Sacramento Natural Gas Storage Facility
Project P07-111
Tentative Timeline
| Mid 2008 | California Public Utilities Commission Determination |
| Fall 2008 | City of Sacramento Planning Commission Hearing |
| Mid 2009 | Project Begins Operation |
Sacramento Natural Gas Storage is proposing to build an underground natural gas storage facility in the South Sacramento community area. The underground storage portion of the facility (referred to as the “underground reservoir”) is located roughly 3,800 feet below the surface. The reservoir at one time contained natural gas that had been formed over time by natural processes. The natural gas was extracted by Union Oil in the 1970s and 1980s. The project proposes to inject natural gas into the same cavity, with an approximate capacity of 7.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
The “lateral limits” (i.e., edges) of the underground reservoir are:
- Northern edge: Elder Creek Road
- Southern edge: Florin Road
- Western edge: 75th Street
- Eastern edge: Union Pacific Railroad
The underground storage portion of the facility is located underneath approximately 700 residences, as well as 40 commercial and industrial properties.
On the Surface
There will be two structures built above ground to maintain this facility:
- Wellhead Site
- An injection and extraction well facility would be built on approximately 3.5 acres, which are located at the northeast corner of Junipero Street and Power Inn Road (6881 Power Inn Road).
- Compressor Station
- The compressor station would be located on approximately 4.0 acres on the grounds of the Army Depot (8300 Fruitridge Road).
Pipelines
The applicant proposes to construct a buried 16 inch interconnection pipeline between the wellhead and compressor station. The project also includes construction of connections to existing regional natural gas pipelines. The applicant would construct a buried 16 inch interconnection pipeline between the compressor site and the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) Line 700; and the Yolo County interconnection which would consist of a buried 12 inch interconnection pipeline between SMUD Line 700 and PG&E Line 172 and associated metering facilities.
Project Documents
- Project Application (PDF - 4,090 KB)
- California Public Utilities Commission Notice of Preparation (NOP) (PDF - 4,653 KB)
- Maps:
- Pipeline Map (PDF - 838 KB)
- Compressor Station, Wellhead Site, and Connecting Pipelines (PDF - 888 KB)
- Requested Entitlements
Applicant Information
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Don Russell
Sacramento Natural Gas Storage
(916) 859-4730
drussell@cngsllc.com
Other Agencies Involved
Contact Us
Planning Project Managers
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Stephanie Hockman
Junior Planner, City of Sacramento
(916) 808-7497
shockman@cityofsacramento.org -
Mark Martin
Senior Planner, City of Sacramento
(916) 808-5945
mmartin@cityofsacramento.org
Environmental Planning Project Managers
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Shelly Amrhein
Associate Planner, City of Sacramento
(916) 808-7601
rwamrhein@cityofsacramento.org -
Tom Buford
Senior Planner, City of Sacramento
(916) 808-7931
tbuford@cityofsacramento.org