Huntington Beach, most of which is used for oil and gas facilities, but 

 with space left for expansion. Gulf operates an offshore marine terminal 

 and AMINOIL operates a helicopter center in Huntington Beach. The City 

 Council has passed a resolution opposing offshore production that would 



be visible from the shore, but has not expressly forbidden further oil 



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 operations in the city. 



2. The Santa Ana River Corridor . A private environmental impact 

 report has been prepared by Esca-Tech Corporation of Long Beach, evalu- 

 ating four alternative pipeline corridors from the coast to inland 



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 refineries for OCS oil. The Santa Ana river corridor was regarded 



as the most feasible site. The other alternatives were not released. 

 The study and further research by the OCS Task Force shows that the 

 river represents an excellent route for pipelines to existing storage 

 facilities at Atwood and Brea and to refineries further inland. How- 

 ever, the river mouth has been identified by the California Department 

 of Fish and Game as a possible wildlife area for acquisition by the 



State. Such acquisition would probably block the use of the river for 



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 pipelines. 



Los Angeles County 



1. Port of Los Angeles . The OCS Task Force nominated the Port of 

 Los Angeles as a prime target for onshore development for OCS-related 

 facilities. Port authorities are planning to expand oil and gas opera- 

 tions and oil companies are also planning for expansion in the port. 

 Port plans include increases in capacity of the existing supertanker 

 oil terminal (noted above in II) and expansion of the present 11 million 

 barrels of oil storage to as much as 33 million barrels. Port planners 



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