Primafuel Biodiesel Manufacturing and Liquid Bulk Storage Terminal Conditional Use Permit

Primafuel Biodiesel Manufacturing and Liquid Bulk Storage Terminal Conditional Use Permit

Primafuel Inc. is proposing to construct a biodiesel manufacturing facility and biofuel storage terminal at the Port of Sacramento. Development of the 7.7-acre site would include twelve 110-foot diameter storage tanks; twenty 35-foot diameter storage tanks; six 18-foot diameter storage/process tanks; and ten 12-foot diameter storage/process tanks. Additionally, the facility will contain a 480 square foot office/maintenance building, a bulk liquid loading/unloading facility, and vapor recovery unit. The project will construct two new rail spurs for unloading and loading and up to 10 overhead pipelines approximately 1,500 feet in length, which will be required for the transfer of multiple products between the bulk storage and Berth 5. Development of the 4.5 acres area would include a two-story 39,000 square foot building. The first floor would be 31,000 square feet and contain a processing area for two 10 million gallon per year biodiesel processing units and various other uses such as a maintenance area, boiler room, compressor room and an electrical switchgear room. The first floor will also house a quality control laboratory, chemical storage area, operation offices and other uses including a break room, locker room and reception area. The second story would be approximately 9,000 square feet and accommodate management/engineering offices, a conference/training room and various administrative functions.

West Sacramento

Yolo

Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Industrial (Sq. Ft. 39,000, Acres 12.2, Employees 25)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation