Placer County Conservation Plan
W
elcome to the Placer County Conservation Plan (PCCP) project. The Placer County Conservation Plan is a regional partnership between Local Partners (the County of Placer, South Placer Regional Transportation Authority, Placer County Water Agency, and the City of Lincoln) and state/federal Wildlife Agencies (Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
The proposed PCCP is a County-proposed solution to coordinate and streamline the permitting process by allowing local entities to issue state and federal permits. The proposed PCCP is a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) under the Federal Endangered Species Act and a Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP) under the California Natural Community Conservation Planning Act. As proposed, the PCCP would include the County Aquatic Resources Program (CARP) to issue permits related to the Federal Clean Water Act and the California Fish and Game Code. The CARP component would distinguish the plan as a nationally unique model of natural resource management.
In proposing this streamlined process, both costs and uncertainties would be reduced substantially, thus ensuring a more efficient use of public dollars. Furthermore, the proposed PCCP is a landscape-level plan so that each project would be issued permits based on how it contributes to the County’s natural, social, and economic health now and in the future.
If you have questions or comments about this project, or for more information, please contact:
Jennifer Byous, Senior Planner
Placer County Planning Services Division
3091 County Center Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
530-745-3008
530-745-3080 (FAX)
jbyous@placer.ca.gov