Here you can download early MNG and DEIR documents from the City of Benicia’s website. They are the official documents submitted by Valero and/or prepared by City consultants. (Documents submitted by citizens and others commenting on the proposal may be found on our Project Review page.)
The Draft EIR – released June 17, 2014
Notice of Availability
DRAFT EIR-Complete Version (75 MB)
01. Cover TOC1
01. Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Summary of Environmental Impacts
3. Project Description
4. Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures
5. CEQA Statutory Sections 6. Analysis of Alternatives
7. Report Preparation
8. Glossary and Acronyms
9. References
Draft EIR Reference Documents (Belatedly posted to the City’s website on 12/21/2015!)
Appendix A-Notice of Preparation/Initial Study
Appendix B-Scoping Report
Appendix C.1-Areas of Controversy Heavy Crudes
Appendix C.2-Areas of Controversy Light Crudes
Appendix D-Confidential Business Information
Appendix E.1-Construction Emissions
Appendix E.2-Marine Vessel Criteria Pollutant
Appendix E.3-Air Permit Application February 2013
Appendix E.4-Air Permit Application Update November 2013
Appendix E.5-Air Quality and GHG Emissions Supplement
Appendix E.6-Updated Methodology for Assessment of Risk
Appendix F-Railroad Crude Oil Release Analysis
Appendix G-Valero Emergency Procedures Manual Sections 203 and 206
Appendix H-Union Pacific Railroad Hazardous Material Emergency Response Plan
Appendix I-Transportation Impact Analysis
Appendix J-Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program
Appendix K-McGovern Report
Appendix L-Union Pacific Railroad Preemption
Staff report on requests for extension of Comment Period
Application & Materials
- Use Permit Application (December, 2012, 27 pages, 2.5MB)
- Project Description (March, 2013, 20 pages, 0.85MB)
- Project Plans (Preliminary Maps & Drawings) (February 18, 2013, 6 pages, 4.9MB)
Supplemental Reports
- Draft Transportation Impact Analysis Report (May 2013, 126 pages, 4.9MB)
- Noise Study, Wilson Ihrig & Associates (March 8, 2013, 46 pages, 1.7MB)
EIR Scoping
- Notice of Preparation (August 9, 2013, 3 pages, 1.4MB)
- Notice of Completion (August 8, 2013, 2 pages, 1MB)
- PowerPoint Presentation (September 12, 2013, 8 pages, 26KB)
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
- Notice of Intent (May 28, 2013, 1 page, 0.6MB)
- Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (May, 2013, 190 pages, 4.5MB)
City presentation at Planning Commission July 10, 2014
Valero materials from their Community Information Meeting of March 24, 2014
- Valero’s Petition Invitation Letter, March 2014
- Union Pacific – Crude Oil By Rail In California, March, 2014
- Valero – Myths and Facts About Valero Crude By Rail
- Association of American Railroads – Rail Safety Initiative, February 21, 2014
- Valero – Paid Ad – free to all homes in Benicia, March2014
- U.S. Department of Transportation – Letter To AAR, action on regulating crude by rail, February 20, 2014
The DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DEIR) was originally scheduled for release in January, 2014; was postponed to March, then to April, 2014, then to June 10, 2014. See the City of Benicia Crude By Rail page for updates.