Carbon TerraVault 1 by California Resources Corporation

4 Documents in Project

Summary

SCH Number
2022030180
Lead Agency
Kern County
Document Title
Carbon TerraVault 1 by California Resources Corporation
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production/Zoning: A (Exclusive Agriculture); A-1 (Limited Agriculture)/General Plan: 8.3 (extensive Agriculture); 8.3/2.1 (Extensive Agriculture & Seismic Hazard); 8.4 (Mineral and Petroleum)
Document Description
The Carbon TerraVault 1 Project, as proposed by California Resources Corporation would develop an approximate 5,745 acre carbon capture and sequestration field, associated Class VI geologic sequestration injection wells, and related improvements for storage of Carbon Dioxide (CO2). The proposed project would take local industrial sources of CO2 that are transported by a combination of truck, pipeline and/or rail to the dedicated Class VI injection wells for the project. Potential sources and locations of sources will be specifically identified and analyzed to the extent legally required by CEQA in the Draft EIR. The CO2 would then be injected into identified geographically confined reservoirs for storage in perpetuity. This area has been identified as a location suitable for such storage and a potential to provide a contribution to the goals of California for carbon neutrality by 2045 by reducing industrial uses to no net contribution and potentially supporting direct removal of CO2 from the air. California executive order B-55-18 mandates that the state achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 and maintain net negative emissions thereafter. The project, as proposed, has the capacity for up to 48 million metric tons of estimated storage and capable of sequestrating over 1 million metric tons of CO2 per year.

Contact Information

Name
Cindi Hoover, Supervising Planner
Agency Name
Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department
Job Title
Supervising Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Counties
Kern
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Skyline Road and Elk Hills Road
Zip
93251
Total Acres
5332.34
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
58 W
Railways
None
Airports
Elk Hills - Buttonwillow
Schools
None
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Township
Multi
Range
Multi
Section
Multi
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Section 12 of Township 30 South, Range 22 East, sections 7, 8, 17, 18, 22, 25, 26, 27, 35 and 36 of Township 30 South, Range 23 East, and section 31 Township 30 South, Range 24 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian (MDBM)

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Carbon capture and sequestration)
Local Actions
Rezone, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End

Attachments

Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from state reviewing agencies]

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