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

Possible 2081 Agreement 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

Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. More information is available at the CPUC web site under Docket #A0908008.

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

Section 404 permit from USACE

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