Event of Interest: California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) MeetingDear Interested Parties,

Dear Interested Parties,

On February 28, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) published the Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) Ventura Compressor Station Modernization Project (the Proposed Project). The NOP includes a description of the Proposed Project and environmental effects that have been identified thus far for consideration in the EIR.

With this email, the CPUC extends the period to submit scoping comments to April 30, 2025, and the CPUC announces an in-person meeting to gather public input on April 15, 2025.

Written scoping comments must be submitted via email by April 30, 2025, for inclusion in the Draft EIR to [email protected] .

NOTICE OF IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL SCOPING MEETING

• Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
• Bell Arts Factory, Community Room
  432 North Ventura Avenue
  Ventura, CA 93001

Attend via Zoom:

Project Overview:

The Proposed Project would modernize the Ventura Compressor Station, located at 1555 North Olive Street in the City of Ventura. The scope of the Proposed Project includes:

1. replacing three existing 1,100 horsepower (HP) natural-gas-driven compressors (natural gas compressors) with two new 1,900 HP natural gas compressors, equipped with state-of-the art emission control technology to meet Best Available Control Technology (BACT) standards, and two new 2,500 nominal HP (estimated horsepower), electric-motor-driven compressors (electric compressors), with zero nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, resulting in a "hybrid" compressor station;
2. erecting a new 10,458-square-foot compressor building;
3. erecting a new 4,641-square-foot permanent office building;
4. erecting a new 5,459-square-foot warehouse;
5. installing a new 8-foot-tall perimeter block wall to replace the existing west and south chain-link fence/block wall; and
6. implementing other ancillary site improvements, such as piping interconnection and storage tanks.

The existing compressor equipment and temporary office facilities would be decommissioned approximately one year after the new facility has become fully operational.

The CPUC is the lead agency responsible for environmental review of the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.

Document Availability:

For electronic access to the NOP and other background information, please check the project website at the link below.

https://ia.cpuc.ca.gov/environment/info/aspen/venturacompressor/vcm.htm

SCH Number: 2025021225. https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2025021225.

Thank you for your interest in the project.

Sincerely,

The VCM EIR Team