American Ehtanol, Inc. Ethanol Plant
Summary
SCH Number
2007121111
Lead Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
American Ehtanol, Inc. Ethanol Plant
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Designation: Agriculture
Z: M-2, General Industry; Agricultural Industry Overlay
Document Description
American Ethanol, Inc. (AEI) proposes to construct and operate a corn-based ethanol production plant in northern Santa Barbara County. The proposed plant would produce 110 million gallons per year (mmgy) for ethanol for blending with gasoline. The plant would use corn shipped by railcar from the Midwest for feedstock and would operate 350 days per year, 24 hours per day. Components of the plant include tanks and vessels of varying sizes, piping, storage and operations and maintenance buildings. The project also includes a new 10-inch diameter PVC pipeline to transport process water to the site from the Laguna County Sanitation District wastewater treatment plant.
Contact Information
Name
Nancy Minick or Kevin Drude
Agency Name
Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Dept.
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Maria
Counties
Santa Barbara
Cross Streets
Betteravia Road and Ray Road
Zip
93455
Total Acres
-20
Parcel #
113-200-014
State Highways
1 and 166
Railways
UPRR & SMVRR
Airports
Santa Maria
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Industrial (Sq. Ft. 378,257, Acres -42)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Other
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