<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Comments@DOC</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Comments@conservation.ca.gov">Comments@conservation.ca.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 9:04 AM<br>Subject: DOC PUBLISHES DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT REGARDING WELL STIMULATION TREATMENTS IN CALIFORNIA<br>To: <a href="mailto:DOGGR_REGULATIONS_INFORMATION@listserv.state.ca.gov">DOGGR_REGULATIONS_INFORMATION@listserv.state.ca.gov</a><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On January 14<sup>th</sup>, the Department of Conservation, through its Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, published a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) titled
“Analysis of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation Treatments in California.” <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Senate Bill 4 requires the Division to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in order to provide the public
with detailed information regarding any potential environmental impacts associated with well stimulation treatments in California.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The public review period for this Draft EIR begins on January 14, 2015 and will end on March 16, 2015. Written comments on the Draft EIR may be submitted and must be received
on or before March 16, 2015. During the comment period, the Department and the Division will conduct six public comment meetings throughout the State to receive verbal and written comments on the Draft EIR.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To access the Draft EIR and detailed information on how to provide comments, please see the following link to the Department of Conservation’s webpage:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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