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CONOCOPHILLIPS RODEO REFINERY CLEAN FUELS EXPANSION PROJECT Environmental Impact Report SCH 2005092028 LP 052048 CONOCOPHILLIPS RODEO REFINERY CLEAN FUELS EXPANSION PROJECT Environmental Impact Report SCH 2005092028 LP 052048 Contra Costa County November 2006 Community Development Department CONOCOPHILLIPS RODEO REFINERY CLEAN FUELS EXPANSION PROJECT Environmental Impact Report SCH 2005092028 LP 052048 Contra Costa County November 2006 Community Development Department 651 Pine Street 4th Floor - North Wing Martinez, CA 94553 (925) 335-1210 www.co.contra-costa.ca.us TABLE OF CONTENTS ConocoPhillips Rodeo Refinery Clean Fuels Expansion Project DEIR Page 1. Introduction................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.1 Purpose of This Document ................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Project Overview................................................................................................. 1-1 1.3 Key Areas of Environmental Concern................................................................. 1-2 1.4 Organization of the Document ............................................................................ 1-2 1.5 Use of this Document by Agencies ..................................................................... 1-3 1.6 Permits and Approvals........................................................................................ 1-3 2. Summary of Environmental Impacts........................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Summary of Impacts of the Proposed Project..................................................... 2-1 2.2 Review of Proposed Project Impacts .................................................................. 2-1 3. Project Description .................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Project Overview and Location ........................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.2 Location ................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Project Objectives and Components................................................................... 3-5 3.2.1 Project Objectives .................................................................................... 3-5 3.2.2 Project Component List............................................................................ 3-7 3.3 Existing ConocoPhillips Refinery ........................................................................ 3-7 3.3.1 Basic Refinery Processes ........................................................................ 3-7 3.3.2 Existing Refinery Processes and Facilities............................................. 3-10 3.4 Components of the Proposed Project ............................................................... 3-18 3.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 3-18 3.4.2 New and Modified Facilities and Equipment .......................................... 3-18 3.4.3 Import and Export .................................................................................. 3-33 3.4.4 Operations Workforce ............................................................................ 3-35 3.4.5 Operations Phase – Traffic and Transportation ..................................... 3-35 3.4.6 Operations Phase – Transportation of Hazardous Materials.................. 3-35 3.5 Project Construction ......................................................................................... 3-35 3.5.1 Site Preparation ..................................................................................... 3-35 3.5.2 Construction Labor Force....................................................................... 3-36 3.5.3 Construction Materials and Services...................................................... 3-36 3.5.4 Construction Traffic................................................................................ 3-36 3.6 Maintenance Activities ...................................................................................... 3-38 3.7 Permits and Approvals Required ...................................................................... 3-39 ConocoPhillips Rodeo Refinery Clean Fuels Expansion Project i November 2006 Draft Environmental Impact Report Preliminary − Subject to Revision Table of Contents Page 4. Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures.................................... 4-1 4.0 Approach to the Analysis of Impacts................................................................... 4-1 4.1 Aesthetics, Visual Quality, and Light and Glare............................................... 4.1-1 4.2 Air Quality ........................................................................................................ 4.2-1 4.3 Biological Resources ....................................................................................... 4.3-1 4.4 Cultural Resources .......................................................................................... 4.4-1 4.5 Energy ............................................................................................................. 4.5-1 4.6 Geology, Soils, and Seismicity......................................................................... 4.6-1 4.7 Public Health.................................................................................................... 4.7-1 4.8 Public Safety.................................................................................................... 4.8-1 4.9 Hydrology and Water Quality........................................................................... 4.9-1 4.10 Land Use, Plans, and Policies ....................................................................... 4.10-1 4.11 Noise ............................................................................................................. 4.11-1 4.12 Public Services .............................................................................................. 4.12-1 4.13 Transportation and Traffic.............................................................................. 4.13-1 4.14 Utilities and Service Systems......................................................................... 4.14-1 4.15 Agricultural Resources................................................................................... 4.15-1 4.16 Mineral Resources......................................................................................... 4.16-1 4.17 Employment, Population, and Housing.......................................................... 4.17-1 4.18 Parks and Recreation .................................................................................... 4.18-1 5. CEQA Statutory Sections.......................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Significant Unavoidable Environmental Impacts................................................. 5-1 5.2 Cumulative Impacts ............................................................................................ 5-1 5.3 Growth-Inducing Impacts.................................................................................. 5-14 5.4 Effects Found Not to Be Significant .................................................................. 5-15 6. Analysis of Alternatives ............................................................................................ 6-1 6.1 General Consideration of Alternatives ................................................................ 6-1 6.2 Alternatives to the Project................................................................................... 6-4 7. Report Preparation .................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Report Authors.................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Agencies and Organizations Contacted.............................................................. 7-2 8. Glossary and Acronyms............................................................................................ 8-1 8.1 Glossary.............................................................................................................. 8-1 8.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in This EIR .................................................. 8-8 Appendix A Biological Resource Information ......................................................................... A-1 List of Figures 3-1 Regional Location .................................................................................................. 3-3 3-2 Refinery Boundary and Vicinity.............................................................................. 3-4 3-3 Locations of Site Modifications .............................................................................. 3-6 3-4 Projected Gasoline plus Diesel Demand................................................................ 3-7 3-5 San Francisco Refinery Block Flow Diagram after CFEP Modifications .............. 3-11 3-6 Project Block Flow Diagram................................................................................. 3-21 3-7 HGO Utilization and Fractionation Process.......................................................... 3-22 ConocoPhillips Rodeo Refinery Clean Fuels Expansion Project ii November 2006 Draft Environmental Impact Report Preliminary − Subject to Revision Table of Contents Page List of Figures (cont.) 3-8 Proposed
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