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the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. This estuary supports rich biodiversity,including many special-status species (CDFG, 2007).The eastern portions of Contra Costa and Solano counties meet the westernedge of the area commonly known as the Delta. This area has subsided and haselevations below sea level.The topography in the Bay Area region reaches to over 4,000 feet in the CoastalRange and falls to the low-lying areas along the coast and bay. In the west, thedominant vegetation is coniferous forest with a mix of hardwoods. To the east,shrubs and grasses begin to emerge (FRAP, 1998; FRAP, 2003).Regional Entities• Air Districts: Bay Area Air Quality Management District• Regional Organizations: Association of Bay Area Governments, MetropolitanTransportation Commission• Tribal Lands (U.S. EPA, 2011): Dry Creek, Stewarts PointSelected Infrastructure and Regional ResourcesTable 10. Infrastructure and Resources in the Bay Area RegionTypesAirportsNational andState ParksPassengerRailPortsNamesInternational: Oakland International, San Francisco International, San Jose InternationalGeneral Aviation: Angwin-Parrett Field, Byron, Concord/Buchanan Field, Cloverdale Municipal,Gnoss Field, Half Moon Bay, Hayward Executive, Healdsburg Municipal, Livermore Municipal,Napa County, Nut Tree Airport, Ocean Ridge, Palo Alto, Petaluma Municipal, Rio Vista Municipal,San Carlos, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley, South CountyNational: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, MuirWoods National Monument, Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Bay National Wildlife RefugeComplex (7 sites)State: Albany State Marine Reserve, Angel Island S.P., Annadel S.P., Ano Nuevo S.P., Armstrong RedwoodsNatural Reserve, Big Basin Redwoods S.P., Bothe-Napa Valley S.P., Butano S.P., Castle Rock S.P., ChinaCamp S.P., Eastshore S.P., Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve, Henry W. Coe S.P., KruseRhododendron Natural Reserve, Mount Diablo S.P., Mount Tamalpais S.P., Pacheco S.P., Portola RedwoodsS.P., Robert Louis Stevenson S.P., Robert W. Crown Memorial Beach, Salt Point S.P., Samuel P. Taylor S.P.,San Bruno Mountain S.P., Sonoma Coast S.P., Sugarloaf Ridge S.P., Tomales Bay S.P.Altamont Commuter Express, Amtrak, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Caltrain, San Francisco Muni Metro, SantaClara Valley Transportation AuthorityBulk and Container: Benicia, Oakland, Pittsburg, Richmond, Redwood City, San FranciscoOther: Pillar Point Harbor, Porto Bodega MarinaPower Plants(MWs)*Duke Energy Oakland (165), Newby Island 2 (6.5), Pittsburg (1310), GWF Power Systems L.P.(22.8), Foster-Wheeler Martinez Cogen L.P. (114), Nove Power Plant (3), American CanyonPower Plant (1.7), Hunters Point (215), United Cogen Inc. (31), Gianera (49.5), Gas RecoverySystems-Fremont (3.75), Solano Cogen (1.45)S.P. = State Park; MWs = megawatts*Located within the 100-year flood zone for 1.5-meter sea level riseAPG: UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS PAGE 30