CHEVRON REVISED RENEWAL PROJECT:
REVISED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)

In 2005, Chevron proposed the Hydrogen and Energy Renewal Project at the Richmond Refinery. In 2008, the City of Richmond certified an Original EIR and issued permits for the project. In 2010, a court ordered that the Original EIR be set aside. Chevron has reduced the overall project scope of the original project. The Revised Project, primarily, would complete construction and make operational the Hydrogen Plant Replacement and Hydrogen Purity (sulfur removal) Improvement of the original project.

The City of Richmond is the Lead Agency for the Revised Project and will prepare a Revised Environmental Impact Report (Revised EIR). The City will prepare a Revised EIR to comply with the court decision regarding the Original EIR.

The Revised EIR will be prepared for the purpose of considering issuance of a conditional use permit and design review of the Revised Project. In addition to the City permits, the project sponsor must obtain Authority to Construct from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and comply with all applicable plans, rules and regulations of the BAAQMD in respect to air emissions resulting from the Revised Project.

Additionally, the city is holding a series of educational sessions in association with the environmental review process of the Revised Chevron Renewal Project. These sessions will provide public participants an opportunity to learn about key technical topics presented in many environmental review documents, including the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Revised Renewal Project. These educational sessions will be independent of any specific analysis of the proposed Revised Renewal Project. 

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Scoping Session For The Chevron Revised Renewal Project: Revised Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (recorded June 22, 2011) features a brief overview of Proposed Project by Barbara Smith, Project Applicant, Chevron and an overview of CEQA Process & Purpose of Scoping Session by Lynette Dias, Urban Planning Partners.


Educational Session: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Accounting 101 (recorded July 25, 2011):  In the first educational session, Douglas D. Daugherty, PH.D., P.E., CIH, principal of Environ discusses Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

Health Risk Assessment (HRA) for Airborne Emissions 101 (recorded August 22, 2011): In this educational session recorded at Atchison Village, the speakers are Shari Beth Libicki, PhD, Global Air Quality Practice Leader and Elizabeth (Liz) Miesner, MS, Principal, ENVIRON San Francisco, CA.

How A Refinery Operates 101 (recorded September 29, 2011): In this educational session recorded at The Richmond City Council Chambers, the main speaker is Thomas Hogan, P.E., Sr. Vice president at Turner, Mason & Company.  Also appearing: Douglas D. Daugherty, PH.D., P.E., CIH, principal of Environ.

CEQA & the new BAAQMD CEQA Guidelines (recorded October 19, 2011): In this educational session recorded at The Richmond City Council Chambers, the main speakers are Henry Hilken, Director of Planning, Rules and Research Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and Shari Beth Libicki, Ph.D., Principal
Environ.