field guide to mammals of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, USA.

California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG). 2008a. Rarefind. California Department of Fish and Game Natural Diversity Database. Biogeographic Data Branch. Commercial Version dated February 02, 2008.

CDFG. 2008b. State of California. The Resources Agency Department of Fish and Game Biogeographic Data Branch California Natural Diversity Database Special Animals (865 taxa). February 2008. Available online at: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/pdfs/SPAnimals.pdf

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CDFG. 2008c. California Department of Fish and Game, Natural Diversity Database. January 2008. Special Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens List. Quarterly publication. 69 pp. Updated March 23, 2007.

CDFG. 2008d. State of California The Resources Agency Department of Fish and Game Resource Management and Planning Division Biogeographic Data Branch California Natural Diversity Database. State and Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Plants of California. January 2008.

CDFG. 2008e. Department of Fish and Game. Lake and Streambed Alteration Program. Available at: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/habcon/1600

CDFG. 2005a. California Wildlife Habitat Relationships (CWHR). California Interagency Wildlife Task Group. CWHR version 8.1 personal computer program. Sacramento, CA.

CDFG. 2005b. Giant Garter Snake Surveys at Some Areas of Historic Occupation In The Grassland Ecological Area, Merced Co. and Mendota Wildlife Area, Fresno Co., California. California Department of Fish and Game, Los Banos, California. 14 pp.

CDFG. 2004. Approved Survey Methodology for the Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard, California Department of Fish and Game, May 2004.

CDFG. 2000. Guidelines for Assessing the Effects of Proposed Projects on Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants and Natural Communities. State of California The Resources Agency California Department of Fish and Game. May 8, 2000. Revision of Guidelines, dated December 9, 1983.

CDFG. 1995. Staff Report on Burrowing Owl Mitigation. State of California Department of Fish and Game, Environmental Services Division (ESD) in cooperation with the Wildlife Management Division. October 1995.

CDFG. 1993. Burrowing Owl Survey Protocol and Mitigation Guideline, California Burrowing Owl Consortium, April, 1993.

California Native Plants Society (CNPS). 2008. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants, v7-08a 2-01-08. Available online at: http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi. Accessed February 12, 2008.

CNPS. 2001. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Vascular Plants of California (sixth edition). Rare Plant Scientific Advisory Committee, David P. Tibor, Convening Editor. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. X + 388 pp.

CalFlora. 2008. Information on California plants for education, research and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: The CalFlora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/. Accessed February 2008.

California Reptiles and Amphibians (CALHERPS). 2008. Available online at: http://www.californiaherps.com/index.html.

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CalTrans. 2004. Natural Environment Study Mendota 180 East Rehabilitation Project. Statue Route 180, Fresno County, California Tranquility 7.5-minute Quadrangle Township 14 S, Range 16 E, Sections 5, 6, 8, and 9 06-FRE-180KP 39.6/43.9 (PM 24.6/27.3) EA-420500. June 2004.

Cowardin, L.W., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of wetland and deepwater habitats of the United States. Biological Service Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS/OBS 79/31. U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Biological Services, Washington, D.C.

Culbertson, A.E. 1946. Observations on the natural history of the Fresno kangaroo rat. J. Mammal. 27:189-203.

Dugger, B.D., and K.M. Dugger. 2002. Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/628

Dunk, J.R. 1995. White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/178

Dunn, J.L., and K.L. Garrett. 1997. A field guide to warblers of North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA.

Dunn, E.H., and D.J. Agro. 1995. Black Tern (Chlidonias niger), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/147

Eadie, J.M., J.P.L. Savard, and M.L. Mallory. 2000. Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/548

Eckerle, K.P., and C.F. Thompson. 2001. Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/575

Ely, C.R., and A.X. Dzubin. 1994. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/131

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ENTRIX. In preparation. Gill Ranch Gas Storage Project Delineation of Other Waters of the United States Including Wetlands. Prepared for Gill Ranch Gas Storage, LLC by ENTRIX, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA.

ENTRIX. In preparation. Gill Ranch Gas Storage Project Biological Resources Report Prepared for Gill Ranch Gas Storage, LLC by ENTRIX, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA.

Fresno Audubon Society. 2006. Birding Sites in the Fresno Area. Available online at: http://www.fresnoaudubon.org/sites.htm

Fresno County. 2000. Fresno County General Plan Background Document. pp 134-155. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Hansen, E. C. 2008. Implementation of Priority 1, Priority 2, and Priority 3 Recovery Tasks for Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) - Continuing Surveys in Merced County, California, with an expansion into Northern Fresno County. Prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento, California. April 15, 2008. 108 pp.

Hartline, P.H. 1971. Physiological Basis For Detection Of Sound And Vibration In Snakes. Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol 54: 349-371.

Herzog, S. 1996. Wintering Swainson’s Hawks in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Condor. Vol. 98: 879-884. Available online: http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Condor/files/issues/v098n04/p0876-p0879.pdf.

Hickman, J.C. (editor). 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA.

Hitchcock, A.S., and A. Chase. 1971. Manual of the Grasses of the United States. Vols. 1 and 2. Dover Publications. New York, NY.

Holland, R.F. 1986. Preliminary Descriptions of the Terrestrial Natural Communities of California. State of California, The Resources Agency, Nongame Heritage Program, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, California. 156 pp.

Holland, V.L., and D.J. Keil. 1990. California Vegetation, 4th Edition. Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA.

Jameson, Jr., E.W.. and H.J. Peeters. 2004. Mammals of California. University of California Press.

Jones, S.L., and J.E. Cornely. 2002. Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/624

Kaufman, K. 1996. Lives of North American Birds. Houghton Mifflin. Boston, MA.

Kemper, J. 2001. Birding Northern California. Globe Pequot Press. Guildford, Cn.

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Lowther, P.E., C. Celada, N.K. Klein, C.C. Rimmer, and D.A. Spector. 1999. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/454

Macwhirter, R.B., and K.L. Bildstein. 1996. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/210

Madera County. 1995. Madera County General Plan, pp 50-58. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/rma/archives/uploads/1128960251_Document_gppolicy.pdf

Marks, J.S., D.L. Evans, and D.W. Holt. 1994. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/133

National Audbon Society. 2004. The Important Bird Areas Historical Results. Available online at: http://iba.audubon.org/iba/viewSiteProfile.do?siteId=179&navSite=state.

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2007. California Central Valley Steelhead ESU. Available online at: http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/ESA-Salmon-Listings/Salmon-Populations/Steelhead/STCCV.cfm.

NatureServe. 2008. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 6.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://www.natureserve.org/explorer

Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW). 2007. Nevada Wildlife Action Plan. Available online: http://www.ndow.org/wild/conservation/cwcs/index.shtm.

Poole, A.F., R.O. Bierregaard, and M.S. Martell. 2002. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/683

Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group (SCPRG). 2008. California Bald Eagle Midwinter Survey. Available online: http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/midwinter_survey.htm.

Sawyer, J.O., and T. Keeler-Wolf. 1995. A Manual of California Vegetation. California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA.

Schultze, R.F. 1994. CWHR Agricultural Habitats. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, CA.

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Sedgwick, J.A. 2000. Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/533

Selmon, Pers. Comm. 2008. Personal Communication with Michelle R. Selmon, CDFG Associate Wildlife Biologist regarding unpublished Summary of Alkali Sink Ecological Reserve Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard and Fresno Kangaroo Rat Survey Results.

Sibley, D.A. 2000. The Sibley Guide To Birds. Knopf. New York, NY.

Swainson’s Hawk TAC. 2000. Swainson’s Hawk Technical Advisory Committee. Recommended Timing and Methodology for Swainson’s Hawk Nesting Surveys in California’s Central Valley. May 31, 2000.

Tibor, D.P. (editor). 2001. California Native Plants Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California. August 2004. Sixth Edition.

Twedt, D.J., and R.D. Crawford. 1995. Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/192.

United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS). 2002a. Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Fresno County, California, Western Part. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Fort Worth, Texas.

USDA-NRCS. 2002b. Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Fresno County, California, Western Part. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Fort Worth, Texas.

USDA, Forest Service (USDA-FS). 1998. Ecological Subregions of California, Section and Subsection Descriptions. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Region, San Francisco, CA. Available at http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions

United States Department of the Interior (USDI). 2002. Draft Environmental Assessment. EA Number 01-83 Mendota Pool 2002 Exchange Agreements. United States Department of the Interior South-Central California Area office 1243 N Street Fresno, California. January 28, 2002.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2008a. Federal Endangered and Threatened Species tat Occur in or may be Affected by Projects in the Counties and/or USGS 7.5-minute quads you requested. Database Last Updated January 31, 2008. Available online at: http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/spp_lists/auto_list_form.cfm

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USFWS. 2008c. Sacramento splittail species account. Available online: http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/animal_spp_acct/sac_splittail.htm

USFWS. 2008d. Western Spadefoot Toad Species Account. Available online: http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/animal_spp_acct/w_spadefoot_toad.htm

USFWS. 2007a. National Wetlands Inventory. US Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Petersburg, Florida. Shapefiles and metadata available at ftp://ftp.nwi.fws.gov/shapedata/ and ftp://ftp.nwi.fws.gov/arcdata

USFWS. 2007b. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Assessment and Listing Priority Assignment Form. Available online: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/candforms_pdf/r8/B06R_V01.pdf

USFWS. 2006. 5-year Review for the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. Sacramento, California. Available online: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/five_year_review/doc779.pdf

USFWS. 2005. Recovery Plan for Vernal Pool Ecosystems of California and Southern Oregon. Portland, Oregon. xxvi + 606 pages. Available online: http://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es/recovery_plans/vp_final_recovery_plan/Vernal%20Pool%20Recovery%20Plan%20Executive%20Summary.pdf

USFWS. 2004. National Wetlands Inventory Maps. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, Arlington, VA. Metadata available online: http://wetlandsfws.er.usgs.gov/imf/sites/NWI_CONUS/CONUS_metadata/status_map.htm Shapefiles available at: http://wetlandsfws.er.usgs.gov

USFWS. 2002a. General Rare Plant Survey Guidelines. Ellen A. Cypher, California State University, Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program. Bakersfield, CA. July 2002.

USFWS. 1999. Conservation Guidelines for the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office. Sacramento CA. July 9, 1999.

USFWS. 1999a. Status Assessment and Conservation Plan for the Black Tern in North America. Available online: http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/birds/blacktern/index.html

USFWS. 1999b. Draft Recovery Plan for the Giant Garter Snake (Thamnopsis gigas). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. ix + 192 pp. Available online: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/990702b.pdf

USFWS. 1998a. Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Region 1, Portland, Oregon. 319 pp. Available online: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/980930a.pdf

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USFWS. 1998b. Draft Recovery Plan for the Least Bell’s Vireo. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, OR. 139 pp. Available online: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plan/980506.pdf

USFWS. 1997. Programmatic Consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 Permitted Projects with Relatively Small Effects on the Giant Garter Snake within Butte, Colusa, Glen, Fresno, Merced, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, and Yolo Counties, California, Sacramento Office Fish and Wildlife Service, November 13, 1997.

USFWS. 1995. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Native Fishes Recovery Plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. Available online: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/recovery_plans/1996/961126.pdf

Vance, J. 2008. Personal Communication with Julie A. Vance, Senior Environmental Scientist with California Department of Fish and Game, Region 4 regarding former California Species of Concern. March 3, 2008.

Wheeler, B.K., and W. S. Clark. 1995. A Photographic Guide to North American Raptors. Academic Press. San Diego.

Wiggins, D.A., D.W. Holt, and S.M. Leasure. 2006. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/062

Yosef, R. 1996. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/231

4.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES

Brady, Jon and Allan Beck. 1988 . Negative Archaeological Survey Report Route 180. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, District 6, Fresno.

Brown, Joan C. and Kenneth M. Becker. 1997. Archaeological Reconnaissance for the Proposed Prison Facility, Mendota, Fresno County, California. RMW Paleo Associates, Incorporated, Mission Viejo, California. Submitted to Rust Environmental & Infrastructure, Irvine, California. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS). 1996. Historic Property Survey Report for the Widening and AC Overlay of Route 180 between Mendota and Kerman in Fresno County. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA.

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Canaday, Timothy W., Michael Ostrogorsky, and M. Hess. 1992. Archaeological Survey of Right-of-Way Corridor and Extra Work Spaces, Construction Spread 5B, California, PGT-PG&E Pipeline Expansion Project. INFOTEC Research, Inc., Fresno, California. Submitted to Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, CA.

Clough, Charles W., and William B. Secrest, Jr. 1984. Fresno County, The Pioneer Days. Panorama West Books, Fresno, CA.

Coleman, Dina M., and Sandra S. Flint. 2001. Extended Phase 1 Survey near CA-FRE-536 and CA-FRE-538 for the Highway 180 Widening and Rehabilitation Project, Fresno County, California. Applied EarthWorks, Inc., Fresno, California. Submitted to California Department of Transportation, District 6, Fresno, CA.

Cone, Victor M. 1911. Irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley, California. USDA Office of Experiment Stations Bulletin 239. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

Davis, J. T. and A. B. Elsasser. 1956. Archeological Site Record for CA-MAD-76. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

Deacon, D. L. 1966. Archeological Site Record for CA-FRE-2312. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

Dorworth, David. 2001. Proposed Federal Correctional Facility, Cultural Resources Potential Assessment of Four Alternates. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

Fenenga, Gerrit L. 1993. Test Excavations at the Witt Site (CA-KIN-32). In Contributions to Tulare Lake Archaeology II, Finding the Evidence: The Quest for Tulare Lake’s Archaeological Past, edited by William J. Wallace and Francis A. Riddell, pp. 25–38. Tulare Lake Archaeological Research Group, Redondo Beach, CA.

Fredrickson, David A., and Joel W. Grossman. 1977. A San Dieguito Component at Buena Vista Lake, California. Journal of California Anthropology 4(2):173–190.

Gifford, Edward W., and W. Egbert Schenck. 1926. Archaeology of the Southern San Joaquin Valley, California. University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 23(1):1–122.

Grossman, Joel W. 1968. Early Cultural Remains at Buena Vista Lake, California: Report on the 1965 Season of Field Investigations. California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA.

Hewes, Gordon W. 1946. Early Man in California and the Tranquility Site. American Antiquity 11:209–215.

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Hill, Mary. 1984. California Landscape. California Natural History Guide 48. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

King, Tom. 1968. Archeological Site Record for CA-FRE-398. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

Kroeber, Alfred L. 1976. Handbook of the Indians of California. Reprinted. Dover Publications, New York Originally published 1925, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 78, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Kus, James. 1988. Negative Archaeological Survey Report. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, Report No. FR-171.

Latta, Frank. 1977. Handbook of the Indians. 2nd ed. Bear State Books, Santa Cruz, CA.

1999. California Indian Folklore. Reprint of 1936 publication. Brewer’s Historical Press, Exeter, CA.

Louis Berger Group, Inc. 2001a. Proposed Federal Correctional Facility Fresno County, California, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington D.C.

2001b. Proposed Federal Correctional Facility Fresno County, California, Cultural Resource Potential Assessment of Four Alternates for the Proposed Federal Correctional Facility, Fresno County, California. Submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington D.C.

Marine, Mandy. 1999. Negative Archaeological Survey Report. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, Report No. FR-1617.

McAlexander, Marvin and Ward Upson. 1969. Gewachiu: The Salvage of Site 4-FRE-398. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

McGowan, Dana. 1988. Archaeological Survey Report for the Proposed Asphalt Concrete Overlay and Widening Project of FRE-180, Near Mendota, Fresno County, California. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA.

Massey, C. and G. W. Hewes. 1939. Archeological Site Record for CA-MAD-4. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

Mikesell, Stephen D. 1989. Historical Resources Evaluation Report, White’s Bridge, Jack’s Resort. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA.

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Moratto, Michael J. 1984. California Archaeology. Academic Press, Orlando and London.

Moratto, Michael J., Thomas L. Jackson, Richard M. Pettigrew, Randall F. Schalk, David Chavez, Eric C. Gibson, Claudia B. Hemphill, Christian J. Miss, Barry A. Price, Melinda Romano, C. Kristina Roper, Brian Wickstrom, Michael S. Burney, Clayton G. Lebow, Jon Silvermoon, and Michael K. Crist. 1990. Cultural Resources Assessment Report, PGT-PG&E Pipeline Expansion Project, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and California, Phase I: Survey, Inventory, and Preliminary Evaluation of Cultural Resources. INFOTEC Research, Inc., Fresno, CA. Submitted to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA.

Moratto, Michael J., Richard M. Pettigrew, Barry A. Price, Lester A. Ross, and Randall F. Schalk. 1994. Project Overview, Research Design, and Archaeological Inventory. Archaeological Investigations, PGT-PG&E Pipeline Expansion Project, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and California, vol. I . INFOTEC Research, Inc., Fresno, California. Submitted to Pacific Gas Transmission Company, Portland, OR.

Norris, Robert M., and Robert W. Webb. 1990. Geology of California. 2nd ed. John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Office of Historic Preservation (OHP). 1995. California Historical Landmarks. 12th ed. Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA.

Parks, Bonnie W. 1989. Historic Architectural Survey Report, Historical Resource Evaluation Report for the Widening and AC Overlay of Route 180 between Mendota and Kerman in Fresno County. California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA.

Peak, A. 1975. Archeological Site Record for CA-FRE-536. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

Peak, A. and R. Gerry. 1975a. Archeological Site Record for CA-MAD-301. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

1975b. Archeological Site Record for CA-FRE-538. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

Peck, B. 1978. Archeological Site Record for CA-FRE-784. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

n.d. Archaeological Reconnaissance for TPM 5473 Fresno County, California. Archaeological and Environmental Services, Fresno, California. Submitted to Mr. Dan Scilagyi, Visalia, California. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

Preston, William L. 1981. Vanishing Landscapes. University of California Press, Berkeley.

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Rehart, Catherine Morison. 1999. The Valley’s Legends and Legacies III. Word Dancer Press, Fresno, CA.

Riddell, Francis A. 1951. The Archaeology of Site KER-74. Reports of the University of California Archaeological Survey 10:1–28. Berkeley, CA.

Riddell, Francis A., and William H. Olsen. 1969. An Early Man Site in the San Joaquin Valley, California. American Antiquity 34:121–130.

Ritchie, C. 1971. Archeological Site Record for CA-FRE-497. On file, California Historical Resources Information System, Southern San Joaquin Valley Information Center, California State University, Bakersfield, CA.

Roark, Gabriel. 2002. Draft Cultural Resources Inventory and Evaluation for the Proposed Madera Water Bank, Madera County, California. Prepared for Azurix Madera Corporation, Madera, CA.

Sampson, Michael. 1991. A Distinctive Flaked-Stone Tool Type from Tulare Lake Basin. In Contributions to Tulare Lake Archaeology I: Background to a Study of Tulare Lake’s Archaeological Past, edited by William J. Wallace and Francis A. Riddell, pp. 53–60. Tulare Lake Archaeological Research Group, Redondo Beach, CA.

Shapiro, Lisa and William Shapiro. 1997. Addendum Report. An Archaeological Assessment within Portions of the Lower San Joaquin Levee District Fresno, Merced, and Madera Counties, California Part of the Cultural Resources Inventory and Evaluation for U.S. Army corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, PL 84-99 Levee Rehabilitation on the Feather, Bear, Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers System COE Water Basin System Designations SJ 19, SJ 22, SJ 25, SJ 26 and SJ 27 DACW05-97-P-0465. Pacific Legacy, Inc. Woodland, California. Submitted to U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, CA.

Silverstein, Michael. 1978. Yokuts: Introduction. In California, edited by Robert F. Heizer, pp. 446–447. Handbook of North American Indians, vol. 8, William C. Sturtevant, general editor. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Sutton, Mark Q. 1997. A Background for Archaeological Investigations at Buena Vista Lake, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California. Kern County Archaeological Society Journal 8:3–21.

Syda Keith and William Shapiro. 1997. An Archaeological Assessment within Portions of the Lower San Joaquin Levee District Fresno, Merced, and Madera Counties, California Part of the Cultural Resources Inventory and Evaluation for U.S. Army corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, PL 84-99 Levee Rehabilitation on the Feather, Bear, Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers System COE Water Basin System Designations SJ 19, SJ 22, SJ 25, SJ 26 and SJ 27 DACW05-97-P-0465. Pacific Legacy, Inc. Woodland, California. Submitted to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, CA.

Thompson, Thomas H. 1891. Atlas of Fresno County. Thos. H. Thompson, Tulare, CA.

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Walker, Edwin F. 1947. Excavation of a Yokuts Indian Cemetery. Kern County Historical Society, Bakersfield, CA.

Wallace, William J. 1978. Northern Valley Yokuts. In California, edited by Robert F. Heizer, pp. 462–470. Handbook of North American Indians, vol. 8, William C. Sturtevant, general editor. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Wedel, Waldo R. 1941. Archaeological Investigations at Buena Vista Lake, Kern County, California. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 130. Washington, D.C.

4.6 GEOLOGY

Bartow Alan J., Nilsen Tor H., 1990. Review of the Great Valley sequence, eastern Diablo Range and northern San Joaquin Valley, central California, U.S. Geological Survey open file report 90-226, available online: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr90226

Bartow Alan J., 1990, The Cenozoic Evolution of the San Joaquin Valley, California, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1501, available online: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1501

Bryant William A., Hart Earl W., 2007, Fault-Rupture Hazard Zones in California, Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act With Index and Fault Zone Maps, California Geological Survey, available online: ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/dmg/pubs/sp/Sp42.pdf

Bryant, W.A., and Cluett, S.E., compilers, 2000, Fault number 52c, Ortigalita fault zone, Piedra Azul section, in Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey website available online: http://gldims.cr.usgs.gov/webapps/cfusion/Sites/qfault/qf_web_disp.cfm?qfault_or=1300&qfault_id=52c

Bryant, W.A., and Cluett, S.E., compilers, 1998, Fault number 38b, Concord fault, Concord section, in Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey website available online: http://gldims.cr.usgs.gov/webapps/cfusion/Sites/qfault/qf_web_disp.cfm?qfault_or=1275&qfault_id=38b

Bryant, W.A., and Cluett, S.E., compilers, 1999, Fault number 54b, Calaveras fault zone, Central Calaveras fault section, in Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey website available online: http://gldims.cr.usgs.gov/webapps/cfusion/Sites/qfault/qf_web_disp.cfm?disp_cd=B&qfault_or=1307&ims_cf_cd=cf

Bryant, W.A., and Cluett, S.E., compilers, 2002, Fault number 53a, Greenville fault zone, Clayton section, in Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey website available online: http://gldims.cr.usgs.gov/webapps/cfusion/Sites/qfault/qf_web_disp.cfm?disp_cd=C&qfault_or=1302&ims_cf_cd=cf

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Bull, W.B., 1965, Geomorphology of Segmented Alluvial Fans in Western Fresno County, California, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 352-E, 128 p.

Ireland R.L., Poland J.F., Riley F.S., Land Subsidence in the Sam Joaquin Valley, California, as of 1980, U.S. ecological Survey Professional Paper 437-I available online: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp437I

Ireland R.L., 1986, Land Subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley as of 1983, U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 85-4196, available online: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/wri/wri854196

Lettis, William R., 1982, Late Cenozoic stratigraphy and structure of the western margin of the central San Joaquin Valley, California, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 82-526 available online at <URL: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr82526

Lin, Jian; Stein, Ross S., 2006, Seismic constraints and coulomb stress changes of a blind thrust fault system, 1: Coalinga and Kettleman hills, California, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2006-1149, available online: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr20061149

McJunkin Richard D., Hart Earl W., 1983, Ground Rupture, Coalinga Earthquake of 10 June 1983 Fresno County, California, California Geology Vol. 36 No. 8 available: http://johnmartin.com/earthquakes/eqpapers/00000056.htm

University of California Museum of Paleontology Database, available online: http://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/index.html

U.S. Department of Transportation, PHMSA pipeline safety program, 2008 available online: http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/reports/safety/SigPSIDet_1998_2007_CA.html#_all

4.7 HAZARDS

A Model for Sizing High Consequence Areas Associated with Natural Gas Pipelines Topical Report. October 2000. Mark Stephens C-FER Technologies 200 Karl Clark Road, Edmonton, Alberta T6N 1H2 Canada.

California Division of Oil Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), 2007. Gill Ranch Gas Field Rules, No.507-003, dated March 5, 2007. ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/oil/Field_Rules/Gill_Ranch_Gas_507_003.pdf (Accessed May 22, 2008).

Environmental Data Resources (EDR), Data Map Area Study. Gill-Ranch-Storage Project Madera, CA. February 25, 2008. EDR Environmental Data Resources, Inc.

Fresno County General Plan. October 2000. http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/GP_Final_policy_doc/Table_of_Contents_rj_blue.pdf (Accessed February 2008).

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Fresno County Natural Hazard Disclosure (Fire) Map. http://www.ceres.ca.gov/planning/nhd. (Accessed February 2008).

Fire Hazard Zoning Field Guide. May 2000. University of California Forest Products Laboratory and the Fire Hazard Zoning Working Group.

International Gas Consulting (IGC), 2007. “Safety Record Study of Underground Gas Storage In Depleted Gas Reservoirs: A Safe Industry in the Past, Present, and Future.” July 16, 2007. http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/dudek/sngs/SupplementtoPEAefiled071607.pdf (Accessed May 2008).

Madera County Natural Hazard Disclosure (Fire) Map. http://www.ceres.ca.gov/planning/nhd. (Accessed February 2008).

Madera County General Plan. October 24, 1995.

Transportation Research Board. “Transmission Pipelines and Land Use A Risk-Informed Approach.” Special Report 281, Committee for Pipelines and Public Safety: Scoping Study on the Feasibility of Developing Risk-Informed Land Use Guidance near Existing and Future Transmission Pipelines.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2002. Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 151. Rules and Regulations. August 6, 2002.

United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS). http://ops.dot.gov/init/partner/partnership.htm

United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS). 2002. http://ops.dot.gov/stats.htm. and http://www.usnaviguide.com/zip.htm

4.8 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY

Belitz Kenneth, Heimes Frederick J., Character and Evolution of the Ground-Water Flow System in the Central Part of the Western San Joaquin Valley, California, U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2348 available online: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/wsp/wsp2348

Dubrovsky N. M., Kratzer C. R., Brown, L. R., Gronberg, J. M., Burow K. R., Water Quality in the San Joaquin-Tulare Basins, California, 1992-1995, online: http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ1159, updated April 20, 1998.

Federal Emergency Management (FEMA), Maps of Flood Zones available online: http://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&categoryId=12001&langId=-1&userType=G&type=1

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Ferrari R.L. and Nuanes, S., 2007, Millerton Lake 2004 Survey, U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Technical Resources Center Water Resources Services, available online: http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/sediment/projects/ReservoirSurveys/Reports/MillertonSedimentationSurvey2004.pdf

Fresno County General Plan Background Report, 2000, available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Ireland R.L., Poland J.F., Riley F.S., Land Subsidence in the Sam Joaquin Valley, California, as of 1980, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 437-I available online: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp437I

Ireland R.L., 1986, Land Subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, California, as of 1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 85-4196 available online at <URL: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/wri/wri854196

McBain & Trush, Inc. (eds.), 2002, San Joaquin River Restoration Study Background Report, prepared for Friant Water Users Authority, Lindsay, CA, and Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA.

Mitten, H. T., LeBlanc, R.A., Bertoldi. G.L., Geology, Hydrology, and Quality of Water in the Madera Area, San Joaquin Valley, 1970, California, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 70-228 , available online: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/ofr/ofr70228

Orlando J. L., Kuivila, K. M., Whitehead, A., 2003, Dissolved Pesticide Concentrations Detected in Storm-Water Runoff at Selected Sites in the San Joaquin River Basin, California, 2000-2001, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-101.

Orlando J.L. and Kuivila, K. M., 2003, Concentrations of Organic Contaminants Detected during Managed Flow Conditions, San Joaquin River and Old River, California, 2001 US Geological Survey Data Series 120, 13p.

Regional Water Quality Control Board – Central Valley Reginon, 2001, Total Maximum Daily Load for Selenium in the Lower San Joaquin River, Staff report for the California Environmental Protection Agency, 32 p.

San Joaquin Department of Water Resources, 2001, Maps of shallow groundwater and conductivity available online: http://www.sjd.water.ca.gov/waterquality/groundecmaps/index.cfm>

Westlands Water District, 2005, Maps of Groundwater Contours available online: http://www.westlandswater.org/wwd/pages/general.asp?title=Maps&page=Maps&index=1&cwide=1024

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4.9 LAND USE, PLANNING AND AGRICULTURE

California Department of Conservation (DOC). 2007a. Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program. Available online: http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/fmmp/Pages/Index.aspx

California Department of Conservation (DOC). 2007b. Williamson Act Fact Sheet. Available online: http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/lca/pubs/Documents/WA%20fact%20sheet%2006.pdf.

California Department of Conservation (DOC). 2007c. Williamson Act Farmland Security Zones Fact Sheet. Available online: http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/lca/pubs/Documents/FSZ_Fact_Sheet_rev03.pdf.

California Department of Conservation (DOC). 2004. A Guide to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program. Available online: www.consrv.ca.gov/dlrp/FMMP/pubs/fmmp_guide_2004.pdf

California Department of Conservation (DOC). No date. Fresno County 2002 to 2004 Land Use Conservation Table. Available online: http://redirect.conservation.ca.gov/DLRP/fmmp/county_info_results.asp

California Department of Conservation (DOC). No date. Madera County 2004 to 2006 Land Use Conservation Table. Available online: http://redirect.conservation.ca.gov/DLRP/fmmp/pubs/2004-2006/conversion_tables/madcon06.xls 13

County of Madera. 2008. Personal communication with Mr. Jerald James, Madera County Planning Director (February, 2008).

Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office. No date. 2006 Fresno County Agricultural Crop and Livestock Report. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4010/agwelcm.htm

Fresno County General Plan. 2000. Available online at http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Fresno County Ordinance Code. 2007. Available online: http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/fresno/

Fresno County Zoning Ordinance. 2004. Chapter 2 Establishment of Land Use Districts and Regulations Applicable Therein Sections 810 - 850.B.7. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/devsrvcs.htm

Huddleston, Robert J. 2001. Mendota Wildlife Area. Article from Outdoor California. Available online: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/articles/docs/mendota01.pdf

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REFERENCES

Jones & Stokes. 2007. Pacific Gas and Electric Company San Joaquin Valley operations and maintenance habitat conservation plan. Jones & Stokes Associates, Inc., Sacramento, CA.

Madera County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office. No date. 2006 Madera County Agricultural Crop and Livestock Report. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/agcommissioner/cropreports/pdfs/crops2006.pdf

Madera County Code. 2007. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/countycode/_DATA/TITLE18/.

Madera County General Plan. 1995. Available online at http://www.madera-county.com/rma/archives/uploads/1128960251_Document_gppolicy.pdfU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1998. Recovery plan for upland species of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Region 1, Portland, OR. 319.

4.10 MINERAL RESOURCES

California Department of Conservation (DOC), Division of Mines and Geology. 1999. Update of Mineral Land Classification: Aggregate Materials in the Fresno Production-Consumption Region, CA.

Fresno County General Plan. 2000a. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Fresno County General Plan Background Document. 2000b. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Madera County General Plan. 1995. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/rma/archives/uploads/1128960251_Document_gppolicy.pdf

4.11 NOISE

The Acoustics & Vibration Group. 2006. Noise Impact of Natural Gas Extraction Sutter Well A-13 on Residential Property & Recommendations to Meet Noise Limits of Sutter County.

Fresno County General Plan. 2000. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Fresno County General Plan Background Document. 2000. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Fresno County Ordinance Code. 2007. Available online: http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/fresno/

Madera County Code. 2007. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/countycode/_DATA/TITLE18

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REFERENCES

Madera County General Plan. 1995. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/rma/archives/uploads/1128960251_Document_gppolicy.pdfHarris, C.M. 1991. Handbook of Acoustic Measurements and Noise Control, 3rd Ed.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development. 1985. The Noise Guidebook. Available online: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/energyenviron/environment/resources/guidebooks/noise/index.cfm

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 1971. Noise from Construction Equipment Operations, EPA PB 206 717.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 1973. Legal Compilation on Noise, Vol. 1.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration (FTA). 2006. “Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment.” DTA-VA-90-1003-06. May 2006.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 1995. “Highway Traffic Noise Analysis and Abatement Policy and Guidance.” June 1995.

PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Nicholson, Bryan, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). July 3, 2008.

4.12 POPULATION AND HOUSING

California Department of Finance (DOF). 2001. Interim County Population Projections. Available online: http://www.scrtpa.org/2004rtpfinal-appdx-f-county%20population.pdf

Council of Fresno County Governments. Undated. Population, Household and Employment Forecasts, Fresno County 2000-2025. Available online: http://www.fresnocog.org/files/Regional%20Data%20Center/PROJECTIONS/pop-emp-prjc.pdf

Employment Development Department (EDD). 2007a. Fresno County Snapshot. Available online: http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/cosnaps/fresnsnap.pdf

Employment Development Department (EDD). 2007b. Madera County Snapshot. Available online: http://www.calmis.ca.gov/file/cosnaps/madersnap.pdf

Fresno County General Plan Background Document. 2000. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Madera County General Plan. 1995. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/rma/archives/uploads/1128960251_Document_gppolicy.pdf

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2006a. American Community Survey 2006 Factsheet for Fresno County, CA.

U.S. Census Bureau. 2006b. American Community Survey 2006 Factsheet for Madera County, CA.

4.13 PUBLIC SERVICES/UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS/RECREATION

California Department of Education (CDOE). 2007. Data Quest. Available online: http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest

California Department of Toxic Substances Control. 2007. Hazardous Waste Facility Permit No. 02-SAC-03, Kettleman Hills Facility.

California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). 2007. Solid Waste Information System. Available online: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/SWIS

Firebaugh Las Deltas Unified School District (Firebaugh Las Deltas USD). 2007. Available online at http://firebaugh-lasdelta.schoolwisepress.com/home

Fresno County Fire Protection District (FCFPD). 2007. Available online: http://www.fresnocountyfire.net

Fresno County General Plan. 2000. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Fresno County Ordinance Code. 2007. Available online: http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/fresno

Golden Plains Unified School District (Golden Plains USD). 2007. Available online: http://gpusd.schoolfusion.us/overview/athletics.phtml?sessionid=7fcc4499ceee0a071723942146cbe8c3

Kerman Unified School District (Kerman USD). 2007. Available online: http://www.kermanusd.k12.ca.us

Madera County Code. 2007. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/countycode/_DATA/TITLE18 Madera County Fire Department (MCFD). 2007. Available online: http://www.madera-

county.com/firedepartment

Madera County General Plan. 1995. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/rma/archives/uploads/1128960251_Document_gppolicy.pdf

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Madera County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD). 2007. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/sheriff

Mendota Unified School District (Mendota USD). 2007. Available online: http://mendota.iestemp.com

State Water Resources Control Board. 2008. Available online: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/constpermits.shtml

Westlands Water District (WWD). 2008. Available online: http://www.westlandswater.org/wwd/aboutwwd/aboutwwd.asp?title=Who%20We%20Are&cwide=1280

PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Banuelos, Marina. Personnel Department, Fresno County Sheriff’s Department. October 16, 2007.

Bowman, Michael. Public Information Officer, Fresno County Fire Protection District. October 16, 2007.

Cline, Patty. Fire Prevention Office, Madera County Fire Department. October 16, 2007.

Ham, Kevin. Assistant County Engineer, County of Madera, October 17, 2007.

Ruppel, Stan. IT Analyst, Fresno County Sheriff’s Department. October 16, 2007.

Salvador, Michael. Administrative Lieutenant, Madera County Sheriff’s Department. October 16, 2007.

4.14 TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). 1999. Initial Study/Environmental Assessment – Safety Improvement Project.

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). 2006. 2006 Traffic Volumes on California State Highways. Available online: http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/2006all.htm

Fresno Council of Governments (COG). 2007. Traffic Demand Modeling. Available online: http://www.fresnocog.org/document.php?pid=30&x=20-28

Fresno County General Plan. 2000. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

Fresno County General Plan Background Document. 2000. Available online: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/4510/4360/General_Plan/general_plan.htm

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Fresno County Ordinance Code. 2007. Available online: http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/fresno/

Fresno County Rural Transit Authority (FCRTA). 2008. Fresno County Transit Services Map. Available online: http://www.ruraltransit.org

Madera County Code. 2007. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/countycode/_DATA/TITLE18

Madera County General Plan. 1995. Available online: http://www.madera-county.com/rma/archives/uploads/1128960251_Document_gppolicy.pdf.

Madera County Transportation Commission (MCTC). 2007. Traffic Monitoring Program 2007 Traffic Monitoring Report. Traffic counts available by calling the MCTC office.

Madera County, City of Madera, City of Chowchilla. 2004. Madera County 2004 Regional Bicycle Transportation Plan. Available online: http://www.maderactc.org/pdf_files/2004BikePlanFinal.pdf

U.S. Transportation Research Board. 2000. Highway Capacity Manual. December 2000.