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2.1 Introduction


January 2018

The United California, California and Bradley ("UCCB") Energy Project consists of the

redevelopment and reactivation of previously active oil properties in the Cat Canyon Oil Field.

The +-28 acre project proposes 231 new oil, water/steam injection, and potable/non-potable water

wells located on 29 well pads, a centralized tank battery, stean1 generators, pipelines and ancillary

equipment. The entirety of the project is located on existing drill pads or currently disturbed

ground, and will use existing public and private roads for daily operations and transportation.

The Tank Battery will serve as the centralized processing facility for all proposed wells. It

will include tanks, loading racks, separators, heater treaters, a steam generator, offices and other

ancillary equipment. The wells will be cyclic steamed and produced fluids will be transported

from the wellpads via pipeline to the Tank Battery and then either trucked or transported via

pipeline to a refinery. No hydraulic fracturing is proposed as pa11 of the project.

The project is proposed to be developed in two phases: i) an Exploratory Phase and ii) a

Development Phase. The Exploratory Phase will ascertain the economic viability of the project

and current status of the oil producing reservoir and will be comprised of development of the Tank

Battery, one (1) 25 MMBtu steam generator, and drilling of up to 30 wells on Sites 0 and M.

Should the Exploratory Phase be successful, the project may enter into a Development Phase which

will include the drilling of the remaining wells and installation of the steam generators, remaining

equipment, offices, pipelines to pads and sales pipeline. The Exploratory Phase is expected to be

developed over a one to five year period, with full development expected over the following five

to twenty year period, and operations continuing thereafter until the resource is not capable of

economically producing or operations are deemed undesirable by the owner. Upon cessation of

operations, the wells will be plugged and abandoned according to State and local requirements,

equipment removed and the sites restored.

2.2 Location

The UCCB Energy Project is located in the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County

in the Fifth Supervisorial District approximately 5 miles southeast of the City of Santa Maria and

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1.5 miles west of the town of Sisquoc. The project area covers portions of APN's 129-180-

018/037/038, 101-030-011 and 101-040-026. The properties cover portions of Sections 14 and

23, T9N, R33W, SBB&M. Access to the property from the south is from Dominion Road and

from the north via Orcutt-Gary Road.

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2.3 Topography & Site Characteristics


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The project location covers approximately 710 gross acres and consists of rolling hills, oak

woodlands, riparian areas, chaparral, developed farmland (vineyards), wellpads and private

roadways. Bradley Canyon bisects the property in a northwest-southeast tangent (Figure 4). Grade

varies from flat to moderate slope and has been altered by prior and current farming and oil

operations. There are two intermittent blue-line creeks present in the project area. One is located

in Bradley Canyon and the other unnamed creek runs north-south along the western boundary. No

paii of the project lies within a flood hazard ai·ea.

The entirety of the property is fenced and gated. Access to the property can be from

Dominion Road from the South, or Orcutt-Garey Road from the North, ai1d then private roads

throughout the property.


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2.4 Lease Boundaries


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The project is made of three oil and gas leases, the United California, California Trust and

Bradley Leases. (Note: the lease boundaries do not correspond to County Assessor parcels.) Some

of the lands covered by the leases are split estates with distinct and separate ownership of the

minerals and surface. Copies of the leases and additional ownership information are provided in

Section 5.4 and Section 5.5 respectively. Two of the pads (the RM-1 and RM-2) are not located

on the leased lands, however will be drilled into the leased lands from an adjacent property.

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2.5 Historical Site Uses


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The UCCB Energy Project is a redevelopment and reactivation of a previously active oil

property, most recently operated by California Resources Production Corporation ("CRPC"). Oil

company activity on the property dates back to 1910, with majority of the +-249 wells drilled on

the lands between the 1960's and 1990's (Figures 6 and 7). The property was developed with

wellpads, wells, a Tank Battery, offices, roadways, pipelines and utilities. The primary production

method employed at the project site was cyclic steam and the field was productive through 2008.

Since 2008 the wells have predominantly been shut-in, the tank battery and pipelines dismantled

and an extensive remediation, plug and abandonment program executed by CRPC, who remains

responsible for abandonment and cleanup relating to previous operations. CRPC currently

maintains the roads and well pads for use during the ongoing dismantling of former operations.

Discussions with the surface owners and review of aerial photographs indicate that grazing

and farming operations have been conducted continuously on the property since at least 1960.


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2.6 Current and Adjacent Uses


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Current uses of the property include a combination of grazing lands, developed fan11land,

ag facilities, oil field facilities, roadways and ranch residential. Ongoing plugging and

abandonment of wells, remediation and surface restoration activities are being conducted by

previous operators2, including a bioremediation at the proposed Tank Battery location. Of the

previous 249 historic wells, there are approximately 50 wells remaining to plug and abandon

according to DOGGR records. Photographs of each existing well pad, the tank battery location

and roads are provided in Section 5.2.

The western and southern portions of the property have active cattle and grazmg

operations. The eastern portion of the prope1iy has significant vineyard, farming and grazing

operations. There are two occupied residential structures and several unoccupied ag structures on

the eastern portion of the property. All proposed well pads and the Tank Battery are located greater

than 1,600' from the nearest residential structure.

There are active oil operations on surrounding the project. Adjacent North and West are

the Harbordt Lease and Security Fee operated by Greka. They are folly developed, active oil

properties with well pads, roads, pipelines and facilities. Adjacent Northeast, East and South are

the Cantin, Porter, GWP, UCB and Dominion oil leases operated by ERG. They are fully

developed, active oil properties with well pads, roads, pipelines and facilities. There is a planted

vineyard adjacent to the Southwest. Properties adjacent on all sides have zoning of AG-II- I 00.

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2.7 Zoning & Application Process


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The designated zoning on the property is AG-11-100. The proposed uses under this

application are allowed under Article 35.5 of the Santa Barbara County Land Use Code. The

applicant has submitted the project under the County's Oil and Gas Production Plan process.

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2.8 Ag Preserve/Compatibility


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Parcels 129-180-03 7 /03 8 and 101-040-026 are under Williamson Act Contracts (87 AP005

& 71AP-4). The County Uniform Rules list oil development as a compatible use, and as the project

footprint on the parcels containing contracts is less than 1.0% the disruption to ongoing agriculture

operations is minimal.

The project does not contain any lands that are considered prime agricultural land.

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2.9 Cat Canyon Oilfield


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The project is located in the north-central part of Cat Canyon, a State designated oilfield in

north Santa Barbara County located about I 0 miles southeast of the City of Santa Maria. It is the

largest oil field in the County at 8,970 acres, and as of 2010 is the 20th-largest in California by

cumulative production. It was discovered in 1908 and has been in continuous production since.

There are several operators active in the oilfield. Over the years the field has seen a resurgence

due to advancement of new technologies and higher oil prices making previously uneconomic

reserves obtainable. The process of cyclic steam proposed by the project has long been used in

Cat Canyon.

The field is regulated by District 3 of the Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas

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2.10 Target Formations


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The target geologic formations for the producing oil wells are the Sisquoc Sands and

Monterey Shale formations, with the target depth below 3,000 feet. The target geologic formations

for the water and gas injection wells are the Sisquoc and Monterey formations. Oil from the target

formations is generally heavy, with API gravity ranging from 9 to 16 degrees. Typical resources

recovered from the wells in from these formations include oil, gas and water.

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2.11 Cyclic Steaming


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Cyclic steaming is a type of thermal enhanced oil recovery. It is a long-proven and well

developed method that has been employed in Santa Barbara County, and throughout California,

for decades. The process involves heating water into steam via a steam generator, then introducing

the steam through the well into the oil reservoir to reduce viscosity allowing the oil to flow more

freely into the well and to the surface.

The cyclic nature of the process is that a well goes through a steam cycle: typically 7-10

days of being steamed, then an additional 7-10 days ofletting the steam soak in the reservoir before

being produced. Production then continues until the production rate decreases to an uneconomic

level at whfoh point the well goes through an additional steam cycle.

The project proposes one (I) 25 MMBtu as part of the Exploratory Phase, and a total of five ( 5)

steam generators upon completion of the Development Phase including one (1) 85 MMBtu

stationary, one (1) 50.0 MMBtu stationary, and three (3) 25 MMBtu portable units. During the

Exploratory Phase, the steam generator will be located at the Tank Battery. During the

Development Phase the stationary steam generators will be located at the Tank Battery and Site Z

and the three (3) portable units will be moved amongst the remaining pads. At peak production,

the project may require up to 300 acre feet of water per year, the majority of which will be provided

from recycled, non-potable water obtained from operations and wells producing from non-potable

water aquifers. The non-potable water will be processed to operational specifications via an onsite

water recycling plant. Included in the 300 acre feet, up to 23 acre feet of fresh water may be

utilized annually by the project to be used for initial operations, domestic uses, drilling, dust control

and fire suppression, and will be provided by an existing onsite well, or additional wells that may

be drilled. Natural gas for the steam generators will be provided from oil operations.

2.12 Wellpads & Wells

The project consists of a total of twenty nine (29) wellpads, of which twenty eight (28) are

existing. One new pad will be developed in a location that is currently farmed and was chosen in

consultation with the farmer to limit disruptions to ag operations. A summary of the pads is shown

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below in Table 1 and detailed well site plans are included in Section 5 .1. The well pads range in

size from 0.22 to 4.6 acres (0.63 average), and have between 3 and 50 wells per pad3 which will

be directionally drilled to reach the downhole targets.

Table 1- Well Pads

Len 2th Width #of Current Distance to Lease Pad: (ft): (ft): Acres: Wells: Use: Condition: Boundarv (ft):

Site I 200 95 0.44 5 Production* Existing Pad 248

Site J 150 85 0.29 5 Production* Existing Pad 244

Site K 175 100 0.40 5 Production* Existing Pad 638

SiteL 175 100 0.40 5 Production* Existing Pad 930

SiteM 450 175 1.81 40 Production* Existing Pad 1320

SiteN 200 140 0.64 6 Production* Existing Pad 930

SiteO 550 175 2.21 40 Production* Existing Pad 2295

Site P 200 140 0.64 6 Production* Existing Pad 938

SiteQ 125 90 0.26 3 Production* Existing Pad 924

Site Ql 150 80 0.28 3 Production* Existing Pad 786

SiteR 180 85 0.35 3 Production• Existing Pad 895

Site RI 150 75 0.26 3 Production• Existing Pad 789

Site S 140 85 0.27 3 Production• Existing Pad 612

Site SI I40 85 0.27 3 Production* Existing Pad 293

SiteT 150 65 0.22 3 Production* Existing Pad 262

Site U 150 105 0.36 3 Production* Existing Pad 248

Site V 175 70 0.28 3 Production* Existing Pad 294

SiteW 150 65 0.22 4 Production* Existing Pad 268

SiteX 150 65 0.22 4 Production* Existing Pad 429

Site Y 250 65 0.37 8 Production* Existing Pad 883

SiteZ 470 430 3.23 50 Production* Farmed 325

Site AA 140 90 0.29 4 Production* Existing Pad 560

Site AB 150 65 0.22 4 Production* Existing Pad 317

Site B-I 185 80 0.34 3 Production* Existing Pad 140

Site B-2 185 80 0.34 3 Production* Existing Pad 81

Site B-3 1I5 70 0.18 3 Production* Existing Pad 63

Site RM-1 145 80 0.27 6 Production* Existing Pad 294

Site RM-2 200 85 0.39 3 Production* Existing Pad 235 Tank Oil Processing and

Battery NIA NIA 4.6 0" transportation Existing Pad 1611

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Total acreage of the well pads is approximately 20 acres, or 2.8% of the gross acreage of

the project area. Approximately five (5) miles of existing private roadways will be utilized as part

of the project. Three of the well pads (Sites 0, M, Z) are over 1.0 acre each, however each contains

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40, 40 and 50 wells respectively. By consolidating a greater number of wells onto a lesser number

oflarger well pads, the project has reduced its overall footprint by over 50 acres (a 70% reduction,

see Figure 16) over traditional 1 well: 1 pad vertical drilling. Additional project impact reductions

realized by consolidating wellpads through lower required number of pipelines, utility lines and

roadways.

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Three (3) of the well pads (0, M, Z) and the Tank Battery will require grading, estimated

at 50,000 CY, and grading is anticipated to balance onsite. Each well pad will include wells,

electric pumping units, power lines, pipelines, gas separator, and steam generator (either portable

or stationary depending on pad).

2.13 Tank Battery & Equipment

The Tank Battery is located on a 4.5 acre site that previously served as the epicenter of

previous oil operations and is currently the site of an extensive soil remediation project. The Tank

Battery will include oil storage tanks, water storage tanks, water recycling plant, fire suppression

system, heater treaters, boilers, gas separators, vapor recovery, loading racks, compressors, pumps,

flares and other ancillary equipment. Table 2a below includes a detailed list of equipment

associated with the Exploratory Phase and Table 2b for the Development Phase of the project4•

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Individual site plans included in Section 5.1 denote more specific details regarding location of the

equipment.

The Tank Battery will also include a new two story 2,400 sf office, a 3,200 sf workshop

and 960 sf operator building. The buildings will require power and water (provided by onsite

water wells) and will be served by a septic system which will be developed concurrently with

construction. Detailed plans for the Tank Battery and buildings are included in Section 5.1.

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Equipment Category Description Size Units Capacity Units hr day qtr year

Tanks 3000 bbl Stock Tanks (2) 30.4 ' D x 24.583' H - 3000 bbl 1.0 24 2.190 8,760 1500 bbl Cone Tanks (2) 21 .5' D x24' H - 1500 bbl 1.0 24 2.190 8.760 3000 bbl Blend Oil Tank 30.4' D x 24.583' H - 3000 bbl 1.0 24 2.190 8,760 500 bbl Blend Oil Tank 30.4 'D x 24.583' H - 500 bbl 1.0 24 2.190 8,760 1500 bbl Produced Tanks (2) 182 sg. fl 1500 bbl 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

Crude Loading Rack Crude Loadlno Rack 100 bbl/hr - - 1.0 24 1,825 7,300

Fugitive Components Gas-Valves CateQOIV G 200 comp-lo - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 Gas- Flanges/Connections Category G 1667 comp-Ip - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 Gas- Comoressor Seals to Atm 4 comn-ln - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 Gas- PSV to VRS 4 comp-Ip - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 Oil- Valves CateQory G 200 comn-ln - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 Oil- Flanges/Comections Category G 1767 comp-Ip - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 Oil- PSV to VRS 4 comp-Ip - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 Oil- PumE Seals - Sl~le 75 come:IE - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

Combustion Equipment 25 MMBtu/hr Steam Generator 25 MM Btu/hr 25 MMBtu/hr 1.0 24 2.190 8,760 Boilers and Steam Gens. 5.4 MMBtu/hr Heater Treaters (2) 5 MM Btu/hr 5 MMBtu/hr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

2 MMBtu/hr Boilers (2) 2 MM Btu/hr 2 MMBtu/hr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 0.4 MMBtu/hr Line Heaters (3) 0 MM Btu/hr 0 MMBtu/hr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

Combustion Eqijpment 17 MMBtu'hr Flare 17 MM Btu/hr 17 MMBtu/hr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 Flares

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Tanks 3000 bbl Stock Tanks (4) 1500 bbl Cone Tanks (2) 3000 bbl Blend Oil Tank 500 bbl Blend Oil Tank 1500 bbl Produced Water Tanks (2)

Crude Loading Rack Crude Loading Racks (4)

Fugitive Components Gas- Valves Category G Gas- Flanoes/Connectjons Cateaorv G Gas- Comoressor Seals to Atm Gas- PSV to VRS Oil- Valves Cateaorv G Oil- Flanges/Connections Category G Oil- PSV to VRS 011- Pump Seals - Single

Combustion Equipment 85 MMBtulhr Steam Generator Boilers and Steam Gens. 25 MMBtulhr Steam Generators 131

50 MMBtu/hr Steam Generator 5.4 MMBtulhr Heater Treaters 161 2 MMBtulhr Boilers (6) 2 MMBtulhr Line Heaters (3) 0.4 MMBtulhr Line Heaters (21)

Combustion Equipment 17 MMBtulhr Flares (2) Flares

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Usage Data Maximum Operating Sc:h•dul•

Size Units Capacltv Units hr day atr year

30.4 'D x 24.583' H - 3000 bbl 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 21.5 'D x24' H - 1500 bbl 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

30.4' D x 24.583' H - 3000 bbl 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 30.4' D x 24.583' H - 500 bbl 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

182 SQ. ft. 1500 bbl 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

100 bbl/hr - - 1.0 24 1,095 4,380

600 comp-Ip - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 5000 comp-Ip - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 .

12 comp-lo - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 12 comp-Ip - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

600 comn-ln - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 5300 co mo-lo - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

8 comP-IP - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 224 comp-Ip - - 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

85 MM Btu/hr 85 MMBtulhr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 25 MM Btu/hr 25 MMBtulhr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 50 MM Btu/hr 50 MMBtulhr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 5 MMBtulhr 5 MMBtu/hr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 2 MMBtulhr 2 MMBtulhr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 2 MM Btu/hr 2 MMBtlNhr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760 0 MMBtlNhr 0 MMBtlNhr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

17 MMBtlNhr 17 MMBtulhr 1.0 24 2,190 8,760

Produced oil, water, gas and light crude oil will be transported to and from the well pads

and Tank Battery via pipelines. The pipelines range in size from 2" to 8" and shall predominantly

be located above ground on sleepers and follow alongside existing oilfield and ag roads. As part

of the Exploratory Phase, the pipeline route connecting Pads O/M to the tank battery will be

approximately 1,000 lineal feet. If required, installation of a dry gas line from SoCal gas main line

on Foxen Canyon Road to the tank battery (approximately 14,000 lineal feet (2.7 miles)) may be

installed. As part of the Development Phase, pipelines will traverse the intermittent blue-line creek

in Bradley Canyon either through trenches or a 200' pipeline suspension bridge to interconnect

Pads X, Y, Z, AA, and AB to the Tank Battery and the sales line. The footings for the bridge will

be from existing well pads located outside the top of banks of the creek resulting in no construction

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within the confines of the creek. Grading for the footings will be required, and is estimated at less

than I 00 cubic yards. The suspension bridge will include two high grade steel conduits which will

contain the pipelines. The bridge conduits and associated berms are designed to contain all fluids

in case of catastrophic pipeline failure to prevent spills into the creek. Pipelines to the adjacent

property north and east to allow for possible future connection to a DOT regulated sales pipeline

at Foxen Canyon Road will also be installed during the Development Phase. At full buildout, the

pipeline route for the entire project will be approximately 23,232 lineal feet.

High voltage power lines currently bisect the property. New above ground power lines

will be installed to c01mect to the high voltage system and power poles will be installed alongside

existing oilfield and ag roads to energize the tank battery and pumping units at each well pad.

Total lineal footage of the new power lines is approximately 25,000 feet. The poles will be set

approximately 200 ' apart, and are 40' tall.

Detailed plans for the pipelines and utility route are included in Section 5 .1.

2.15 Site Assessments

2.15.1 Biological

Garcia & Associates was engaged to conduct a Biological Assessment for the proposed project.

The property has a recent history of biological assessments related to previous and ongoing

remediation activities. Garcia & Associates has been involved in several of those previous reports,

and the applicant continued to use the firm given their understanding of the property. The report,

dated June 25, 2015, is included in Section 5.3.1. The report indicates the project may be feasible

if certain recommended measures are taken prior to, during and after construction activities.

An addendum Biological Assessment was conducted by Garcia & Associates dated April 2016

to evaluate previously excluded pads (Z, RM-I, RM-2) and pipeline routes and is included is

included in Section 5.3.1. A Biological Restoration Plan conducted by Garcia & Associates dated

April 2016 is included in Section 5 .3 .2.

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Larry Spanne, M.A. was engaged to conduct a Phase I Archeological Investigation for the

proposed project. The report, dated April 20, 2015, is included in Section 5.3.3. The Executive

Summary from the report is included below:

'Two archaeological isolates (isolated artifacts) were identified in the project area during the record search and field survey for the UCCB Project in the Cat Canyon area near Sisguoc, California. Since both of these aiiifacts were located in disturbed soil contexts on existing facility pads, and because neither of them appears

to be linked to larger archaeological deposits, thev are not considered to be important or significant cultural resources under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines. Based on these findings it is my professional opinion that the UCCB Project. as cuJTently configured, will have no discernible adverse impact on important or significant cultural resources. Consequently, my recommendation is that the project be allowed to proceed without additional cultural resource constraints, with the exception of the standard archaeological discoverv condition which should be incorporated in the project permit, as described below under conclusions and recommendations."

A subsequent Phase I to include previously excluded pads (Z, RM-!, RM-2) and

pipeline routes was conducted by Dudek in December 2015 and is included is included in

Section 5.3.3. The Dudek Phase I indicates an absence of cultural resources present and

potential for finding unknown resources to be low.

2.15.3 Air Quality Technical Report

Interact Environmental was engaged to conduct an Air Quality Technical Rep01i (AQTR)based

on emissions from the proposed project. The report has been updated as of December 2017 and is

included in Section 5.3.5.

2.15.4 HRA and AQIA

SCS Engineers were engaged to update the February 2016 UCCB Health Risk Assessment

(HRA) ai1d the March 2017 UCCB Air Quality Impact Analysis (AQIA) for the proposed project.

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The reports will be submitted when completed. A HRA and AQIA protocol for which the updated

reports will be based is found as Figure 66 in the AQTR . .

2.15.5 Water Study

Katherman Exploration Co, LLC, was engaged to conduct a Water Source Study for the

proposed project. The purpose of the report was to identify and characterize the various water

aquifers (potable and non-potable) in the project area. The report, dated June 24, 2015 is included

in Section 5.3.6.

2.15.6 Traffic

Stantec Engineering was engaged to conduct a traffic review and assessment for the proposed

project. The report, dated June 25, 2015 is included in Section 5.3.4.

2.15.7 Fire

Jack Collings & Associates was engaged to review the proposed project and make

recommendations to address fire related concerns. The report letter, dated May 15, 2015, is

included in Section 5.3.7.

2.15.8 Noise & Visual

A noise assessment was not conducted as part of this application as the project is not located

closer than 1,600' to the nearest sensitive receptor. Portions of the property are visible from public

roads, however all visible aspects of the project are on existing well pads/developed areas. The

project is proposing visual mitigation where visual impacts may be realized from the public view

shed, including use of neutral paint colors and landscaping.

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