Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company Cymric Surface Expression Emergency Cleanup (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit

Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company Cymric Surface Expression Emergency Cleanup (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Permit

Title Cont: No. 2081-2019-034-04) The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued a California Endangered Species Act (CESA; Fish and Game Code,§ 2050 et seq.) Incidental Take Permit, No. 2081-2019-034-04, to permit Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company to incidentally take giant kangaroo rat which is designated as an endangered species under CESA, and San Joaquin antelope squirrel and San Joaquin kit fox which are designated as a threatened species under CESA (Fish & G. Code§ 2050 et seq.; see CCR., tit 14, § 670.5, subd. (a)(6)(D); (b)(6)(B) and (b)(6)(E), respectively). The Project includes activities necessary to cleanup surface expressions which began May 10, 2019 and released approx. 1,339,800 gallons of crude oil and produced water into a nearby dry stream. Cleanup response activities include: construction of earthen berms to contain surface expression fluids and contaminated soil; construction and widening of roadways and ramps for access; construction and widening of pads for access, observation! driving., parking, equipment and vehicle storage etc; excavation and removal of any contaminated soils using heavy equipment or any other equipment required to safely implement and complete cleanup response activities; use of submersible pumps and temporary tanks to remove and store standing oil/water mixture; use of vacuum trucks to remove the oil/water mixture; use storage, and transportation of solidifying/absorbent materials such as sodium polyacrylate; transportation of the oil/water mixture, contaminated soils, and clean soils; storage/stockpiling of contaminated soils; and excavation of cleans.oils from a borrow area.

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