Closed, Illegal and Abandoned (CIA) Disposal Sites

Designated Environmentally Sensitive Locations in California

During the site assessment process for a burn dump, a reasonable effort should be made to determine if the site is located in a designated environmentally sensitive area, such as a wetland, wildlife refuge, or designated endangered species habitat.

The purpose for this research is so that field investigation activities (e.g. drilling, trenching) will not disturb or destroy designated environmentally sensitive areas. Since the site investigation process (SIP) is not considered a project under CEQA, there is no formal mechanism to require the mitigation of activities associated with field investigations.

Documents to assist in determining designated environmentally sensitive locations: 

• California Endangered Plant List (Adobe PDF, 127 KB)
• California Endangered Animal List (Adobe PDF, 52 KB)

Resource web sites:

• Department of Fish and Game (DFG)
• DFG Endangered Species Web Site
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Endangered Species List
• U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (404 Permit)
• Wetlands Delineation Manual
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (wildlife corridors, bird migrations)
• California Coastal Conservancy
• California Geological Survey
• California Coastal Commission
• Desert Tortoise Habitat
• Endangered Biota (U.S. Forestry)
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
• Indian burial grounds/sacred ground 
• Historical and Archeologically Significant Sites
• California Historic Preservation Site Listing by County:

Good local government access web site:

• State and Local Government on the Net 

Useful habitat designation maps:

• Designated wetland
• Designated endangered species habitat
• Designated wildlife refuges
• Navigable waterways

Last updated: April 18, 2008