Draft Federal Part 70 Permit for the South Ellwood Field Stationary Source
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) has issued a draft federal Part 70 permit to the South Ellwood Field Stationary Source.
Platform Holly is located off Coal Oil Point near Goleta. Oil and natural gas from Platform Holly was historically sent to the Ellwood Onshore Facility, however oil and gas operations have ceased and the Platform is being decommissioned.
PERMITTING ACTION
The District is re-noticing the renewal of the federal Part 70 permit for the facility in order to incorporate two Part-70 significant modifications, specifically the removal of the ambient air monitoring station requirements under PT-70 PTO significant modification 8234-08 and the removal of the flare and associated Data Acquisition System requirements under PT-70 PTO significant modification 8234-09, as the potential for H2S emissions from the Platform has been eliminated following full removal of all well conductors at Platform Holly. The Part 70 permit regulates equipment on the Platform being used for decommissioning activities. Once issued by the District and the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Part 70 permit will be valid for three years. The permit will be enforceable by the District, USEPA and the public.
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES
Copies of the permit application and the draft permits are available for review from October 8, 2024 to November 9, 2024 on the District website at: https://www.ourair.org/news/.
For more information or a copy of the permit, please contact William Sarraf at (805) 979-8312 or at [email protected]
Only the federally enforceable conditions in Sections 9.A, 9.B, and 9.C of the permit are subject to public review. Comments on these sections should be submitted, in writing, to the District at the address below (attn.: William Sarraf) by November 9, 2024.
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Issues relevant to the Part 70 permit raised during the comment period will be addressed in writing by the District as part of the final permit issuance.
The District will consider scheduling a hearing for public comments on the draft permit, if a request is made in writing within two weeks of publication of this notice. To request a public hearing, please send correspondence to William Sarraf at the above address.
Note that the District has transitioned to electronic notices (“e-notices”) for Part 70 permitting actions. All notices will be posted prominently on the public notice section of the District’s public website for the duration of the public comment period. In addition, The District will maintain a mailing list of persons who request to be notified of the Part 70 permitting activity and shall distribute the notice to those persons. To subscribe to the District’s public notice e‑mail list, visit https://www.ourair.org/subscribe/ or e-mail [email protected].
Draft Reeval Application 08234-R12
