California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources
Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection
Article 1 - General
Section 1753.3.2 - Site Remediation Cost Estimate Method 2
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Site Remediation Cost Estimates calculated by operators using Method 2 shall be calculated by summing the estimated costs under subdivisions (a)(2) through (a)(9) to restore the site in accordance with Section 1776, including subdivisions (e) and (f), and reducing that total by any reductions from subdivision (a)(10) and shall provide the following information for each of the operator's well sites and production facility sites:
(b) Operators calculating Site Remediation Cost Estimates under this section shall account for costs associated with the location and characteristics of the site such as condition, geologic hazards, history, and proximity to sensitive populations and environmental resources.
(c) Operators calculating Site Remediation Cost Estimates under this section shall also submit documentation consistent with section 1753.1.1 supporting the costs estimated under subdivision (a).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3013 and 3205.7, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 3011, 3106 and 3205.7, Public Resources Code.