Regulatory Information

Central Valley Gas Storage is complying with all Federal, State and local regulations. A list of permits and approvals is provided below.

Agency	Type of Permit or Approval
Federal
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)	Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Section 7 of the Federal Endangered Species Act
State
California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources	1) Permit to drill wells and conduct well operations, 2) Authorization to inject produced water, 3) Permit to operate Princeton Gas Field as a storage field
California Department of Fish and Game	Section 1602 Streambed Alteration Agreement to trench through drainages that qualify as waters of the State Consistency Determination for potential impacts on state-listed wildlife species
California Department of Transportation, District 3	Encroachment permits for installing the pipeline under I-5
California Public Utilities Commission	The CPUC has issued Central Valley a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. View CPUC Decision for more details. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)-Certification of an environmental impact report for the project. The CVGS PEA is now available on CPUC's Environmental Review Website under Application A.09-08-008. On July 28, 2010, the CPUC prepared a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (Final MND) under CEQA for consideration of the Central Valley Gas Storage Project showing that the proposed Project, as mitigated, would not have any significant effects on the environment. The information in the Final MND describes the Proposed Project and potential environmental impacts, identifies those impacts that could be significant, and presents mitigation measures to avoid or minimize potentially significant impacts. On April 22, 2010, the CPUC released a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Adopt a MND (draft MND.) The Final MND incorporates all comments the CPUC received during the public review period for the draft MND, as well as revisions agreed upon during various discussions with the CPUC. Revisions to the draft MND are shown in strikethrough/underline in the Final MND. View the Final MND.
Reclamation Board	Encroachment permit for installation of the gas pipeline under the Colusa Trough
Central Valley Region Water Quality Control Board	Section 401 of the Clean Water Act
State Water Resources Control Board	Section 402 of the Clean Water Act
State Historic Preservation Office	Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
Local
Colusa County Air Pollution Control District	Authority to construct/Permit to operate
Colusa County Environmental Health Department	Water well permit for the compressor station
Colusa County Planning and Building Department	1) Building and electrical permits for compressor station and metering station, 2) Use permit for saltwater injection wells and natural gas storage wells, 3) Independent CEQA review for saltwater injection wells, 4) Minor use permit for drilling a test well
Colusa County Public Works Department	1) Grading permits, Encroachment and transportation permits, 3) Non-residential development permit
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District	Conduit crossing/encroachment permit to install the gas pipeline under the Glenn-Colusa Canal

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