Case Study
SB4 Environmental Impact Report - Noise & Vibration Consulting - Acentech
SB4 Environmental Impact Report - Noise & Vibration Consulting - Acentech Pursuant to Senate Bill 4 (Pavley 2013), the California Natural Resources Agency commissioned the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) to conduct an independent scienti?c assessment of well stimulation treatments, including hydraulic fracturing, in California. Acentech was hired to complete the noise and vibration portions of the Environmental Impact Report. The EIR focuses on the physical acts that are associated with hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing, and acid matrix stimulation as they apply to both existing and future oil and gas wells within the State. The physical activities associated with these stimulation treatments are analyzed with consideration of the Department of Conservation’s Divisi