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EXHIBIT C - MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM <br />June 2023 C-11 SF Bay Fiber Optic Cables Project <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 Timing: Before construction <br /> <br />2 <br />3 <br /> <br />4 MM BIO-8: Cable Burial Surveys. Bandwidth would conduct an initial survey and <br />5 periodic post-lay surveys of all installed fiber optic cables and conduits between <br />6 the mean high tide lines to verify that the fiber optic cables and conduits were <br />7 and would remain buried as initially planned or to the maximum extent feasible <br />8 as determined by the initial post-lay assessment. These surveys would assess and <br />9 report the following to CSLC: <br /> <br />10  The depth of burial achieved along the fiber optic cable route. <br />11  Any areas of fiber optic cable or conduit suspension greater than 3.3 feet <br />12 from the SF Bay floor and an explanation of why the fiber optic cables <br />13 could not be rerouted to avoid suspension. <br />14  The consistency of fiber optic cable installation with the Project <br />15 description. <br /> <br />16 These post-lay surveys and assessments would be conducted as follows: <br /> <br />17  “As-built” plans showing where the improvements have been placed <br />18 would be provided within 60 days of completing construction and <br />19 additional post-lay surveys at a frequency to be determined by lease <br />20 conditions. <br />21  After any incident or activity, including but not limited to potential <br />22 commercial fishing gear snags, severe earthquake in the vicinity of the <br />23 fiber optic cables, or an extreme storm event that could result in excessive <br />24 SF Bay floor scouring, that could result in the fiber optic cables or conduit <br />25 exposure to the SF Bay floor surface. <br /> <br />26 Should a fiber optic cable be observed to have become unburied in any <br />27 location where it should have been buried or had been buried, Bandwidth <br />28 shall ensure reburial to the initial fiber optic cable burial depth at that <br />29 location. A survey and burial report would be prepared and distributed to <br />30 the CSLC and other responsible state agencies after each survey. <br /> <br />31 Location: Marine Project area <br />Potential Impact: Biological Resources – Impacts on marine species from <br />entanglement with unburied cable <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 8D8CF2E2-DF6D-4A11-B610-2B1544DD7C30