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Planning commission clears Chevron decommissioning EIR and approves project with pipeline removal alternative
Summary
The Carpinteria Planning Commission certified the environmental review for Chevron's decommissioning and remediation project and approved related permits; the commission added conditions to strengthen harbor-seal protections and require that regulatory permits be provided before work begins.
The Carpinteria Planning Commission on May 5 certified the final environmental impact report (EIR) prepared for Chevron's decommissioning and remediation of the Carpinteria oil and gas processing facility and approved the development plan and coastal development permit for the project.
Commissioners voted 4-0, with one commissioner recused, to select the proposed project plus the Hilda and Hazel pipeline removal alternative. The alternative includes removal of one additional pipeline bundle that had been previously permitted to be abandoned in place.
The commission…
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