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2.u ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST would be used to install the pipeline. However, jurisdictional waters (including wetlands and watercourses) could be impacted by accidental releases of construction materials, such as bentonite and/or vehicle and equipment fluids, potentially increasing turbidity, destroying vegetation, and decreasing water and habitat quality. Erosion of sediments produced as a result of construction activities could impact jurisdictional waters as well. Measure B-3 would be implemented during construction of Phase 2. Development of a SWPPP, implementation of BMPs, and compliance with RWQCB NPDES permit requirements would also reduce potential impacts associated with sedimentation or pollutant concentrations in storm water runoff originating from construction activities. In addition, BMPs as required by Measure WQ-L for erosion control would avoid potential erosion and sedimentation to storm drains, receiving waters, and wetlands. d) Project activities could temporarily disturb habitat for many common wildlife species that exist along the Project routes. Animals within these habitats could be temporarily displaced during pipeline installation, and animals in habitats adjacent to the Project routes would be subjected to noise and other human disturbances. However, the following factors reduce the potential for effects on common wildlife species to ales-than-significanC level: Much of the Project area is already disturbed and/or developed and a high, ongoing ambient disturbance level is already present; therefore, animals that occupy these areas are habituated to human disturbance on a regular basis. The construction corridor is linear and relatively narrow; therefore, direct impacts will be restricted to a relatively small area, Activities related to the Project are temporary. Higher-than-normal disturbance levels will only occur in any one place for a relatively short period of time. Vegetative cover, when present, is expected to recover quickly. Because of the reasons stated above, the Project would result in ales-than-significant impact on common wildlife species, with the exception of nesting birds. Numerous common bird species have been observed in the Project azea (Environmental Science Associates, 2004; Environmental Science Associates, 2000), including California towhee, black- necked stilt, killdeer, several species of gull, and black phoebe. The nesting activity of these species is protected under several federal and state regulations including: California Fish and Game Code Section 3503; 3503.5 of the Code, which prohibits the take of raptors, their eggs, or nests; Section 3513 of the Code and the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 LTSC, Sec. 703, Supp. I, 1989), which prohibit the killing, possession, or trading of migratory birds, including nearly all shorebirds and waterfowl; and Section 3800 of the Code, which prohibits the taking of non-game birds, which are defined as birds occurring naturally in California that are not game birds or fully protected species. Implementation of Measure B-2 would reduce potential impacts to common nesting buds to less- than-significant levels. The marshes of San Francisco Bay are part of the Pacific Flyway and, as such, provide important resting and foraging habitat for migratory birds. While Project activities might have temporary impacts on birds using this wildlife migratory corridor (i.e., disturbance due to construction noise) they are not expected to impair the long-term function of this small part of the Pacific Flyway. San Leandro Recycled Water Project 2-14 ESA /203193 Draft [SlMND