Lorelei H. Oviatt, Director, AICP Kern County Planning and Community Development Department

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1 Lorelei H. Oviatt, Director, AICP Kern County Planning and Community Development Department Sept. 16, 2013, Lost Hills Recreation Building, Lost Hills Park, Highway 46, Lost Hills, CA

2 1. To Introduce the Project to the Public 1. To Explain the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Process 2. To Solicit Public Comments on the Content of the Project and the Scope of the EIR

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4 1. Project Overview Amendment to Title 19-Kern County Zoning Ordinance focused on Chapter (Oil and Gas Production) for Oil and Gas Permitting Feedback regarding addition of site development standards New Oil and Gas Conformity Review Inclusion of environmental protection measures

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6 Does not have to improve the environment Primarily Informational Concept of full disclosure Feasible and Reasonable mitigation must be imposed

7 3,700 square miles San Joaquin Valley Floor Excludes all City jurisdictions

8 Current Zoning Unrestricted Drilling Drilling by Ministerial Permit Proposed Zoning Text Changes to: Address oil and gas activities in greater detail Establish development standards and conditions to address environmental impacts Establish new Oil and Gas Conformity Review ministerial permit

9 1. As proposed, Operator submits application with plans for compliance with development standards and conditions to Kern County for review At the same time, the operator submits a Notice of Intention to DOGGR 2. County reviews documentation within a 10 day period Issues either an approval or incompleteness letter 3. Prior to any drilling activities, the operator must have an approved Oil and Gas Conformity Review AND an approved permit to Conduct Well Operations from DOGGR

10 Scoping Public input on the scope and content of the Environmental Impact Report What concerns/impacts should be addressed? Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Analyze environmental impacts and identify mitigation measures necessary to reduce those impacts. (Mitigation measures will be incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance)

11 Notice of Preparation Public Scoping (30 days) 8/30/13-9/30/13 Prepare Draft EIR Fall-Winter 2013

12 Draft EIR for Public Review Spring 2014 Response to Comments Early Summer 2014

13 Public Hearing - Planning Commission Summer 2014 Public Hearing Board of Supervisors Late Summer 2014

14 Covered Activities within the EIR will include all aspects of Oil and Gas Production and Operation Activities, some notable aspects include: Geophysical Surveys Drilling Operations Enhanced Oil Recovery Completion Operations, including hydraulic fracturing Pipelines, Storage facilities, Transmission Lines, Access Roads Water, Oil, and Gas Treatment Shallow Cyclic Thermal Production and Well Remedial Operations Process Water for Steam Generators and Extraction Activities Construction, Operation, and Maintenance Plugging and Abandonment and Decommissioning

15 Aesthetics Agriculture and Forest Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology and Soils Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use and Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population and Housing Public Services Recreation Transportation and Traffic Utilities and Service Systems

16 Verbal Given tonight or any public workshop Will be included in summary of proceedings which are included in EIR Written Send to Planning and Community Development at any time during the process

17 Understand the stages of project Comment period only ends at the final vote Written comments include name and physical address Focus on project issues Provide information to support your position Ask questions

18 September 18, 2013 Taft Veterans Hall, Room 1, 218 Taylor Street, Taft, CA September 23, 2013 Kern County Administrative Office, First Floor Board Chambers, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA September 25, 2013 Shafter Veterans Building, Room 2, 309 California Avenue, Shafter, CA

19 Submit written comments on the NOP by September 30, 2013 at 5pm Mail to: Kern County Planning and Community Development Dept. Attn: Christopher Mynk, AICP 2700 M Street, Suite 100 Bakersfield, CA Phone: (661) MynkC@co.kern.ca.us Website:

20 Oil and Natural Gas Chevron renewed focus on Kern River field Produced 2 billion barrels since 1899 New technology = another 1.5 billion barrels Reduced decline from 7% a year to 2% a year Occidential Petroleum Largest Find in 35 years 500 million barrels of oil - $280 Million Gas plant Natural Gas Ten Section Storage Project 32.5 billion cubic feet Largest Natural gas baseload power plants in California