A. Call to Order – Roll Call
B. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024
Elect the Chair and Vice-Chair to serve as APCD Hearing Board Officers for calendar year 2024.
C. Approval of minutes
Approve minutes of the October 4, 2023 regular meeting.
D. Announcements/Staff Reports
Receive announcements or reports from staff on matters of interest to the Hearing Board. There will be no Hearing Board discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.
E. Public Comment Period
Persons desiring to address the Hearing Board on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Hearing Board not included as part of the agenda may do so at this time.
F. Public Hearings
F-1) Case No. 2024-02-R (Regular Variance)
Pacific Coast Energy Company LP, 1555 Orcutt Hill Road, Orcutt, CA 93455
To consider a Regular Variance from District Rule 206, Part 70 Permit to Operate 8240-R11, Condition 9.C.6.a submitted on February 15, 2024, for relief from conducting annual source testing on steam generator, SG 100, until repairs can be made.
The Petitioner operates the equipment at the Newlove Lease located 2.5 miles south of the town of Orcutt in Santa Barbara County. The steam generator described in the Petition is not operating due to necessary repairs. Until the repairs can be made, the Petitioner is requesting relief from conducting the annual source testing specified in the Petitioner’s permit to operate. As a result, no excess emissions are expected with the granting of this request.
Staff Report | Attachment 1- Petition | | Attachment 2 – Draft Variance
G. Administrative Agenda
G-1) Case No. – 2023-04-E
Sierra Resources Inc., 500 Associated Road, Casmalia, CA
On November 9, 2023, Hearing Board member Terence Dressler approved an Emergency Variance for Sierra Resources Inc., from November 6, 2023 through November 20, 2023, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. Said Emergency Variance provides relief from District Rules 325.D.1.a., 325.E.1.c., 326.D.1.b, 326.E.3, and 206, Part 70 Permit to Operate 7744-R12, Conditions 1, 2.f, 7, and 9 and allows for continued operation without a vapor control device for four 2,000 bbl crude tanks (APCD Device IDs 106307, 107311, 05262, and 05325), one wash tank (APCD Device ID 108103), one diluent tank (APCD Device ID 110970), one produced water tank (APCD Device ID 110971) and two freewater knock out vessels (APCD Device ID 1112503 and 104067).
G-2) Case No. – 2023-05-N
United States Space Force, 1028 Iceland Avenue, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA
On February 20, 2024, Hearing Board member Terence Dressler approved a 90-Day Variance for United States Space Force from February 26, 2024 through May 25, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. Said 90-Day Variance provides relief from District Rules 316.G.1, and 206, Part 70 Permit to Operate 13968-R3, Condition 9.C.9.e and allows for the vapor recovery testing requirements to be postponed until repairs can be made and testing can be conducted.
G-3) Case No. – 2024-01-I
Pacific Coast Energy Company LP, 1555 Orcutt Hill Road, Orcutt, CA
On March 4, 2024, Hearing Board member Terence Dressler approved an Interim Variance for Pacific Coast Energy Company LP from February 16, 2024 through May 15, 2024, or the date a decision is made on a Regular Variance, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. Said Interim Variance provides relief from District Rule 206, Part 70 Permit to Operate 8240-R11, Condition 9.C.6.a and allows for the source testing requirements to be postponed for SG 100 until the repairs can be made and source testing can be conducted.
G-4) Case No. – 2024-03-E
Pacific Coast Energy Company LP, 1555 Orcutt Hill Road, Orcutt, CA
On March 4, 2024, Hearing Board member Terence Dressler approved an Emergency Variance for Pacific Coast Energy Company LP from February 28, 2024 through March 28, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. Said Emergency Variance provides relief from District Rules 325.E.1 and 206, Part 70 Permit to Operate 8296-R12, Conditions 1, 11, and 14 and allows for continued operation of Production Well Morganti #04 without controlling produced gas at all times, until the repairs can be completed.
H. Adjourn
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board is May 1, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. Meeting is subject to cancellation if there are no items to be heard.
