Paramount Petroleum AltAir Renewable Fuels Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020069013
Lead Agency
City of Paramount
Document Title
Paramount Petroleum AltAir Renewable Fuels Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation
Received
Present Land Use
Renewable Fuels Refining, Storage and Distribution, M1/M2
Document Description
The modifications to the Renewable Fuels Project will convert the Paramount crude oil refinery into a renewable fuels production facility, eliminating the refining of crude oil. The project modifications will include a new Pretreat Unit, modifications to the existing Renewables Fuels Units, a new Renewable Fuels Unit, a new Hydrogen Generation Unit, a new Hydrogen Recovery Unit, a new Propane Recovery Unit, upgrades to the existing wastewater treatment system, a new Hydrogen Sulfide Recovery Unit, a second Sour Water Stripper, a new flare, modifications to the truck and rail loading/unloading racks, and new pipelines within the facility. In addition, some existing tanks will be upgraded/repaired and be permitted to handle different products (e.g., non-edible vegetable oils and beef tallow). The Project also includes utilizing two existing 55.000-barrel storage tanks at the Lakewood Tank Farm.
Contact Information
Name
John Carver
Agency Name
City of Paramount
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Kathryn Gleeson, AltAir Paramount, LLC
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Paramount
Counties
Los Angeles
Cross Streets
Somerset Boulevard, Rosecrans Avenue
Zip
90723
Total Acres
~66
Parcel #
6268-005-013
State Highways
1-605, 1-710, 1-105, SR-91
Railways
Yes
Schools
Harry Wirtz Elementary
Waterways
Los Angeles River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Industrial (Employees 40)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Zoning Variance
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Wildfire