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Lompoc Wind Energy Project
A Substantial Conformity Determination and follow-on Land Use Permit have been approved to allow minor changes to the project description concerning installation of temporary and permanent meteorological towers. Please visit the project page for further information and a link to the public notice.
Cuyama Solar Array Project and County-Wide Inland Zoning Ordinance Amendments
Energy Division deemed the Cuyama Solar Array Project complete on October 27, 2011. Planning the project also includes County-Wide Inland zoning ordinance amendments. The zoning amendments would allow for the permitting of commercial-scale solar photovoltaic projects in the Inland area of the County with a Major Conditional Use Permit. First Solar has proposed to construct a renewable energy project that would produce up to 40 megawatts of electric power using horizontal trackers solar photovoltaic modules on approximately 327 acres of agricultural land. An environmental scoping hearing was held on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the Cuyama Valley Recreation District in New Cuyama. The Project application, detailed project description and site plans can be viewed by clicking here. The Preliminary Environmental Assessment, prepared independently by the applicant, discusses potential project environmental impacts and will be used as a starting point for discussion during the meeting and can be viewed here.
The County of Santa Barbara is extending the public comment period to January 20, 2012. Please send your comments to: Kathy McNeal Pfeifer, Planning & Development, Energy Division at 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 or to kathypm@countyofsb.org.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Pfeifer.
Line 96 Pipeline Modification Project Final Environmental Impact Report
The Line 96 Pipeline Modification Project was approved on August 3, 2011. Construction of the pipeline was completed in January 2012 with operation scheduled to start in February 2012. For more information, please go to the Venoco Line 96 Project page.
Barge Olympic Spirit
The Venoco Ellwood Marine Terminal (EMT) began using a new, double hulled, barge on May 19, 2010. The new barge is equipped with a similar odor/vapor control system as the Barge Jovalan. With the operation of the new Line 96 pipeline scheduled for February, 2012, the last barge trip from the EMT is expected to be completed by March 2012.
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