From the State Water Board:
The California Department of Conservation, Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), in consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, is considering recommending that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) approve an aquifer exemption for the Monterey Formation, Lompoc Oil Field, in Santa Barbara County.
A public hearing on the Lompoc Aquifer Exemption proposal will be held Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at 5:30 pm.
The hearing will be held virtually via Zoom and will consist of a presentation on the Aquifer Exemption process and the exemption of the oil-bearing portions of the Lompoc Aquifer from provisions of the Clean Water Act. Attendees will then have an opportunity to submit verbal comments on the proposed exemption.
For detailed information on the proposed exemption: https://www.conservation.ca.
To register for the Zoom hearing on April 12: https://us06web.zoom.us/
Written comments on the Lompoc Aquifer Exemption Proposal can be submitted through 5 p.m. on
April 27, 2022, to comments@conservation.ca.gov.
