Habitat Conservation Plan for Elk Hills Oil & Gas Field Kern County, CA

Habitat Conservation Plan for Elk Hills Oil & Gas Field Kern County, CA

The project consists of the proposed 50-year HCP and the associated incidental take permit coverage under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) and the federal Endangered Species Act (FESA) and other similar laws for the following: (1) the continued exploration, development, production, recovery and processing of oil and gas reserves on the 47,884-acre Elk Hills Oil and Gas Field (EHOF) over a period of 50 years, including the drilling of additional wells which could result in the permanent disturbance of up to 4,000 acres and the temporary disturbance of up to 3,000 acres of presently undisturbed land; (2) the operation, maintenance and repair of facilities associated with existing facility ROWs both on the EHOF and within a surrounding 2-mile buffer; (3) the installation, operation and maintenance of limited additional off-site facilities within the 2-mile buffer; and (4) implementation of the conservation program specified in the Section 2081(b) application, including the management for conservation purposes of Conservation Lands designated within the EHOF and/or acquired in the adjacent 2-mile buffer area or areas otherwise approved by the California Department of Fish and Game and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Kern

Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Other (Habitat Conservation Plan)

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Greenhouse Gas