Lorelei H. Oviatt, Director, AICP Kern County Planning and Community Development Department
Sept. 16, 2013, Lost Hills Recreation Building, Lost Hills Park, Highway 46, Lost Hills, CA
1. To Introduce the Project to the Public 1. To Explain the Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Process
2. To Solicit Public Comments on the Content of the Project and the Scope of the EIR
1. Project Overview • Amendment to Title 19-Kern County Zoning Ordinance
focused on Chapter 19.98 (Oil and Gas Production) for Oil and Gas Permitting
• Feedback regarding addition of site development
standards
• New “Oil and Gas Conformity Review”
• Inclusion of environmental protection measures
Does not have to improve the environment
Primarily Informational
Concept of “full disclosure”
Feasible and Reasonable mitigation must be imposed
Current Zoning “Unrestricted Drilling” Drilling by “Ministerial Permit”
Proposed Zoning Text Changes to: Address oil and gas
activities in greater detail Establish development
standards and conditions to address environmental impacts
Establish new “Oil and Gas Conformity Review” ministerial permit
1. As proposed, Operator submits application with plans for compliance with development standards and conditions to Kern County for review • At the same time, the operator submits a Notice of Intention to
DOGGR
2. County reviews documentation within a 10 day period • Issues either an approval or incompleteness letter
3. Prior to any drilling activities, the operator must have an approved Oil
and Gas Conformity Review AND an approved permit to Conduct Well Operations from DOGGR
Scoping • Public input on the scope and content of the
Environmental Impact Report • What concerns/impacts should be addressed?
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) • Analyze environmental impacts and identify mitigation
measures necessary to reduce those impacts. (Mitigation measures will be incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance)
Public Hearing - Planning Commission
Summer 2014
Public Hearing – Board of Supervisors Late Summer 2014
Covered Activities within the EIR will include all aspects of Oil and Gas Production and Operation Activities, some notable aspects include: • Geophysical Surveys • Drilling Operations • Enhanced Oil Recovery • Completion Operations, including hydraulic fracturing • Pipelines, Storage facilities, Transmission Lines, Access Roads • Water, Oil, and Gas Treatment • Shallow Cyclic Thermal Production and Well Remedial Operations • Process Water for Steam Generators and Extraction Activities • Construction, Operation, and Maintenance • Plugging and Abandonment and Decommissioning
Aesthetics Agriculture and Forest
Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology and Soils Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hazards and Hazardous
Materials
Hydrology and Water Quality
Land Use and Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population and Housing Public Services Recreation Transportation and Traffic Utilities and Service
Systems
Verbal Given tonight or any public workshop Will be included in summary of proceedings which are included in EIR
Written Send to Planning and Community Development at any time during the process
Understand the stages of project Comment period only ends at the final vote Written comments Email –include name and physical address Focus on project issues Provide information to support your position Ask questions
September 18, 2013 › Taft Veterans Hall, Room 1, 218 Taylor Street, Taft, CA
September 23, 2013 › Kern County Administrative Office, First Floor Board
Chambers, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA
September 25, 2013 › Shafter Veterans Building, Room 2, 309 California
Avenue, Shafter, CA
Submit written comments on the NOP by September 30, 2013 at 5pm
Mail to: Kern County Planning and Community Development Dept.
Attn: Christopher Mynk, AICP 2700 ‘M’ Street, Suite 100
Bakersfield, CA 93301 Phone: (661) 862-8607 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pcd.kerndsa.com/planning/oil-gas-zoning-
ammendment
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Natural Gas Ten Section Storage Project – 32.5 billion cubic feet Largest Natural gas baseload power plants in California
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