Policies and Ordinances for the Abandonment of Oil and Gas Fields Offshore Santa Barbara County, Related Infrastructure, and Oil Refineries
Summary
SCH Number
2003021067
Lead Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Policies and Ordinances for the Abandonment of Oil and Gas Fields Offshore Santa Barbara County, Related Infrastructure, and Oil Refineries
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Housing, business, industry, open space, agriculture, natural resources, recreation, and enjoyment of scenic beauty.
Document Description
In land-use and planning law, the term abandonment represents the willful or legally required permanent termination of an operation or use. Generally speaking, the operator of an oil and gas facility ceases operations permanently after depleting economically recoverable reserves. Shortly following termination of operations, the operator plugs and abandons all wells, dismantles and removes facilities, remedies any contaminated soils and water, and restores the sites as stipulated by applicable laws, regulations, lease obligations and permit conditions. For offshore structures, the term abandonment does not have the same legal standing as it does onshore except for offshore wells; in recent years, federal and state agencies have made a concerted effort to use the term decommissioning when addressing platform removal.
Contact Information
Name
Douglas K. Anthony
Agency Name
Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Barbara
Counties
Santa Barbara
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California State Lands Commission (SLC)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation, Wildfire, Other
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