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4. Protect Air Quality. a. Air Quality Non-Attainment and PSD Areas. All Facilities. Facilities may be sited in non-attainment and PSD (prevention of significant deterioration) areas only if they meet the requirements of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The required health and safety assessment will identify air emissions, impacts and mitigation associated with the facility. 5. Protect Environmentally Sensitive Areas. a. Wetlands. All Facilities. Facilities are prohibited from locating in wetlands, such as salt- water, fresh water and brackish marshes, swamps and bogs, as defined in local regional and state plans and policies (generally, areas inundated by surface water or groundwater with a frequency to support, under normal cir- cumstances, a prevalence of vegetative or aquatic life, which requires satu- rated soil conditions for growth and reproduction). b. Animal and Plant Habitats. All Facilities. Facilities are prohibited from locating within critical habitats of endangered species, defined as areas known to be inhabited permanently or seasonally or known to be critical at any stage in the life cycle of any species of wildlife or vegetation identified or being considered for identification as “endangered” or “threatened” by the U.S. Department of Interior or the State of California. c. Prime Agricultural Lands. All Facilities. Facilities are prohibited from locating on prime agricultural lands, as defined in California law and local plans, unless an overriding pub- lic need is served and demonstrated. d. Recreational, Cultural, and Aesthetic Resources. i. Small-Scale Transfer and Storage Facilities. Low-volume transfer and storage facilities may locate in protected, recreational, cultural, or aesthetic resource areas, as defined by local, regional, state, or national Exhibit G: Proposed Amended Article16 Page 37 Note: underline and bolded text represents new text; strike-through text represents text to be eliminated