Recommissioning of Oil Production on Oil and Gas Lease PRC 421 (Venoco, Inc.)

       

Draft Environmental Impact Report

9/4/07

 

 

 

Notice of Completion   Word PDF

 

Notice of Availability   Word PDF

 

Cover Sheet and Title Page   Word PDF

 

Table of Contents   Word PDF

 

Executive Summary   Word PDF

 

1.0 Introduction   Word PDF

 

2.0 Description of the Proposed Project   Word PDF

 

3.0 Alternatives   Word PDF

 

4.0 Environment Impacts Analysis   Word PDF

 

  4.1 Geological Resources   Word PDF

 

  4.2 Safety   Word PDF

 

  4.3 Hazardous Materials   Word PDF

 

  4.4 Air Quality   Word PDF

 

  4.5 Hydrology, Water Resources, and Water Quality   Word PDF

 

  4.6 Marine Biological Resources   Word PDF

 

  4.7 Terrestrial Biological Resources   Word PDF

 

  4.8 Land Use, Planning, and Recreation   Word PDF

 

  4.9 Public Services   Word PDF

 

  4.10 Transportation and Circulation   Word PDF

 

  4.11 Noise   Word PDF

 

  4.12 Aesthetics/Visual Resources   Word PDF

 

  4.13 Cultural, Historical, and Paleontological Resources   Word PDF

 

  4.14 Energy and Mineral Resources   Word PDF

 

  4.15 Environmental Justice   Word PDF

 

5.0 Other Required CEQA/NEPA Sections   Word PDF

 

6.0 Mitigation Monitoring Program   Word PDF

 

7.0 Report Preparation Sources   Word PDF

 

8.0 References   Word PDF

 

9.0 Acronyms and Abbreviations   Word PDF

 

  Appendix A - Distribution List     PDF

 

  Appendix B - Notice of Preparation (NOP), Comment Letters and Responses      

 

    Part 1     PDF

 

    Part 2     PDF

 

    Part 3     PDF

 

  Appendices C - H     PDF

 

    Appendix C - Safety      

 

    Appendix D - Technical Air Quality      

 

    Appendix E - UCSB Lease (Partial)      

 

    Appendix F - Best Management Practices      

 

    Appendix G - Pipeline Transportation Sub-Alternative Construction and Operation      

 

    Appendix H - Mitigation Measures from the Ellwood Marine Terminal Lease Renewal Project Environmental Impact Report      
  Figures
  1-1 Project Location   JPEG PDF
  1-2 Pending Ellwood Area Oil Projects   JPEG PDF
  2-1 Production History of PRC 421   JPEG PDF
  2-2 Existing Lease Boundaries in Project Vicinity   JPEG PDF
  2-3 Major Components and Modified Existing Facilities   JPEG PDF
  2-4 Project Components   JPEG PDF
  2-5 Existing Access Road and Proposed Pipeline and Power Cable Corridor   JPEG PDF
  2-6 Proposed Project Components at Piers 421-1 and 421-2   JPEG PDF
  2-7 Oil Service Vessel Routes in the Ellwood Area   JPEG PDF
  2-8 Routes to San Francisco and Los Angeles   JPEG PDF
  3-1 Proposed Pipeline Route   JPEG PDF
  3-2 Proposed Truck Route   JPEG PDF
  3-3 Cumulative Projects in California with Marine Transportation Impacts   JPEG PDF
  3-4 Cumulative Residential, Commercial, Institutional, and Recreational Projects in the Ellwood Area   JPEG PDF
  4.1-1 Major Oil and Gas Fields of the Santa Barbara Channel   JPEG PDF
  4.1-2 Geology in the Project Area   JPEG PDF
  4.1-3 Hydrocarbon Seeps in the Project Area   JPEG PDF
  4.2-1 Project Facilities and Functions   JPEG PDF
  4.2-2 Existing Conditions of Piers   JPEG PDF
  4.2-3 Existing Condition of Caissons   JPEG PDF
  4.2-4 Baseline Hazards/Risks from Ellwood Oil Production Facilities   JPEG PDF
  4.2-5 Cross-section of proposed 421-2 Layout   JPEG PDF
  4.2-6 Safety Impacts:  Changes from Baseline Hazards/Risks   JPEG PDF
  4.2-7 Estimated Oil Spill Coverage in Project Area   JPEG PDF
  4.2-8 Area Contingency Plan Summary:  Bell Canyon Creek   JPEG PDF
  4.2-9 Area Contingency Plan Summary:  Devereux Slough   JPEG PDF
  4.2-10 Flow line Cross-Section Diagram   JPEG PDF
  4.2-11 Conceptual Layout for EOP Onshore Oil Separation   JPEG PDF
  4.3-1 Hazardous Materials Baseline Conditions   JPEG PDF
  4.5-1 Ocean Current System in the Project Vicinity   JPEG PDF
  4.5-3 Surface Water Resources   JPEG PDF
  4.6-1 Sensitive Biological and Marine Resource Areas in Region of the Proposed Project   JPEG PDF
  4.6-2 Marine Habitats in the Vicinity of the Proposed Project   JPEG PDF
  4.6-3 California Department of Fish and Game Fish Blocks within the Santa Barbara Channel   JPEG PDF
  4.7-1 Terrestrial Biological Resources in the Project Vicinity   JPEG PDF
  4.8-1 Jurisdictional Land Use Map   JPEG PDF
  4.8-2 Zoning in Project Vicinity   JPEG PDF
  4.8-3 Recreational Uses in the Project Vicinity   JPEG PDF
  4.9-1 Fire Protection Services in the Project Vicinity   JPEG PDF
  4.10-1 Transportation Network and Average Daily Traffic Volumes in the Project Vicinity   JPEG PDF
  4.11-2 Noise Monitoring Locations   JPEG PDF
  4.12-1 Current View of Pier 421-2 from the Beach Showing Pedestrian Beach Access   JPEG PDF
  4.12-2 Historic View of Project Site from Offshore Showing Existing Access Road, Rock Revetment, and Sandpiper Golf Course   JPEG PDF
  4.12-3 Photo Simulation of Pier 421-2 after Project Implementation   JPEG PDF
  4.12-4 Historic Photo (Historic Reconfiguration  of Existing)   JPEG PDF
  4.15-1 Census Tracts in the Vicinity of the Proposed Project   JPEG PDF