City of La Habra Heights CEQA Scoping Meeting

Matrix Oil Field Redevelopment ProjectEnvironmental Impact Report

April 16, 2014

Scoping Meeting Agenda

1. Welcome and Introductions

2. Purpose of CEQA and a Scoping Meeting

3. CEQA Process for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

4. Project Description Overview

5. Opportunities for Public Input

6. Questions/Comments

Welcome and Introductions

City of La Habra Heights

• Mary P. Wright, Project Manager

• David Nichols, Director of Public Works

BonTerra Psomas

• Kristin L. Keeling, Senior Project Manager

• Jillian K. Neary, Assistant Project Manager

Meeting Format

Project Team is available from 6:00 to 8:00

If you are speaking,please fill out and turn in a Speaker Card

Please submit comments in writing(email, comment cards, etc.)

Please limit questions to CEQA-related issues (i.e. environmental topics)

Questions/Comments after the presentation(time limit per person)

Purpose of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)1. Inform decision-makers and public about potentially

significant environmental effects;

2. Identify ways to avoid or significantly reduce environmental impacts;

3. Prevent significant avoidable impacts through feasible alternatives and/or mitigation; and

4. If a project is approved with significant impacts, disclose to the public the reasons why.

Roles and Responsibilities

Lead Agency:

• Independently review and analyze all reports

• Circulate an EIR that reflects its independent judgment

• Consider approval of the Project and the EIR

EIR Consultant:

• Hired by the City to provide objective expert analysis

• Works on behalf of the City staff to prepare the EIR

• Does not advocate for any particular position

Purpose of a Scoping Meeting

To facilitate consultation between the Lead Agency and:

• responsible and trustee agencies

• adjacent cities/counties

• public agencies with jurisdiction over the project

• interested organizations or individuals

to determine the scope and content of the environmental information to be analyzed in the EIR.

This is not a Planning Commission or City Council Meeting; no “action” will be taken today.

CEQA Environmental Topics• Aesthetics

• Agriculture & Forestry Resources

• Air Quality

• Biological Resources

• Cultural Resources

• Geology & Soils

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Hazards & Hazardous Materials

• Hydrology & Water Quality

• Land Use and Planning

• Mineral Resources

• Noise

• Population & Housing

• Public Services

• Recreation

• Transportation & Traffic

• Utilities & Service Systems

What is in an EIR?

1. Environmental Setting (Baseline for impact analysis)

2. Project Objectives and Project Description (Construction & Operation)

3. Direct, Indirect, Growth-inducing, and Cumulative Impacts

4. Significant Environmental Impacts (Mitigation Measures)

5. Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts

6. Alternatives

CEQA Process

Notice of Preparation

• April 4th through May 5th (30-day review/comment period)

• Solicit input for scope/content of EIR analysis

Scoping Meeting

• Provide overview of Project and seek feedback on EIR

Prepare EIR

• Must satisfy CEQA requirements and Lead Agency

• Includes consideration of input from NOP/Scoping

CEQA Process (continued…)

45-Day Public Review of EIR

• EIR available for public review and comment

• Anticipated Summer 2014 (45-day review/comment period)

Responses to Comments

• Responses to all comments on EIR are prepared and included in the Final EIR

Final EIR

• Findings and may include Statement of Overriding Considerations

Planning Commission and City Council Hearings

• Anticipated Fall 2014

Existing Conditions Overview

• Approx. 18 acres within larger Sempra-owned property

• Site first used for oil/gas production in 1912 (peak use in 1973)

• Site includes 7 inactive wells, paved roads and remnant pipes/water tank

• Nearby land uses include residential, park, and open space

• Designated Open Space-Resource Production by the La Habra Heights General Plan

• Zoned as Open Space-Resource Production with Specific Plan Overlay (OS-RP-SPO)

Aerial Photograph- Existing Site Conditions

Project Description OverviewRequired Approvals:

• Specific Plan and Conditional Use Permit

On-Site Project Components

• Re-drill 7 existing wells

• Drill up to 23 new wells (maximum 30 wells)

• Central Processing Facility (CPF)

• Separates oil, water and natural gas (water is re-injected)

• Processing equipment to condition oil/gas to pipeline quality

• Truck loading facilities, pipelines, storage tanks, safety systems

• Small office, warehouse, parking lot, restroom (septic)

• Above-ground pipelines connecting wells to CPF

Proposed Site Plan

Project Description Overview

Off-Site Project Components

• Approximately 3.4 miles of subterranean crude oil and natural gas pipeline

• Project site to El Cajonita Drive (0.2 mile)

• El Cajonita Drive/Las Palmas Drive (0.7 mile)

• West Road (0.5 mile)

• Hacienda Road (1 mile)… crosses into City of La Habra

• Whittier Boulevard (0.2 mile)

• Beach Boulevard (0.6 mile) – join existing crude oil pipeline

• Beach Boulevard (0.2 mile) – join existing natural gas pipeline

Off-Site Proposed Pipeline Alignment

Project Phasing Overview

Phase I: Testing

• Goal is to determine if commercial quantities are viable

• Re-drill and test 3 existing wells

• Store recovered liquids in temporary on-site “baker tanks”

• Recovered natural gas disposed via ultra low emissions burner

• Phase I requires 6 to 9 months

• Tanks of crude oil hauled off-site via trucks

Typical day = 10 5-axle trucks1 2-axle truck5 pick-up/van

Project Phasing Overview

Phase II: Construction

• Assuming commercial quantities are viable, re-drill 4 existing wells and drill up to 23 new wells

• Construct Central Processing Facility (CPF) and other on-site facilities and pipelines (approximately 2 years)

• Off-site pipelines constructed (approximately 12 weeks)

• Drill a maximum of 1 well per month (up to 12 wells per year)

• 12 wells/year = 2.5 years of construction

• 6 wells/year = 5 years of construction

Project Phasing Overview

Phase II: Construction (continued…)

• Trucking BEFORE completion of off-site pipelines

Typical day = 10 5-axle trucks1 2-axle trucks5 pick-up/vans

• Trucking AFTER completion of off-site pipelines limited to maintenance vehicles/worker vehicles

Project Phasing Overview

Phase III: Operations

• Automated control systems/alarms/shut-down

• Ongoing monitoring and maintenance of on-site equipment

• Life of project is expected to be approximately 30+ years, but depends on economic conditions

Project Phasing Overview

If Phase I reveals less than “commercially viable” quantities, then:

• No additional wells would be drilled (only 3 test wells)

• Smaller CPF would be constructed

• No off-site pipelines (crude oil would be trucked off-site)

Typical day = 1 5-axle truck1 2-axle truck5 pick-up/vans

1 4-axle truck (every 2 weeks)1 2-axle truck (every 2 weeks) 2 pick-up/vans (every 2 weeks)

Opportunities for Public Input

30-Day NOP Review Period(April 4th through May 5th)

Scoping Meeting(April 16, 2014)

45-Day EIR Review Period(Anticipated July/August 2014)

Planning Commission and City Council Hearings(Anticipated Fall 2014)

Providing Your Input…Send Written Comments to:

Ms. Mary P. Wright, AICPCity of La Habra Heights

1225 North Hacienda RoadLa Habra Heights, CA 90631

or

mwright@lhhcity.org

View Notice of Preparation:

• www.lhhcity.org (Click “Notices” link)

• Hardcopy available at City Hall

Question/Comments

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