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') I', O' II , ' A 3S s 18 "' APPLICANT: CALE'.NOA'R lrTEM 11 1 Phillips Pe.troleurn. 805'5 Tuf't:s ·Avenue 1 1 ar1<way Denver, ff0237-2d98 At tent.ion:. ,Jl., s. U.nd ' . ' O'l/1218'1· W 2S392 LOU:le PRC .G707 AND . .Fi .. a '?f .. and subrnerg·e·d 11') th.e Barbara chann1n. U\ND USE: Cons tructi1,,n. iand ina·inf.:eharice oi: a pj.pelino linking 'Molino .111 gas i.Aie11 in the santa tq 6r1shol'.'e ra,jiguas Plant .. : Of 'r)RbP(;SEQ; 'LEASE: · from July 1, 1984. FlUblic liabil·l ty J (1SUr.anca !, totrt,bined; single J il!li t of r;; 10, 006', 000. The sliatl be by. feet of gas antj of by• the m;ii'limunr ·awnuaa rental shall 'be $.1., l.63. oo; wi t:h t:he · ·reser'ui'i-\9 the rigkt. :t:a .f':t.x · .rental anniversary of t'he Th'fi l'eas'f provides ·that volumetric renta'l· in 6'f the mir'iimum annual rental lflill be. ·deposi.ted in a special bea}'ing frust account State Treasury. .BASIS 'RO.R cdN's:tQF.RAT:tON: P.μrsua.nt ,to 2 Cai. Adm. <;ode .2003. '" ' '11pμlicant is. perrilittee of CONDITibNS, FEES AND Filing fee has, .recei'1,1ed.

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    STATlJTOR•Y •AND OTHER REFEr~ENCES: :A. p.R .. 9. :, Qiv. ~,. Rar~s. \, ~n,d 2; Div. 13.

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    OTl-lER PERl!NENT INFORMATION: on May 27. 19821,, the, Si;a~g Lan~~ Cpmmtssioi1

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    ~pproved the r~f~m~~ioM Rf o~fsHo~e . . ,. explprat!'.)rY. pril~~1:i9~.9P~nilf ions on state

    Oil and Gas Lease PRC .2933" I, in Santa ~~rpara Ct;>Un~~ .. Fl~,~ p~rt ~f that p~oj ec~ 1 PhiliiRS P~trRl~~~.i~ :prq~~sing to fM~t~11 a P;i.F!e~;i,n!'l b1;1i1tj~~,1~·:f,nkimi \".lOTino #7 gas well to the Taji~tias tjctd ·~~ocessing plant

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    ons.hore. Tl1is rlght-qf,i"L'iJaY,,'.\-~,C\~e wi~l .~Q~~r thWt portion Rf ~h~ p~pq1~~e bundle lyirtg ou~sid9 oil and gad Le~se PRC 2933.1. (See Exl():l,qi~ 11 ~-+. 11 ).·. , , ' ' ' nti· EIR ide1·1t-:l:fied as EIR No. 306, State

    . crQari.ng}lou~·~JN·, s~o923if:- W?~ pr~viq!Jf!-Y pi:·eP.~r.~.d ~ . q.l'.'.~l!l.~~~~- eyr19, ~~1·t1·r:~ea, by the·· · ~~lJ!H!l~.~-~t~n ,.on ,May. f,7.;.,1~9;?:: ~ ,s:,.1'11111ary of ttH~ ,t:I!t ~.s ~'tt.~.~.h.~,d f!.~,,. ,:,~h~bfa. ·11 c 11 • T~~ f,9:).lo.~~.n9 fin~ipgp., r-~J{'l:ti:· "to each of the,. p.,o~er;t~·.if:ll .si.grii,fi~,9-nt.. ~f·Jt~cts

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    The barge, o.n whic;1 ttH~ pipeline will be assembl~d an~ from whi~h it will be ~uiled for insta1la J:ion on tM· ocean Hoor, 11Jill be positione~ so that neither it or its anc·hor.s wil]/ intrud~. int;o the kelp zon~ .. Disturlta.nce t.{'I the kelp will Dd limited· to: the pa ,·~o.ge. of t.he pipeline bundle· through ii:. The area of dis turba11ce wi-11 be minim:l:zeO: 'f'u'rthe1' by liudting the J:nt.:rus:l.oh of tugs pulling tirn pipeline townrd lhe shore and u~~ng an 9nshore winch a~ mu2h ~s possibl~.

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    Possible disturbance of Chumash Native Amer~can .arrhaeolqgi~al sj tes ~etti)een ·the oce~n and the F'liiJ:l~P~ gas proc~~s~.:n~ :Rlan:t.

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    cha11,g,es qr ~l:ti?ra:tions ha1,.1e been t'equi~e·p· ih, 6r iricob~o~~ied intQ, the pr6jA6t ·~hi~h Jll~.tigat,e pr ayQip ~·Me s~.gnifican'!: . .. enuJ~qnm~~tal ·~fFe~ts th~~eof a~ i~~ht~fied in the Fina~ EIR.

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    "fhe Final EIR recop)mended that an. archaeologdc,1t~nd1an monitor ~hQuld be present, d.uring 'cpn~ ru~t~

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    APPROVA'l'S 'REQUiiREO: caiifdr.nia· coastal commi1s·sdon, :county of Santa :fa.rbar··a, county o·f sa'nta narbai•a rJ.anning oept:· , Air Po1'luti.'on :cont~·ol District, unltad Scat.~ A'rtn9 C~rps 6f ·~1igineers·.

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    IT 15 RECCMMENDED TllAT Tit~ COMMISSION: ·FIND THi··l; A'f\J',,~l:R 'N0

    1 !3'06', $TATE ct.!E:Aff;;\IGHOUSE NO. 810~4?313,

    .WA~, p~~J.!9,U,SLY fREf.f~~(Q"~NO 1>R~P_AREO. 'FO,R _T(IJS PRO~ECT ruRst)ANT'. ro :rHE r«ov:rs.i:o~§ bf THE cEQA, nND ·mo::- -mt. COMMISSIO,\J H.AS REVIEWED AND CONS!DERED THE :tNFORMATION CONTAINED TK~REIN. ;.i•.,,.;' '

    t?. · 1 .. f\,Dqr>r,. ti1g F;i;Nbxt-Jc;;~: -cq~T~t.N.~b. 11~RE~N·: R\!vrsEo . . ~ .. Df,TERMi:i'JE tHA'! THE PRO:ii:C't 1 ·AS 1\P.i>'RdVED, 'WILL NOT HAV; ~

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    2s-YEAR GENERAL c.~·A-SE - 1RIGl:rr..ro'r-.:..wAY" tisE, FROM :ruLY 1, 1934-i !!'11 ~ONS!DEJH\TI9N OF ANNUAL RENT :is FOLLO.WS:

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    ~. THE ANNUAL ·~t~rAl SHALL ~E COMPO~ED BY MULTIP~YING EACH· .. i'liOLISA.rlJD" Cl.JiLi:'C ~f:E'E'f o·t:·'(;A'S': AND":EA'0H BARREL OF GAS

    'c.9'N'.QE~,$'A,'fE PA~p'I~G ?~~·R ~rn~t·S-rA't~",r LAND BY $.OOI~. ~. w· M~N.tMU.~ A~NV~~: REN.f~''· ·s~f\'U~ BE' h. 163 AND SHALL BE

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    PR9Y~DE FOR· PAVM~NT Of,.'~Ef'JTA~R IN ·f.XCE~\S OF' THf:, M~N;rM~M ·ANNUl'IL RENTl'lt. :rn'to R 'SP.ECIAl OE.PO$~ r (\CCOUNT IN Tlil:: ' srA1' E TREASURY PENDING ri . FINAL DISPOSITION· J)f c'uR!:ENT LtfIGATIOf.' CONCERNING rij E VALIDITY C)f Tl~E '·d)~uussi6N' s .RJ::NTAL ~EpULATIO~~: ~-n1ID ;tMPOUfyD,~p .:~ENTAi..s.' TO 0¢ . . RE?'.UNOED· ONO A NEW REO..SONABl.E. REM:t'Al! .DETERMINED ,BY TllE :cJ}f1Ml:~s~9~· 'su9u_q>. ;r.Ht:: ,,c;qM~'j;~_s:tON is VOLUMETRIC RENTAL .R,EOULl;lf IONS BE" nlyAl..CQ~TE·.~:. · . ·WIT;H-.THE srn:n: .·RESER~h}'.~J9,J:H!E JUGHli .TO .rrx '11 l>IfFE·HEt~IT RE~TA,L QN EOCH F+F.-TH f\NNXVi;.R.SAR.V . .QF :rAE ·LEf\~.E·, . PROV;J:S~P.N Of PV~LI,q ·~·l:AQ.ILJ.

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    EXCEPTING JHEREFROM any' portion. lyiri9 ,landwar(.l· of the ordinary high w;itcr 111ark ·of the Pacific Ocean

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    ,·PREPARED JUNE 18, 1984, BY BOUNDARY AND TITLE UNIT: LE~OY WEED,. SUPERVISOR

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    by the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control Oistrfct• ·In addf·~JQii, it ~~. estil)li)te~ that 83.0 bdrr~l~ per: day of, li9ui.~. (.=-~ Jllixt4rr. qf.' ~1at,cr anii oil 1.r"a. r~tio that .cannot be ~termine~ at ttlis ~im~;') \'fill b~ pr~),r .. ~ ..... - -

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    fn such art:as and clppropriate foundation studfos shou.ld mitigute any potential ·Problems, however~

    q'et?p gas .zone~ may 'be present ·~e,1 ow the proposed dri 11 i ng s He~ •.. These deep g~s zones 1> f ght be un ~er abno nn,• lJ y ~ f gh Pf~'. sure • nd c ou Id b~ ~•za rdo~s if encountered unexpectedly. However. any a~ve-se ·1mpacts are unllkeJy 1f drilling is performed in accordance wfth s~andard industry practic~ and app11c.ab1~ st~.te .regul~tiqns~ and with the knowledge that su.ch gas zones ·m~y .be .encquntered. 2. Air Quaritx_

    . The proposed project woµld invohe offshore exploratory gas and .oil .dr1l.ling ano, if C011¥1J~r~.ia1 quartities of gas are fou.nd, flowlin.e installation '('t;_o: connect ~he w~llh~c.~s t'o th~ Phi11ips.'Tajigi.las Gas. Proi:~ssing PJa.n~) and prqc~ss i ng of the pr9d4c~d gas. The ITTflj.cfr eiiti s'~ i.bn sources from the pr9posed ~xploratory a~ti~ities would ·O~ the ~fe~el reciprocHing engines geri~f..ating

    .power 'for ~~lJ d1i.Jling, tr:ippfng, tes~ing, ~ni;f Other ffi~SC:!]laneous ll,Ses; .~nd the.' if1t.eri).~l c001bu~tion ~~in~S ,Powetihii ~~.e supp,ort vt'S!•ls (e,g, ~:li?ply .boa.ts and, tugboats,) .•. Emis.Sfol)s- ·i:i·~soc:fated with exploratory dr'illfog, fiould also r?su,lt frdm' gas ,produced ~t.~ing w¢ll prod~c;tion tes;ting. ~mployee yehicle tis~, af'!c! tielic:opt~r:s used to tt.~nsport personnel qet:.ie~n Santa Sarb~·ra.Atrport .an~ ttie ~r,iUing ~nit, E:nis~.iol'!!f from th~s,e sqyri:~s howeye1· would be r~la.t'.jve.:. 1~·fll1nor.. Flowline installilt.J~n emi.ssi~~~ w9µl,q result from a vai"ie~Y,. of equipment such as welding mach1nes used to '4~sefllble the flowlin~, backhoe::; USed to prepare the c~.::.i1ure flowt i1l~ •tSsemoly site, and vesselS (e.g. survey

    , boats,, J>arg~~J µse.~ to put 1 th.e flow~ine ~nto place. Fl'bwline ins.tal lation emissjons ~out~. be considered mfoor. ~a~ ,pro~es~.tng emissions wquJd ~rimarily ~~,sult. fran n~.tural gas-fir~~ CO!Jlpres~or' engfoe·s; methanql rege1Jer:a~9i~ and condensate Stabf]izers woulCI produce an irlsignificant amount 'of ··emis.sfons. Gas wdul d. be processed at. the raji g1.1as Gas. Processing Plant, locdte~ approx-imately three miles (4.8 kf1aneters) northe.:ist of the offshore dr'illing ~.ites •.

    . Obviousl',y, thr: a~1,1nt of. e,mi ssfons, asspd atep. with gas processi 119 ~ou 1 d C:f~P¢i:td pn. th~ 1~ve1 s o,f gas found (.if ariy). J.t is not kno;,rn if suf:fi.ci ent .. qu~nt f tjes 9f .gas wn I RE! encqµntered ~d warrant product ion. H()Wever., \when .c;:onsj df#r:j ng ~Omp~rc:b 1.e t im~ per:-iqds of· ~ct·i vHf {.approxipaJ:eJy .a .ye~r·), ()ffsh9re exploratory dril 1jng/ wou,J~ res~Tt ,.in .gr~!f~er f:!m'ission lev~Js of all ·pQl li.(t~rits than .. ~ou H1 , ga~ pro,es:S i 119 act i vi,ti es. ·

    Fqr tjf..fshore· e~plor~,tor,y .act~vities, th~ t.Y,Pe of poti.utant. erjiit;ted. in tp~ ).;

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    exploratory emissions would be (iii d~c_reasing 01"der).: ri1trogen oxfd~s p:~f-1.~. , ... ~ans or:- l~H~Q rpe~rk t()nsJ .... ~r:bon.m.9n~~Jd9 (4Z~.6,~1;>ns.9r 38~?.m.i:t!"~ .. tor.1.sh

    :r ~ .~~tM. ·~ydro~!lr.b~~~ (13.~ t.o.n~: ~r H~~ .. ~~.~fc, ~~.~S)':r swf.yr '?,~j·.,e~.Jl'h? tons ·> : ,q~. ~~~9. 1r.~Fi·h: ··~~o~,), ~n~. t·~~l su~P.~n~~~ pi\r~jc~l~~e~. ·(12.9 tons or, 11.7

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    ,,. '"' F'lowli ne fnstal'latfon woold ,.:'."•Ii re aboo~ 47' 'C.lays arid re'suft 1fr· 1.7 tons (1.5 metric .tons) of ni.trogen ~xicit! emissions, with only" rilinor ·emHffons of other pollutants. Pollutants would be emitted frcxn b9~h on~pore and offshore locatior.~ during flowline installation. ··

    , ' . . . G,~s proces~i.ng ~mf~si.~ris )'IOHld_ .ciep~q~ . o!1 . . ·~·ry~., ~~,iint of. g~-~, f~~n~ •. 'However, based on a max1mum le\_., likely to be recover;c!:\1, '(30' m1ll1on· '.cub1c _fe~t· (~49,6.00 cubic rrietersf per day]~ n1trog~n o·~fde':emfssT6n? wolild' oe.;?.7.2

    : .~, .~t4~n.s:.roc_es~in~ emissions ·· ·woul"d ··include 6.9 .tons {6.3 11et.ri c tons) of total liyClro.carbons and 'l'.7 tons . . .fl. S. mei.ri c ·~oil'~) pf .car~o~n. mano»cfd¢~ 'Pr~c~#i ng: :.df: ·t'tfo: .gps ·wciu Hi' ·n.of:re.su l t ... ·:A~· ~isnfflcan~ q~an~ides pf s.~Hur ·oxi.de~· or ~9tar ·~u$J>.~ngeq· phart1c~1a~es. ";1.·Emfssior.s from' gas p'r'oces'sfor; at ttie 30 ·mHliori cubic feet ·(849~600' cubic . I "IOOt'ers') der t'ay '1eve1 assumes- the :operat1'6'n 'of' 'two -catalytic «:on~erters' . on 'h"!.~~:frriP,fes sor· engfn·es a~· ~fie 1 "piikes s.i n

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    than O'l.e u g/m3 per year. Thus, wrin~ thE!rt. i~ould be no vf olat1ons of any st .. rndardf. for pollutant.s for which ttt~ ·~ig_a.:atre~.dy is in an attainment of applicable stanrJarqs, a_ny increases fri- ·;:·mt>1ent levels of tho.se pollutants ·already· exceedf ng

    1 st~ndards (ozone, ·carbon monoxide, total ·suspende:J·~ar;i-cu latesJ wool d"further e~.1cerbate ·ext sting conditions. ·

    Phil lf ps proposes to -11itfgate ·project afr quality impacts ti:y irist~1Jing catalytic converter·s on naturar gas~ffred compres~or engines at '~_he.:Tajiguas

    · Gas ?rocessf ng PJant. Proje1:t emfs~fons• fr~ the ·exploratory proJect. j,tself are such that· ~nder existing ·County APCO regul~tfpn,s)' air pollution offsets for nitrogeri oxides apparently ·wool d be reqtii r~d. Exploratory activities WOtfld emfr an •estimated 58.S tons {53'_4' metric tons) Of nitrogen OXide~iper quarter which, based on ·t~e S~nta ·aarbara Afr Pojltition Cont.rel di,~"tr·ict's 1.2:1.0 trade-off ratio, would'. indicate that 70;6 tons (64.l mi?~r'iC tori's) of nitrogen oxides .per quarter would hav~ t.a be offset. ,Operation of cat~J,ytic converters on gas· compressor engines would ·result iri .a ~Q percent reductfon 1~ nit~ciden 6xide levels at the timci ot installation, whfth trarislatei into '30~ 9 tons ( 28~ 1 metrit; tons}; .Of ·9[ fset ,;credf ts 't per G.l!a-rtet., ,s·ucl(em'iSsio~ ,reduct-ions W

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    l -~nt Wl 11 be s~a~ed from Port Hueneme, which curi".ently has the· n·~ed.ed facf lities in place.

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  • The proposed drilling flowline fnstallation and prodUctfori acti,v1ties are gfir.erally consistent witlt'the policies or th~ Santa"Bar!:>ara !-o~~,1 Coastal

    .~P.rogrAm (tCP) ·and ·the 'Coastal Act. ·proJcet acti~i~i:::s are a.r~o ~on~is,~ent, ;, . witfi :tne Draft County ccastal Zani ng ·Ordinance. Stag'i,ng' are.a.s ~9 be ·ut1J1zed

    .,·ara permitted in MCO Oistrlcts {C(lastal Dependent Indus~ry)·• Uorn\a'l, ov~ra

    ., ·ttons ·a1•e· not expected' to impact ~he ·ch_arinel ·islands Natio~al Monument;. no ,";"•impacts are exoected· on· agri'cult1.wal ar~iis in the Gavfota ·coast~J, ?one. . ,

    No· s·1gnfficant ,aesthetic ·ir.ipacts woulc" be expected from normal 'pfoject •operati'onc;'. Project activities ·~ould tie ,.,i,'iible 'frbm beac'h are.is '~nd"'u.S.

    ~,,. ·1011 between- El Ca pi tan Sta.ie-E~ach and G~·:i o~~- _State ,·Beach. However, . 1>'r.·9:ject ,., --.visual impacts .would be temporary; dril\lirig ~t;~ivities and mu~h Qf ttie fl)ow-:

    ,~.,..;Hr:c·,i::stal ht ion activities ·would ·be o~~llffiilg ·irr the ,4istance when- ~leY(ed . 1fr.0:1vshore and '.'iould·appear quite small tri s'c&1e.

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    in the general project vicinity, a review o~ project geophysical' data.:in'dica'ted no cultural resources in the drilling ar~as that coµid be e~p~ct~ to be

    ., 1mpaete • : " ' • ' ''• .. . A· portiun ·of :the onshore ,area where ·the orriposed ga·s flol{l'irie~(would , 1come as.hor.a and t.;e:i enter PnHlips 1 exi'sting Tajfgu?s G'as Pro~es~fng P_1)1nt ;_Canta.ins a :r:einnant- 1 0f a Churnas'h ~at tve· ~irier~can, arcnaeologi cal site. Test 1exc;1~•/at·iQns\ co.nduc.:t.ed ~:/ the Project Afchaeo 1 ~gi.st; D'f. ·E. Gary. ~t \ 4keL. "t:l

    . ·f..eoruary 1982 ·found· no .majl:lr. cultural featurea l)r 'burials. 'Iii' t~rms" ·..,f :·1at~.i;factual1 .data·,, only a few ut·llized flakes', some debit'a~e, some a·;:hr'e ~fnd , 1~W.O)iPO~S ib le! m?nO 1fragmentS were. found; the faun al 'S~mp Jes pf ·bqne ~n~; S ~~ \.1 :a..ls.-o:•were quite .meager.. The cuiltural deposit was· quite shailqw ah~ 1n.iij.or

    ,'1 nt.F.'us.ive· .elements (g·lass; metal, leather, 1r.Ode'rn fau'na1 remai'ns' etC'.,): we·re · fnund.. The entire deposit has been severely disturbed, most prob~'D \y' 'by madC?rn\ construction activities associated with the gas processing pl~nt and r.a:i11roa

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    north of the Santil Barbara Vessel Traffic Separation Scheme (VTSS). Risks to recreat·ioni!l and fishing also WOl,Jl.d b~ l.q~:- .be~a.use petroleum:~ctivJties/ platfonns ar~ c011111on i.n the Santil Barbara Channel., ·fi.shennen/r'i:!C:reational .bt:!:?ters .are. ar.custom~~ to their pr~se11ce. Further, .the- proposed. explordtory sites afe',well removed (rc,1ghly 2~ mH~s or 41 ~il~eters) .franthe.·r:er.rea~ Hoi'i/ffshing ha'rb.or a~. S~nta Barbar.a. S~ppor.t vesse.ls (tugboats and supply, boats) conc~iva~ly could pose so.me h~zard to fishermen/recreational boa·ters. However, tlie pre.sence of project vesse 1 s wou 1 d not significantly alter the preser:it mix of ye~sels nresently utiliz_ing. th~ Santa. Barbara Channel. Speci-fic mitig!'ltl!J~ ,~~easur~~ th'!! co~ld f11 r~her redur.e project risks are primarily 1n the fonn· of ad.rar11:e notice and· warnings ,to- vessel •operators. ' . ' ' . . ,,

    ~ ~O. ~il S~tl)s Pfojections and Contingency.Plans and. Gas Accidents

    The probab11 i ty of !1 major oil spfll a~. a_ result of the proposed .-a'cti-v'lties appears to be extremely small. Ho)'1ever, as the proposed project would .add to ~.~e pe~role11m-rela~ed a~tivities ifl the Santa. Barbara Channel,

    - .t~e 0•1craJ1 risk of qiJ spills jn .t.he C.hanliel wou.ld be siigntly ·increased. Cpns.i de,1-i n,g oce~nqgraphic an~ ine~~OtC?1.og,i ca J! factors, ao oi-1 spill i tl the pi".9jec~ d/'t~:t w.9!.J 1 ~ 1 f.~~ly in~ke, _a lannf~l·l. 'lletweeo Ga vi ota and Government Point. If westerly wir,ds pr~vail~d,, a lanqf~l 1 on ,the .Channel Is,lands would

    , 'b~ urll'jke.iy. Ourii1Q a .. prot,racted i Q~t:'rval :{e.g.,. thre~ to five days}' of t!a~terly wirl1f:\, an. oil spill could reach the northwest shore of ·san Miguel· Isldnd.

    '- . lrj-adllitiJPfl·. to t'_r-n~~.-.1- (e.g., lJ •• S .. -Coast ~uard}' and state oil spill "response .~:JpabiJitie~/contjng~nc.y p,lans, ·Ph.i1-).ips has ·developed oil .spill ~o_i:1tingency i>lar:i's "or tile prap\>sed project. These .plans ar.e designed- to

    · pr:ovi'qe coiiipany :eri11H oy~·~s with proc~qur~~ ,fqr: respqnding to an oil :spill . ::n.e., 'i,n'itidl: abat'enien1 of pqllutiqn; llQtifi,ca.tion of government ag12ncies 'that. a spill 'has occurred and coordination with ed2ra1 and state response te~ms; an~ $Pip .coptai~111ent an~ cl,e~n.up). Spil.1 control equipment -will be availa~le on ~h~' dril ring, \'~S~el: Th~ ~P,iJl ,r.esponse equipment and resources

    . of contrac:tor.; such. as Clea.1.S:·as,. al,s.o wjlJ be available. Phillips also has developed contingency pr•oceoures in the event of an

    . acci ~entaJ ~~1 ea~~ of g~s. Gas. rel_~a~~~ .(anp ·r:esponse procedures) occurring !'-furi'ng dr.i.1 :in'g · ope·r·atjons an9 during prc;ldui.:.tion ,ar,e addr.essed~ During ~rtl lirig f.'lie prpcedu.res invo_lve shuHi.n9.~in, the wel 1· 1usin9 state-of-the~art ·safetY eqUjpiJient as prescribed in- State, Lan9s ·Gcmmission Drilling Regulat:iofis.

    ' 'N~~J fi ca'tjqr)'. of." s~·ipul'~'t~~ emergency ·R~rsor:in_e-1 ,fo J.1 ows a procedure SilllH~r-'to 'that for a. la-fge on spil 1 •. GeneraJ.lf, a; gas r.eJease would- be ignited at ·the wa~er surfa.ce_ •.. ~en ~ontai~nt µ,rocedures )'IO!Jld depend on the spe~Hk .~itl!_~tf o?n aricf c-01ffd incl.ude an~wing ndtµra;I, processes C~:.~l"~ter and• s~al ·~he wel'l, caµ,pirig th~. :\tf~ll with subsurface equipment or·drHiing a reJ:ief ·"«ell a,rjq ,pump,i.li~ rnyd ,into th.e r.eserv?i r .z.one.

    . .Qurfng ~rod,~·~-tjon,, prcce~4r.ei; for ,dealing with a production 'flowline 1leak or ~,')'eak ~it~fn. t_h_e T.1Ji.guas (i,as Pro~essing p.Jant· consist of inspecl:'iori,

    ·notiffc.:itfon, Meeding lin~s to~~~. vapor recovery syst~ and stack, and -shu·t-ting in the plci~t. ·

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    . na.t i Yes ( ciOS hoi-li dr Offs h~r.O) wou Id transfer potent i a I i mpli i:ts- tO a different ' 'I oCa ti on• 4nd· a df ff e root medi~m ( i. •. , 1 and, on water) , and· riot ~void· impacts , "attQgether.. · •£.. 'CUMlillin,VE' IRRi:VtR s IBLE. 'sHoRr - i'ERM VERSUS LONG" TERM illiD"iiROw\ii~ i NOuc !HG> ., l!MPACTS . " '. ",'.'" "'"· ' "'~ .. ~~

    'The impacts of the pr cptised i>h ii If p s project generally wou I d be te · prodU Ct j QQ · (! f e.~P l'orat ion we re. s uCJ:es i f Ii I ) wou I d do ; o. Project .energy uses { i • e. , fue I )

    .;, nd mate ri a Is (e. g,, cement, ""ds) wou Id be ircetci evab I y conm; t t ~9. , " Exp:) oratory 'd rVi'1 i ng i s a s ho r;t:-te"!J. use. of t hf ehv i rOnme nt. li~ve I Oping

    •data re gar ding .the· ~ 'e siln'ce Of C oniiierCi a 11 y ·recover ab I e hy di-ocMbOJi s Could be c9ni-i d~ ••1 •fo affect the ·area' f I ~h9-t enn product· iv ity;. ·Longer-~erriniJ§r'adat tori cou Id

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    't . .\~ d~j .. ltljng muds'-, cutting3} frito tM ~fly,ir9nr:.en~. No qef,initive co~~·l~~ions , . ai::~ yet oos}iole re'.,jarding the ~~feet~. ~.n l9ng~.t!!1·m ~nv,i.ronmentaJ p·roducti-\ ., 1 :\li,~Y.. of. oU 1spil ls andlor in\lds an'd ~µtt1n.~.s discharges. ·'

    ' Growth~1nduci·ng impacts of 'the propos~d explordt,cr.y d:-illir.g activitiP.S : ,; . ~P.u,·hf n,llP be ·expected to be s i gnifi f~~t~ .. ~.e'c~u.se tn!'! project would i nvo Ive ':. ,~e,ry. -.little. ·f.f ~ny, population: jn~i'gfa~iol"!•. ~oti,?nHal growth· induc~inent ·, (1ncl'iv1~ual 1y ior cu~ulativel?j _frc:Xn. .Po·?~iq~~ ~u~~r~ prqposals :f~r :petrole~rn

    .. ~~p.19ra~..ion/product10n by Ph~ll 1ps,, PY. otn.~r· )~s~e~~, o~ St . .lt~ Tl.de lands. oll . , .Afl~ g~s l1?ases, .and/or by ·tesst!eS cf re~irra.1. tr~c~s. rn. ~h!! Santa: Bar.bara ·, 1 .,,:c~·a.ryp.~1 will be ·address·2d in the"~n.virw1m~ntal ,.r,~vi~w. pro~ess specific to ... ·~~e~¢ .other proposed exploratory or·pr9~uc.~i.on P,rOJ~cts ..

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