What Is the Placer County Conservation Plan?

The Placer County Conservation Plan (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.

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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.