Exxon Refinery MTBE Phase-Out Project
Summary
SCH Number
1999082034
Lead Agency
City of Benicia
Document Title
Exxon Refinery MTBE Phase-Out Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
Exxon Company, U.S.A. requests a use permit to construct and operate the MTBE Phase-Out Project in response to a March 25, 1999 Executive Order by the Governor of California which required removal of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from gasoline sold in California no later than December 31, 2002. MTBE, which is an oxygenating agent added to gasoline to reduce air pollution from automobiles, has been determined to pose an environmental threat to groundwater and drinking water. The MTBE Phase- Out Project would enable Exxon to remove MTBE from gasoline, add ethanol (another oxygenating agent) and additional amounts of alkylate, and make other changes at the Benicia refinery in order to maintain fuel octane levels.
Contact Information
Name
Brenda Gillarde
Agency Name
City of Benicia, Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Benicia
Counties
Solano
Cross Streets
3400 East Second Street
Parcel #
80-110-48
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
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