ATTACHMENT 9 - NBPL INRMP.pdf

INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES

MANAGEMENT PLAN

NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, CALIFORNIA

AUGUST 2019

INRMP APPROVING OFFICIAL SIGNATURE PAGE

This Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP), has been prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service, in accordance with regulations, standards, and procedures of the Department of Defense (DoD), specifically DoD Instruction

4715.03 Natural Resources Conservation Program, the U.S. Navy, specifically Chief of Naval Operations Instruction (OPNAVINST) 5090.1 Environmental Readiness Program Manual, and the Sikes Act, as amended (16 United States Code [U.S.C.] §670a). This INRMP provides for management and stewardship of all natural resources present on the installation.

To the extent that resources permit, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Navy by signature of their agency representative do hereby agree to enter a cooperative program for the conservation, protection, and management of natural resources present on Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL). The intention of this agreement is to develop functioning, sustainable ecological communities on NBPL that integrate the interests and missions of the agencies charged with conservation, protection, and management of natural heritage in the public interest. This agreement may be modified and amended by mutual agreement of the authorized representatives of the signing agencies. This agreement will become effective upon the date of the last signatory and shall continue in full force until terminated by written notice to the other parties, in whole or in part, by any of the parties signing this agreement.

By their signatures below, or an enclosed letter of concurrence, all parties grant their concurrence with and acceptance of the following document.

Approving Officials:

Mr. Jose Roldan Installation Natural Resources Coordinator Naval Base Point Loma

Date

Mr. Daniel Leavitt Natural Resources Program Manager NAVFAC Southwest/CNRSW

B.W. DICKSON

Captain, U.S. Navy Commanding Officer

B. BOLIVAR

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy Navy Region Southwest Commander

Concurring agency:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Mr. Scott Sobiech Field Supervisor Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, CA U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 8

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Mr. Ed Pert Regional Manager California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service

Mr. Barry Thom Regional Administrator National Marine Fisheries Service, West Coast Region

Final INRMP Naval Base Point Loma, California

Executive Summary August 2019

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Executive Summary

The purpose of this Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) is to chart a course for natural resources management on Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL) , which includes NBPL on peninsula facilities and off peninsula facilities. Off peninsula facilities include but are not limited to: NBPL Old Town, the Miramar Pipeline, the Mount Soledad Signal Station, Joint Regional Correctional Facility, La Jolla Nautical Mile, and ten Naval housing areas (see Figures ES-1 and ES-2). This INRMP was prepared in accordance with the Sikes Act as amended through 2015, Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction 4715.03 Natural Resources Conservation Program, Chief of Naval Operations Instruction (OPNAVINST) 5090.1 and Environmental Readiness Program Manual (OPNAV M-5090.1), and the most recent series of DoD, and U.S. Navy guidance on the Sikes Act and INRMPs. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) have had the opportunity to review this INRMP in accordance with the Sikes Act, DoD Instruction 4715.03, and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding between the DoD, USFWS, and the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for a Cooperative Integrated Natural Resource Management Program on Military Installations.

This INRMP is organized according to the guidelines provided by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense in October 2002, guidelines provided by U.S. Navy in April 2006, and OPNAV M-5090.1, and strives to fully integrate and coordinate the natural resources program with other NBPL plans and activities.

This INRMP provides a description of NBPL on and off peninsula facilities (e.g., location, history, and mission), information about the surrounding physical and biotic environment, and an assessment of the impacts on natural resources as a result of mission activities. Furthermore, the INRMP recommends various management practices, in compliance with federal, state, and local standards, designed to mitigate impacts of the mission on local ecosystems.

The NBPL INRMP goal is to provide for no net loss to the military mission by managing natural resources in an adaptive ecosystem-based approach, to support multiple use and biological integrity.

The recommended management strategies in habitat areas could benefit federally listed, proposed, or candidate species so that such habitat could be considered for exemption under a future, proposed designation of critical habitat. Adequate special management or protection is provided by a legally operative INRMP that addresses the maintenance and improvement of the primary constituent elements important to the species and manages the long-term conservation of the species. Three USFWS criteria are used to determine if such special management and protection are provided: (1) there is a conservation benefit, (2) there are assurances that the management plans will be implemented, and (3) there are assurances that the conservation efforts will be effective. These three criteria will be met through the strategies presented in this INRMP and are addressed for each species in Appendix E (Benefits for Endangered Species).

This INRMP is a guide for the management and stewardship of all natural resources present on NBPL, while ensuring the successful accomplishment of the military mission. A multiple-use approach is used to allow for the presence of mission-oriented activities while efficiently managing the natural resources to conserve biodiversity and environmental quality. The INRMP presents practicable alternatives and recommendations that can ensure minimal impact on the military mission of NBPL while providing for the management and stewardship of natural resources and the conservation and enhancement of existing ecosystems on the installation. Consequently, in some cases, the implementation of certain recommendations might balance the improvement of installation natural resources in deference to the safety and efficiency of the mission.

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Throughout the development of this INRMP, management concerns were identified in a number of natural resources subject areas. Some of these natural resources concerns could have an adverse impact on the NBPL mission or future planning operations. One of the purposes of this INRMP is to identify goals and objectives for the installation and to obtain workable and useful solutions for each concern. Concerns involving natural resources constraints to planning and mission operations are discussed in detail in Chapters 4 (on peninsula) and 5 (off peninsula) of this INRMP. Appendix D provides a list of projects to be implemented based on the concerns discussed in Chapters 4 and 5.

Natural resources sensitive areas aboard NBPL are presented in Figures ES-3 through ES-7 and include known locations of federally listed and other special status species, areas preferentially managed for special status species, and areas with a regulatory driver (e.g., Chorizanthe orcuttiana, Great Blue Heron, boundaries of the Point Loma Ecological Conservation Area [PLECA], and jurisdictional waters).

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Figure ES-1: Naval Base Point Loma neighborhoods

NBPL,

Harbor Drive

NBPL, Lindberg Field

NBPL

Bayside

NBPL Topside

NBPL, Ocean View

NBPL Southpoint

NBPL,

Subase

NBPL, Seaside

NBPL Hillside

NBPL Eastridge

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Figure ES-2: Navy Housing Communities, Miramar Pipeline, Mount Soledad Signal Station and La Jolla Nautical Mile

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Figure ES-3: Natural Resources Constraints on NBPL on Peninsula

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Figure ES-4: Natural Resources Constraints on NBPL off Peninsula Facilities – Admiral Hartman Housing Area

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Figure ES-5: Natural Resources Constraints on NBPL off Peninsula Facilities – Beech Street Knolls Housing Area

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Figure ES-6: Natural Resources Constraints on NBPL off Peninsula Facilities – Chesterton Housing Area

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Figure ES-7: Natural Resources Constraints on NBPL off Peninsula Facilities – Village at Serra Mesa Housing Area

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Table of Contents August 2019 i

FINAL INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN

NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, CALIFORNIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ANNUAL REVIEW AND COORDINATION PAGE

INRMP APPROVING OFFICIAL SIGNATURE PAGES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................. ES-1

2.1.2 NBPL Harbor Drive .................................................................................................. 2-6 Location .................................................................................................... 2-6 Mission ...................................................................................................... 2-6 Administrative Facilities ........................................................................... 2-6 Recreation ................................................................................................. 2-6

2.1.3 Naval Base Point Loma Oceanview ............................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Location .................................................................................................... 2-6 Mission ...................................................................................................... 2-6 Administrative Facilities ........................................................................... 2-7 Recreation ................................................................................................. 2-7

2.1.4 Naval Base Point Loma, Lindbergh Field .................................................................. 2-7 Location .................................................................................................... 2-7 History ......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Mission ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Administrative Facilities ........................................................................... 2-7

2.1.5 Naval Base Poiont Loma Hillside ............................................................................. 2-7 Location .................................................................................................... 2-7 History ....................................................................................................... 2-7

2.2 NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA OFF PENINSULA FACILITIES LOCATIONS ...... ERROR! BOOKMARK

NOT DEFINED.

2.2.1 Naval Base Point Loma Old Town ............................................................................ 2-8

Location .................................................................................................... 2-8 History ....................................................................................................... 2-8 Mission ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Administrative Facilities ........................................................................... 2-9

2.2.2 Miramar Pipeline ....................................................................................................... 2-9 Location .................................................................................................... 2-9 History ....................................................................................................... 2-9

2.2.3 Mount Soledad Signal Station ................................................................................... 2-9 Location .................................................................................................... 2-9 Mission .................................................................................................... 2-10 Administrative Facilities ......................................................................... 2-10

2.2.4 Joint Regional Correctional Facility (on MCAS Miramar) ..................................... 2-10 Location .................................................................................................. 2-10 History ..................................................................................................... 2-10 Mission .................................................................................................... 2-10 Administrative Facilities ......................................................................... 2-10

2.2.5 La Jolla Nautical Mile ............................................................................................. 2-11 Location .................................................................................................. 2-11 History ..................................................................................................... 2-11 ii

Administrative Facilities ......................................................................... 2-11

2.2.6 Navy Housing Areas ............................................................................................... 2-11

2.2.7 Other Entities on Point Loma Not Included as Part of Naval Base Point

Loma........................................................................................................................ 2-11 Ballast Point Coast Guard Station ........................................................... 2-11 Cabrillo National Monument .................................................................. 2-12 City of San Diego Wastewater Treatment Facility ................................. 2-12 Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery ......................................................... 2-13 University of California Research Vessel Support Facility .................... 2-13 Point Loma Ecological Conservation Area ............................................. 2-13

2.3 OTHER OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES .................................................................................. 2-13

2.3.1 Transportation and Utilities ..................................................................................... 2-13

2.3.2 Waterfront Operations ............................................................................................. 2-14

2.3.3 Security and Perimeter Buffer Requirements .......................................................... 2-15

2.3.4 Installation Restoration Sites ................................................................................... 2-15

2.3.5 Public Access .......................................................................................................... 2-17

2.3.6 Agricultural Outleasing ........................................................................................... 2-18

2.4 ACHIEVING SUCCESS AND NO NET LOSS OF MILITARY MISSION ........................................ 2-18

2.5 LAND USE ............................................................................................................................. 2-18

2.6 FUTURE LAND USE ............................................................................................................... 2-19

2.7 GOVERNMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES

MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................................... 2-20

2.7.1 Planning Jurisdictions ............................................................................................. 2-20

2.7.2 Federal, State and Local Laws and Regulations ...................................................... 2-20

3. REGIONAL ECOLOGICAL SETTING ..................................................................................... 3-1

3.1 ECOLOGICAL DRIVERS ........................................................................................................... 3-1

3.1.1 Water Resources ........................................................................................................ 3-1

3.1.2 Fire ............................................................................................................................ 3-4

3.1.3 Drought ...................................................................................................................... 3-6

3.1.4 Invasive Flora and Fauna .......................................................................................... 3-6

3.1.5 Ecological and Natural Resources Disease ............................................................... 3-7

3.1.6 Climate and Climate Change ..................................................................................... 3-8

3.2 ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION ........................................................................................................ 3-10

3.3 ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................. 3-10

4. NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA ON PENINSULA ...................................................................... 4-1

4.1 PURPOSE, APPROACH AND RATIONALE .................................................................................. 4-1

4.2 NATURAL RESOURCES CURRENT CONDITIONS AND MANAGEMENT ..................................... 4-1

4.2.1 Topography, Geology and Seismicity ....................................................................... 4-1

4.2.2 Watershed Management ............................................................................................ 4-3

Soils ........................................................................................................... 4-5 Water and Sediment Quality ..................................................................... 4-5

4.2.3 Habitat Management ................................................................................................. 4-8 Terrestrial Habitats and Vegetation Communities .................................... 4-8 Wetlands and Floodplains ....................................................................... 4-16 Marine Habitats ....................................................................................... 4-19 Intertidal Habitats .................................................................................... 4-26 Subtidal Habitats ..................................................................................... 4-30 Soft-Bottom Habitats .............................................................................. 4-30 Eelgrass ................................................................................................... 4-31 iii

Rocky Reef and Kelp Forest ................................................................... 4-34 Sea Stacks and Offshore Rocks .............................................................. 4-36

Wildland Fire .......................................................................................... 4-38 Critical Habitat ........................................................................................ 4-40 Point Loma Ecological Conservation Area (PLECA)............................. 4-41

4.2.4 Fish and Wildlife Management ............................................................................... 4-44 Terrestrial Invertebrates .......................................................................... 4-44 Pollinators ............................................................................................... 4-45 Reptiles and Amphibians ........................................................................ 4-46 Birds ........................................................................................................ 4-48 Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard ...................................................... 4-51 Mammals ................................................................................................. 4-51 Marine Invertebrates ............................................................................... 4-52 Marine Fish ............................................................................................. 4-56 Marine Mammals .................................................................................... 4-58

General Fish and Wildlife Management ................................................. 4-60

4.2.5 Special Status Species (Federally Listed and Other Special Status Species) .......... 4-62

Federally Listed Species ......................................................................... 4-65 Other Special Status Species ................................................................... 4-77 General Management for Special Status Species .................................... 4-88 ESA Consultation and Mission Requirements ........................................ 4-89

4.2.6 Exotic and Invasive Species Management .............................................................. 4-89

4.2.7 Grounds and Landscape Maintenance ..................................................................... 4-98

4.2.8 Pest Management .................................................................................................... 4-99

4.2.9 Outdoor Recreation and Public Access ................................................................. 4-102

4.2.10 Law Enforcement of Natural Resources Laws and Regulations ........................... 4-103

4.2.11 Environmental Awareness and Outreach .............................................................. 4-103

4.2.12 Geographic Information Systems Management, Data Integration, Access and Reporting ........................................................................................................ 4-105

5. NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA OFF PENINSULA .................................................................... 5-1

5.1 CURRENT CONDITION OF NATURAL RESOURCES ................................................................... 5-1

5.1.1 Naval Base Point Loma Old Town ............................................................................ 5-1

5.1.2 Miramar Pipeline ....................................................................................................... 5-1

5.1.3 Mount Soledad Signal Station ................................................................................... 5-1

5.1.4 Joint Regional Correctional Facility .......................................................................... 5-2

5.1.5 La Jolla Nautical Mile ............................................................................................. 5-18

5.1.6 NBPL Housing Areas .............................................................................................. 5-18

Silvergate Housing Area ......................................................................... 5-18 Naval Submarine Base Housing Area ..................................................... 5-23 Admiral Hartman Housing Area ............................................................. 5-27 Beech Street Knolls Housing Area ......................................................... 5-38 Chesterton Housing Area ........................................................................ 5-46 Gateway Village Housing Area .............................................................. 5-56 Mira Mesa Ridge Housing Area ............................................................. 5-57 Park Summit Housing Area .................................................................... 5-60 Vista Ridge Housing Area ...................................................................... 5-62

Village at Serra Mesa Housing Area ....................................................... 5-64

5.2 NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT STRATEGY .............................................................. 5-72

5.2.1 Purpose, Approach and Rationale ........................................................................... 5-72 iv

5.2.2 Natural Resources Management Goals and Objectives for off Peninsula Facilities .................................................................................................................. 5-72

5.2.3 Watershed Management for off Peninsula Facilities ............................................... 5-74

5.2.4 Habitat Management for off Peninsula Facilities .................................................... 5-75

Terrestrial Habitats and Vegetation Communities .................................. 5-75 Wetlands and Floodplains ....................................................................... 5-75 Wildland Fire .......................................................................................... 5-77 Critical Habitat ........................................................................................ 5-77

5.2.5 Fish and Wildlife Management for off Peninsula Facilities .................................... 5-78 General Fish and Wildlife Management ................................................. 5-78 Pollinators ............................................................................................... 5-79 Migratory Birds ....................................................................................... 5-80 Bird/Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard ...................................................... 5-81

5.2.6 Special Status Species (Federally Listed and Other Special Status Species) .......... 5-81 ESA Consultation and Mission Requirements ........................................ 5-84

5.2.7 Exotic and Invasive Species Management for off Peninsula Facilities ................... 5-84

5.2.8 Grounds and Landscape Maintenance for off Peninsula Facilities ......................... 5-87

5.2.9 Pest Management for off Peninsula Facilities ......................................................... 5-88

5.2.10 Outdoor Recreation and Public Access for off Peninsula Facilities ........................ 5-91

5.2.11 Law Enforcement of Natural Resources Laws and Regulations for off

Peninsula Facilities .................................................................................................. 5-91

5.2.12 Environmental Awareness and Outreach for off Peninsula Facilities ..................... 5-92

5.2.13 Geographic Information Systems Management, Database Management, Data Integration, Access and Reporting for off Peninsula Facilities ...................... 5-93

6. SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPATIBLE USE ......................................................................... 6-1

6.1 SUSTAINABILITY OF THE MILITARY MISSION IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ................... 6-1

6.1.1 Integrating Military Mission and Sustainable Land Use Decisions .......................... 6-1

6.1.2 Natural Resources Military Mission Constraints ...................................................... 6-3

6.1.3 Encroachment ............................................................................................................ 6-3

6.1.4 Adapting to Effects of Climate Change .................................................................. 6-13

6.2 BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE RESOURCES PLANNING ....................... 6-15

6.2.1 Other DoD Organizations and Programs ................................................................. 6-15

Partners in Flight ..................................................................................... 6-15 DoD Legacy Resource Management Program ........................................ 6-15 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ............................................................... 6-16 Armed Forces Pest Management Board .................................................. 6-16

6.2.2 Other Federal Agencies and Programs .................................................................... 6-16 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .................................................. 6-16 Natural Resources Conservation Service ................................................ 6-17 U.S. Department of Agriculture – Wildlife Services .............................. 6-17 U.S. Geological Survey ........................................................................... 6-17

6.2.3 State Agencies ......................................................................................................... 6-17 California Department of Water Resources ............................................ 6-17 California Environmental Protection Agency ......................................... 6-18 California Biodiversity Council .............................................................. 6-18

6.2.4 Regional and Local Agencies .................................................................................. 6-18

6.2.5 Colleges and Universities ........................................................................................ 6-18

6.2.6 Contractors .............................................................................................................. 6-18

6.2.7 Nonprofit Organizations .......................................................................................... 6-19

6.2.8 Interagency Programs .............................................................................................. 6-19 v

Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network ................................................ 6-19 San Diego River Conservancy ................................................................ 6-19 San Diego Mitigation and Monitoring Program ..................................... 6-19

6.3 INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ............................................................. 6-20

6.3.1 Shoreline Construction ............................................................................................ 6-20

6.3.2 Dredge and Fill Projects .......................................................................................... 6-20

6.3.3 Ship Maintenance and Operations ........................................................................... 6-21

Facilities Management ............................................................................ 6-22 Road Maintenance ................................................................................... 6-22

6.4 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................. 6-22

6.5 COMMUNICATIONS TOWERS, WIND FARMS AND POWER LINES .......................................... 6-23

6.6 CONSISTENCY WITH CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT .............................................. 6-24

6.7 NEPA COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................. 6-24

6.8 OIL SPILL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE PREVENTION AND CLEANUP............................... 6-27

6.9 REAL ESTATE OUTGRANTS AND LEASES ............................................................................. 6-29

6.10 STAFFING .............................................................................................................................. 6-29

6.10.1 Natural Resources Program Staffing ....................................................................... 6-29

6.10.2 Professional Education and Training ...................................................................... 6-30

7. IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................................................... 7-1

7.1 PROJECT PRESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................ 7-1

7.2 PRIORITY SETTING AND FUNDING CLASSIFICATION .............................................................. 7-1

7.3 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND TRACKING .............................................................................. 7-3

7.4 FUNDING SOURCES AND MECHANISMS .................................................................................. 7-4

7.4.1 Funding Sources ........................................................................................................ 7-5

7.5 EFFECTIVENESS OF INRMP PROVIDING NO NET LOSS TO MILITARY MISSION .................... 7-7

7.6 FORMAL ADOPTION OF INRMP BY REGIONAL COMMANDER ............................................... 7-7

7.7 FEDERAL ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT ........................................................................................... 7-7

8. LIST OF PREPARERS ................................................................................................................. 8-1

9. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................... 9-1

9.1 INRMP TEXT REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 9-1

9.2 GIS REFERENCES FOR CONSTRAINTS MAPS ........................................................................ 9-22 vi

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

APPENDIX B. RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, REGULATIONS, POLICIES, GUIDANCE,

INSTRUCTIONS AND ORDERS

APPENDIX C. COMPLETED PROJECTS AND SURVEYS

APPENDIX D. INRMP PROJECTS, SCHEDULES, AND IMPLEMENTATION TABLE

APPENDIX E. BENEFITS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES

APPENDIX F. MIGRATORY BIRD MANAGEMENT

APPENDIX G. SPECIES LISTS

APPENDIX H. PESTICIDES APPROVED FOR USE

APPENDIX I. PROFILES OF FOCUS MANAGEMENT SPECIES

APPENDIX J. LANDSCAPING APPROVED PLANT LISTS

APPENDIX K. NAVY NATURAL RESOURCES METRICS

APPENDIX L. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING

APPENDIX M. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR NBPL INRMP

APPENDIX N. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND AGENCY CORRESPONDENCE

APPENDIX O. ANNUAL INRMP UPDATE

APPENDIX P. INRMP CROSSWALK TABLE

APPENDIX Q. NATURAL RESOURCES COORDINATOR LETTER OF DESIGNATION

FIGURES

Figure 1-1: Naval Base Point Loma neighborhoods ................................................................................. 1-3 Figure 1-2: Navy Housing Communities, Miramar Pipeline, Mount Soledad Signal Station and

La Jolla Nautical Mile ............................................................................................................ 1-4 Figure 2-1: Naval Base Point Loma Major Areas ..................................................................................... 2-2 Figure 3-1: California Ecosystem Division .............................................................................................. 3-2 Figure 3-1a: Southern California Bight Ocean Currents ........................................................................... 3-3 Figure 3-2: Naval Base San Diego Watershed Hydrologic Units ............................................................. 3-5 Figure 4-1: Geology of Naval Base Point Loma ....................................................................................... 4-2 Figure 4-2: Faults in the Vicinity of Naval Base Point Loma ................................................................... 4-4 Figure 4-3: Soils at Naval Base Point Loma ............................................................................................. 4-6 Figure 4-4a: Overview of Vegetation Communities and Land Cover Types on Naval Base Point

Loma Based on 2010 National Park Service Vegetation Classification ............................ 4-11 Figure 4-4b: Vegetation Communities and Land Cover Types on the North Section of Naval

Base Point Loma Based on 2010 National Park Service Vegetation Classification .......... 4-12 Figure 4-4c: Vegetation Communities and Land Cover Types on the Central Section of Naval

Base Point Loma Based on 2010 National Park Service Vegetation Classification .......... 4-13 Figure 4-4d: Vegetation Communities and Land Cover Types on the Southern Section of Naval

Base Point Loma Based on 2010 National Park Service Vegetation Classification .......... 4-14 Figure 4-5: Wetlands and Non-Wetland Waters of the United States on Naval Base Point Loma on Peninsula ........................................................................................................................ 4-18 Figure 4-6: Marine Habitats in San Diego Bay near Naval Base Point Loma ........................................ 4-20 Figure 4-6a: Marine Protected Areas in Southern California ................................................................. 4-22 Figure 4-7: Location of Eelgrass near Naval Base Point Loma .............................................................. 4-33 Figure 4-8: Point Loma Ecological Conservation Area (PLECA) .......................................................... 4-42 Figure 4-9: Federally Listed Species on Naval Base Point Loma .......................................................... 4-66 vii

Figure 4-10: Egret and Heron Nesting Locations on Naval Base Point Loma ....................................... 4-67 Figure 5-1: Miramar Pipeline Route and Right-of-Way ........................................................................... 5-3 Figure 5-2a: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ......................................................... 5-4 Figure 5-2b: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ......................................................... 5-5 Figure 5-2c: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ......................................................... 5-6 Figure 5-2d: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ......................................................... 5-7 Figure 5-2e: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ......................................................... 5-8 Figure 5-2f: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline .......................................................... 5-9 Figure 5-2g: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ....................................................... 5-10 Figure 5-2h: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ....................................................... 5-11 Figure 5-2i: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ........................................................ 5-12 Figure 5-2j: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ........................................................ 5-13 Figure 5-2k: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ....................................................... 5-14 Figure 5-2l: Vegetative Communities along the Miramar Pipeline ........................................................ 5-15 Figure 5-3: Mount Soledad Signal Station Natural Resources ............................................................... 5-16 Figure 5-4: Faults that Traverse the Naval Base Point Loma Housing Areas ........................................ 5-19 Figure 5-5: Geology of Silvergate Housing Area ................................................................................... 5-20 Figure 5-6: Soils at Silvergate Housing .................................................................................................. 5-21 Figure 5-7: Geology of Naval Submarine Base Housing Area ............................................................... 5-24 Figure 5-8: Soils at Naval Submarine Base Housing Area ..................................................................... 5-25 Figure 5-9: Soils at Admiral Hartman ..................................................................................................... 5-28 Figure 5-10: Wetlands and Nonwetland Waters of the United States on Admiral Hartman .................. 5-31 Figure 5-11: Vegetative Communities at Admiral Hartman ................................................................... 5-32 Figure 5-12: Special Status Species at Admiral Hartman ....................................................................... 5-36 Figure 5-13: Invasive Species at Admiral Hartman ................................................................................ 5-37 Figure 5-14: Soils at Beech Street Knolls ............................................................................................... 5-40 Figure 5-15: Vegetative Communities at Beach Street Knolls ............................................................... 5-41 Figure 5-16: Special Status Species at Beech Street Knolls ................................................................... 5-44 Figure 5-17: Invasive Species at Beech Street Knolls ............................................................................ 5-45 Figure 5-18: Soils at Chesterton.............................................................................................................. 5-47 Figure 5-19: Vegetative Communities at Chesterton .............................................................................. 5-50 Figure 5-20: Wetlands and Nonwetland Waters of the United States on Chesterton ............................. 5-51 Figure 5-21: Special Status Species (Wildlife) at Chesterton ................................................................. 5-53 Figure 5-22: Special Status Species (Plants) on Chesterton ................................................................... 5-54 Figure 5-23: Invasive Species at Chesterton ........................................................................................... 5-55 Figure 5-24: Soils at Mira Mesa Ridge ................................................................................................... 5-59 Figure 5-25: Soils at Vista Ridge ............................................................................................................ 5-63 Figure 5-26: Soils at Village at Serra Mesa ............................................................................................ 5-66 Figure 5-27: Vegetative Communities at Village at Serra Mesa ............................................................ 5-68 Figure 5-28: Wetlands and Nonwetland Waters of the United States on Village at Serra Mesa ............ 5-69 Figure 5-29. Special Status Species at Village at Serra Mesa ................................................................. 5-71 Figure 5-30: Invasive Species at Village at Serra Mesa ......................................................................... 5-73 Figure 6-1: Natural Resources Constraints on NBPL on Peninsula.......................................................... 6-7 Figure 6-2: Natural Resources Constraints on Admiral Hartman Housing Area ...................................... 6-8 Figure 6-3: Natural Resources Constraints on Beech Street Knolls Housing Area .................................. 6-9 Figure 6-4: Natural Resources Constraints on Chesterton Housing Area ............................................... 6-10 viii

Figure 6-5: Natural Resources Constraints on Village at Serra Mesa Housing Area ............................. 6-11 Figure 6-6: Site Approval Process for NBPL ......................................................................................... 6-26

TABLES

Table 1-1: Planning Documents Incorporated in the NBPL INRMP...................................................... 1-11 Table 2-1: NBPL Military Housing Areas .............................................................................................. 2-12 Table 4-1: Vegetation Communities and Land Cover Types on Naval Base Point Loma

(on Peninsula) Based on 2009 Navy Survey ........................................................................... 4-9 Table 4-1a: Marine Habitat Depth and Substrate Categories at NBPL (Marine Life Protection Act consistency) .......................................................................................................................... 4-21 Table 4-1b: Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard for Waters in the NBPL

Footprint ............................................................................................................................... 4-23 Table 4-2: PLECA Acreage by Agency .................................................................................................. 4-43 Table 4-3: Reptile and Amphibian Species Observed on NBPL during 2002 to 2010 Pitfall Trap

Surveys ................................................................................................................................. 4-47 Table 4-4: Special Status Species Observed or with the Potential to Occur on NBPL on Peninsula ..... 4-62 Table 4-5: Numbers of Breeding Pairs/Active Nests for Heron and Egret Species on Naval Base

Point Loma (1977 – 2015) ................................................................................................... 4-82 Table 4-6: Rare Plants Found on Naval Base Point Loma ...................................................................... 4-84 Table 4-7: Invasive Plants Observed on Naval Base Point Loma .......................................................... 4-94 Table 5-1: Vegetative Communities along Miramar Pipeline ................................................................ 5-17 Table 5-2: Special Status Species Observed on the Navy Base Point Loma Housing Areas ................. 5-82 ix

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Overview August 2019

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1. Overview

Purpose and Scope of Plan

The purpose of this Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) is to chart a course for natural resources management on Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL), which includes NBPL on peninsula facilities and off peninsula facilities that consist of Old Town, Miramar Pipeline, Mount Soledad Signal Station, Joint Regional Correctional Facility, La Jolla Nautical Mile, and 10 Naval housing areas (4 on peninsula, and 6 off peninsula) (see Figures 1-1 and 1-2). The housing sites include Silvergate Housing, Naval Submarine Base, Admiral Hartman, Beech Street Knolls, Chesterton, Gateway Villas, Mira Mesa Ridge, Park Summit, Vista Ridge, and Village at Serra Mesa. This INRMP is consistent with the Sikes Act as amended (16 United States Code [U.S.C.] 670a et seq.), guidance and regulations provided in the Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction and Manual 4715.03 (Natural Resources Conservation Program), OPNAV M-5090.1 (Environmental Readiness Program Manual), and more recent U.S. Navy, DoD, and INRMP guidance. These guidance documents collectively require a plan and management approach that integrates mission support, ecosystem or landscape-level management, and environmental compliance and stewardship. The plan strives to integrate INRMP activities with other installation plans and activities and provides explicit goals and objectives to which natural resources initiatives and projects will contribute. The projects and initiatives contained in this plan include a combination of ongoing natural resources management activities from previous years and new projects and activities identified as priorities during the review process.

This INRMP is an update of the existing INRMP (United States [U.S.] Navy 2012); it includes a discussion of the natural resources on NBPL and reviews natural resources activities undertaken at NBPL, based on data collected and reports prepared since the completion of the November 2012 INRMP. This INRMP provides a description of the installation (e.g., location, history, and mission), information about the surrounding physical and biotic environment, and an assessment of the impacts on natural resources as a result of mission activities. Furthermore, the INRMP recommends various management practices, in compliance with federal, state, and local standards, designed to avoid and minimize negative impacts and to enhance the positive effects of the installation’s mission on local ecosystems.

This INRMP is organized according to the guidelines provided by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense in August 2006, DoD Instruction and Manual 4715.03 (DoD latest version), U.S. Navy guidance pertaining to development and implementation of INRMPs (U.S. Navy 2006a), and NAVFAC SW, and strives to fully integrate and coordinate the natural resources program with other NBPL plans and activities.

As stated above, this INRMP addresses NBPL, which includes all properties addressed in the 2012 INRMP, off peninsula sites including the Mount Soledad Signal Station, the Miramar Pipeline, the Old Town Complex Campus, the Joint Regional Correctional Facility, La Jolla Nautical Mile, and 10 housing sites per guidance contained within Commander Navy Region Southwest notice 11000 (2008). None of these housing areas were addressed in the July 2002 INRMP because they were not under NBPL jurisdiction.

NBPL, including off peninsula facilities, supports a population of approximately 15,000 military and civilian personnel (U.S. Navy 2018). The on peninsula installation consists of lands owned by the Commander Naval Installation Command (CNIC) and is occupied by major areas that include NBPL Mainbase; NBPL Old Town (which includes Taylor Street); NBPL Bayside; NBPL Oceanview; Harbor Drive (HD); NBPL Lindbergh Field; and NBPL Bayside, NBPL Hillside, NBPL Seaside, NBPL South Point. The off peninsula installation consists of the Mount Soledad Signal Station, the Miramar Pipeline, NBPL Old Town, Joint Regional Correctional Facility (on Marine Corps Air Station [MCAS] Miramar), La Jolla Nautical Mile, and 10 Naval housing areas. In addition, NBPL hosts 65 tenant commands.

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The installation manages approximately 1,886 acres.

In addition to terrestrial resources, aquatic and marine resources up to 300 yards (274 meters) seaward (beyond the mean lower low water line) of the NBPL peninsula are addressed in this INRMP. A total of 687 acres of in-water resources are within the NBPL boundary, as shown in the marine footprint of this INRMP in Figure 1-1. Other in-water areas adjacent to NBPL properties north of Ballast Point are addressed in the San Diego Bay INRMP (U.S Navy et al. 2014).

All facilities within NBPL lie within San Diego County,…