American Ehtanol, Inc. Ethanol Plant

American Ehtanol, Inc. Ethanol Plant

American Ethanol, Inc. (AEI) proposes to construct and operate a corn-based ethanol production plant in northern Santa Barbara County. The proposed plant would produce 110 million gallons per year (mmgy) for ethanol for blending with gasoline. The plant would use corn shipped by railcar from the Midwest for feedstock and would operate 350 days per year, 24 hours per day. Components of the plant include tanks and vessels of varying sizes, piping, storage and operations and maintenance buildings. The project also includes a new 10-inch diameter PVC pipeline to transport process water to the site from the Laguna County Sanitation District wastewater treatment plant.

Santa Maria

Santa Barbara

Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)

Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)

Industrial (Sq. Ft. 378,257, Acres -42)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Other