Notice of Public Hearing
Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board
County of Santa Barbara
Notice is herby given that the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) Hearing Board will hold a public hearing to consider the following matters on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, at the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93310.
Case No. 2021-04-M4 – (Modification of Final Compliance Date and Schedule of Increments of Progress)
Beacon West Energy Group, LLC
1145 Eugenia Place #101
Carpinteria, CA 93013
Hearing – To consider a Petition for Modification of Regular Variance from District Rules 331.D, E, G.1 and I and 206, Part 70 Permit to Operate 9109-R5, Conditions 9.C.2.a, 9.C.2.b.i and 9.C.2.b.ii submitted on May 23, 2024, for relief from fugitive hydrocarbon component emission limits, operational limits, leak and repair requirements at Platform Houchin.
The Petitioner is currently operating under Regular Variance Order 2021-04-M3, which provides relief through July 29, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. Per Health and Safety Code §42356 and §42357, the Petitioner is requesting a Modification of Increments of Progress and Modification of Final Compliance Date to extend coverage through July 29, 2025, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. If granted, the Variance would provide continued relief from fugitive hydrocarbon component emission limits, operational limits, leak and repair requirements and provide new increments of progress.
The Petitioner operates the equipment described in the Petition at Platform Houchin, located on offshore lease tract OCS-P-166, approximately 7 miles southeast from the City of Santa Barbara. The Platform is not operational and is idle awaiting decommissioning. The Modification of Regular Variance, if granted, will allow the Petitioner enforcement relief from July 30, 2024, through July 29, 2025, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first.
Case No. 2021-05-M4 – (Modification of Final Compliance Date and Schedule of Increments of Progress)
Beacon West Energy Group, LLC
1145 Eugenia Place #101
Carpinteria, CA 93013
Hearing – To consider a Petition for Modification of Regular Variance from District Rules 331.D, E, G.1 and I and 206, Part 70 Permit to Operate 9108-R5, Conditions 9.C.2.a, 9.C.2.b.i and 9.C.2.b.ii submitted on May 23, 2024, for relief from fugitive hydrocarbon component emission limits, operational limits, leak and repair requirements at Platform Hogan.
The Petitioner is currently operating under Regular Variance Order 2021-05-M3, which provides relief through July 29, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. Per Health and Safety Code §42356 and §42357, the Petitioner is requesting a Modification of Increments of Progress and Modification of Final Compliance Date to extend coverage through July 29, 2025, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. If granted, the Variance would provide continued relief from fugitive hydrocarbon component emission limits, operational limits, leak and repair requirements.
The Petitioner operates the equipment described in the Petition at Platform Hogan, located on offshore lease tract OCS-P-166, approximately 8 miles southeast from the City of Santa Barbara. The Platform is not operational and is idle awaiting decommissioning. The Modification of Regular Variance, if granted, will allow the Petitioner enforcement relief from July 30, 2024, through July 29, 2025, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first.
Case No. 2021-12-M3 – (Modification of Conditions, Final Compliance Date, And Increments of Progress)
County of Santa Barbara, Public Works
130 E. Victoria Street, Ste. 100
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Hearing – To consider a Petition for Modification of Regular Variance from District Rule 206, Authority to Construct 14500-10, Conditions, 9.C.2.b.iii, 9.C.4.b.i, 9.C.4.b.ii, 9.C.4.b.iii, 9.C.4.b.v, 9.C.4.b.vi, 9.C.4.b.viii, 9.C.4.b.x, 9.C.4.c.i, 9.C.4.c.ii, 9.C.4.c.iii, 9.C.4.d.i, 9.C.4.d.ii, 9.C.4.d.iii, 9.c.20.b.i, 9.c.20.b.ii, 9.C.34.a, and 9.C.34.f, submitted on June 3, 2024, for continued operations of the Tajiguas Landfill Material Recovery Facility (MRF) without the MRF baghouses that were damaged by the 2021 Alisal Fire.
The Petitioner is currently operating under Regular Variance Order 2021-12-M2, which provides relief through June 15, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. Per Health and Safety Code §42356 and §42357, the Petitioner is requesting a Modification of Conditions to remove permit conditions where compliance was achieved due to a permit modification, Modification of Increments of Progress and Modification of Final Compliance Date for Variance Order 2021-12-M2 to extend coverage through July 31, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. If granted, the Variance would provide continued relief from emission controls, maintenance, monitoring and source testing requirements for MRF equipment damaged during the 2021 Alisal Fire.
The Petitioner operates the equipment described in the Petition at the Santa Barbara County Tajiguas Landfill located at 14470 Calle Real in Goleta, California.
Case No. 2024-06-R – (Regular Variance)
Santa Barbara County Public Works Department
130 E. Victoria Street, Ste. 100
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Hearing – To consider a Regular Variance from District Rules 328.C.2, C.4, G and I.1 and 206, ATC 14500-Mod 10, Conditions 9.B.12, 9.C.9.a.i, 9.C.9.a.v., 9.C.9.b.ii, 9.C.9.b.xvii, 9.C.9.b.xviii, 9.C.9.c.xiii (ADF CHP IC engines only), 9.C.19.a (ADF CHP IC engines only), 9.C.21 (ADF and MRF CHP IC engines only), 9.C.22 and 9.C.23. submitted on June 3, 2024, for relief from the following requirements at the Tajiguas Landfill: source testing requirements for the ADF CHP IC engines, BACT emissions limits for ADF and MRF CHP IC engines, emissions controls and maintenance for the ADF and MRF CHP IC engines, CEMS requirements and data telemetry for the ADF and MRF CHP IC engines, and CEMS excursions until the repairs can be made.
The Petitioner is currently operating under Interim Variance Order 2024-05-I, which provides relief through June 19, 2024, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first. The Petitioner applied for an Interim Variance concurrently with the 90-Day Variance Petition, however, it was discovered additional coverage was necessary. As a result, the Petitioner applied for a Regular Variance on June 3, 2024. If granted, the Regular Variance would provide enforcement relief from June 3, 2024, through March 21, 2025, or the date compliance is achieved, whichever occurs first.
The Petitioner operates the equipment at the Tajiguas Landfill located at 14470 Calle Real in Goleta, California. The Petitioner recently resumed operation of the facility after a contract termination with the previous operator. The facility was in a state of disrepair when the Petitioner resumed operations. Until the repairs can be made, the Petitioner is requesting relief from the requirements specified above.
Said Petitions are on file with the Clerk of the APCD Hearing Board and available for public inspection. Interested persons may submit written evidence, arguments concerning this matter, or make arrangements to view said Petition before the hearing by contacting the Hearing Board Clerk at: [email protected], or 260 North San Antonio Rd., Suite A, Santa Barbara, California 93110.
Published Thursday, June 13, 2024
