Oil and Ag resolution approved by county

 Here is a continuation of the issue covered in my very first post dated December 11, 2012 concerning Big Oil Mineral Rights vs. Agricultural Land Ownership Rights in Kern County, California.  It would appear that the Kern County Board of Supervisors has begun the process of creating a new set of rules for "oil drilling on prime farmland".  The follow-up story source is from KGET Channel 17 News in Bakersfield, California and can be read by clicking the link below:


Oil and Ag resolution approved by county


Follow Up information:  


How do oil and ag feel about permitting plan?  It's complicated
(John COX, Bakersfield Californian; October 11, 2015)
http://www.bakersfield.com/news/business/how-do-oil-and-ag-feel-about-permitting-plan-it/article_8fcd68eb-2013-57a7-b093-505cbd8f4e17.html

Selected Follow-Up Documentation:


Kern County Oil and Gas Permitting Program Annual Progress Report 
(December 1, 2016 to November 30, 2017)
[Lorelei OVIATT, AICP, Director:  Kern County Planning and Natural Resource Department]

Endorsed and Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief
(Superior Court of California - County of Kern; December 10, 2015)


Draft EIR for Revisions to the Kern County Zoning Ordinance 2015-C, focused on Oil and Gas Land Permitting

Chapter 12 Final Environmental Impact Report Consolidation
(SCH #2013081079 - Volume 5; November 1, 2015)
http://psbweb.co.kern.ca.us/UtilityPages/Planning/EIRS/oil_gas/Vol5/Oil_Gas_FEIR_Vol5_Chapter_12.pdf

Workshop Staff Report
(July 27, 2015)
https://www.kerncounty.com/planning/pdfs/eirs/oil_gas/oil_gas_zoning_amend_wksp_sr_072715.pdf

Appendix D-1:  Kern County Zoning Ordinance Amendments
Public Workshop Notes
(July 27, 2015)
http://psbweb.co.kern.ca.us/UtilityPages/Planning/EIRS/oil_gas/RTC/Oil_Gas_FEIR_Vol3_Chapter_7_Appendix%20D-1.pdf


Update on the Amendment of Chapter 19.12 Exclusive Agriculture (A) District to Address Surface Owner/Mineral Rights Owners Appeals Process
(Lorelei OVIATT, AICP, Director, Planning and Community Development Department, County of Kern; June 4, 2013)
https://www.kerncounty.com/planning/pdfs/eirs/oil_gas/oil-gas_board_letter_060413_farm.pdf



Website:


Demanding Accountability for Kern County Oil & Gas Drilling Projects
(EarthJustice.org)
https://earthjustice.org/cases/2015/demanding-accountability-for-kern-county-oil-gas-drilling-projects

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