SCH Number 2019088044

Project Info

Title

Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company Cymric Surface. Express.ion Emergency rneanup (California Endangered Species Act Incidental Take Perm!t

Description

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife{CDFW) has lssued 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 Cal. Code Regs., tit 14, § 670.5, subd. (a)(6)(D); (b)(6}(B}and·(b)(6J(E), respectively). The Project includes activities necessary to cleanup surface expressions which began May 10, 2019 and released approx. 113391800 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 storage1 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 excavatioh of cleans.oils from a borrow area.

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