Platform Holly Decommissioning Project: Notice of Preparation; Public Comments Accepted Until March 6

The California State Lands Commission (Commission) has released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) (State Clearinghouse No. 2026010775) for the Platform Holly Decommissioning Project. The Commission prepared the NOP to solicit public, tribal, and agency comments, in writing or verbally at the February 19 scoping meeting, on the scope and content of the environmental analysis and mitigation measures to include in the Draft Environmental Impact Report.

Commission Staff will accept public comments until March 6, 2026. Commission Staff will host two public scoping meetings on February 19, 2026, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Goleta City Hall (130 Cremona Drive). The meetings will be held in person and virtually through Zoom. Links to the Zoom meetings will be available on the CLSC website as soon as possible. 

The Notice of Preparation and Notice of Public Scoping Meeting | Notificación de Preparación de un Borrador de Informe de Impacto Ambiental Y Aviso de Reunión Pública para Definir El Alcance can be found at: www.slc.ca.gov/content-types/platform-holly-decommissioning-project.

If you have any questions, please contact Senior Environmental Scientist, Christine Day, at CEQA.comments@slc.ca.gov.

Pictured: Platform Holly