The following Permit Projects have been determined to be subject to CEQA and thus the following documents have been prepared.  The date in the parenthesis is either the closing date for comments on the draft CEQA document or the certification date when the final CEQA document was approved by the South Coast AQMD's Executive Officer.

Before accessing the documents, please review this Disclaimer. 

Notice of Exemption (NOE) for Linde Inc. Permit Application Numbers 640712 and 640713 (posted February 17, 2023)

• Notice of Exemption (NOE) for Linde Inc. Hydrogen Production Electrolyzer Project Application Numbers 640712 and 640713 (PDF, 295kb)

Quemetco Capacity Upgrade Project  
(Proyecto de Mejora de la Capacidad de Quemetco)  

• Quemetco Community Meeting Information - January 12, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Rescheduled to February 9, 2022 at 6:00 p.m - Virtual only.
  • Agenda
  • Presentation
  • Quemetco Community Meeting Information Update for February 9, 2022 in English
  • Quemetco Community Meeting Information Update for February 9, 2022 en Español
  • Quemetco Community Meeting Information Update for February 9, 2022 中文
• Flyer Announcing Extended Comment Period for Draft EIR until February 15, 2022
  • Extended Comment Period Information Flyer - English
  • Extended Comment Period Information Flyer - Español
  • Extended Comment Period Information Flyer - 中文
• Draft Environmental Impact Report for Quemetco Capacity Upgrade Project (Comment Period: October 14, 2021 to December 14, 2021 Extended to February 15, 2022)
  • Volume I: Draft EIR and Appendix A (PDF, 10MB)
  • Volume II: Appendix B (PDF, 43.3MB)
  • Volume III: Appendices C through F (PDF, 5.6MB)
• Extended Comment Period for Notice of Completion of a Draft EIR and Opportunity for Public Comment until February 15, 2022
  • Extended Comment Period for Notice of Completion of a Draft EIR (English) (PDF, 191kb)
  • Periodo Extendido de Comentarios para el Aviso de Finalización de un Borrador de Impacto Ambiental y Oportunidad para Comentarios del Publico (Spanish)(PDF, 138kb)
  • 延长环境影响报告草案的完成通知的评论期并公开评论的机会 QUEMETCO产能升级项目 (Chinese)(PDF, 170kb)

• Notice of Completion of a Draft EIR and Opportunity for Public Comment
  • Notice of Completion for the Quemetco Capacity Upgrade Project (English) (PDF, 191kb)
  • Aviso de Finalización de un Borrador de Informe de Impacto Ambiental para el Proyecto de Actualización de Capacidad de Quemetco (Spanish) (PDF, 144kb)
  • Notice of Completion for the 项目名称: QUEMETCO 产能升级项目 (Chinese) (PDF, 252kb)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) – Revised November 2021
  • Frequently Asked Questions - Revised (English) (PDF, 205kb)
  • Preguntas Frecuentes Actualizadas para el Proyecto de Actualización de Capacidad de Quemetco (Spanish) (PDF, 158kb) 
  • QUEMETCO产能提升项目环境影响报告（EIR）草案的常见问题（FAQ）修订版 —更新 (Chinese) (PDF, 226kb)

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) – October 2021
  • Frequently Asked Questions (English) (PDF, 205kb)
  • Preguntas Frecuentes para el Proyecto de Actualización de Capacidad de Quemetco (Spanish) (PDF, 205kb)
  • Quemetco 产能提升项目环境影响报告（EIR）草案的常见问题（FAQ) (Chinese) (PDF, 205kb)

• Quemetco Community Meeting Information - November 10, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
  • Agenda
  • Presentation
  • Quemetco Community Meeting Flyer - English
  • Quemetco Community Meeting Flyer - Español
  • Quemetco Community Meeting Flyer - 中文 
• To view the 2018 documents regarding the Quemetco Capacity Upgrade Project (e.g., Notice of Preparation/Initial Study, previous CEQA Scoping Meetings and presentations, and Fact Sheet), please click here.

For additional information regarding the Quemetco facility, including information about the draft permits, please visit the following webpage: https://www.aqmd.gov/home/news-events/community-investigations/quemetco  

Archive of CEQA Permit Projects listed by year: 

2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011,2010, 2009, 2008, 
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000