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Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Approves Permit Transfer

Sep 23, 2023
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On September 19, 2023, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved the change of ownership, guarantor, and operator of the pipeline system that ruptured in the 2015 Refugio oil spill.

The approval on a 4-0 vote authorized the transfer of the pipeline’s Final Development Plan Permit from Plains All American Pipeline Company to Pacific Pipeline …

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