Bowerman Power Renewable Natural Gas Plant Project
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024100760
Lead Agency
Orange County Waste & Recycling
(OCWR)
Document Title
Bowerman Power Renewable Natural Gas Plant Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/3/2025
Document Description
A renewable natural gas (RNG) plant will be designed to produce RNG from landfill gas (LFG). Most of the LFG produced by the FRB Landfill is sent to the existing Bowerman Power Plant to produce energy. Currently, when the Bowerman Power Plant reaches production capacity, excess LFG is sent to a flare station for incineration. The proposed RNG plant will process the LFG, that would otherwise require incineration at the existing adjacent flare station and deliver it to SoCalGas. The Project does not include the storage of RNG, instead RNG will be directed into the existing SoCalGas natural gas pipeline system. This effort will promote the beneficial reuse of existing and future LFG collected by FRB Landfill, support long-term sustainability goals in the region, and help reduce Orange County’s reliance on fossil fuels. Additionally, the Project will contribute to California Public Utility Commission’s Renewable Gas Program to procure RNG made by methane from organic waste from landfills and other sources. By processing LFG into RNG and delivering it to SoCalGas, the Project will reduce the volume of LFG being flared and the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the flares. The RNG Plant will have the capacity to process 6,000 scfm of LFG is equivalent to avoiding the GHG emissions from trash landfilled over an approximately 1.5 year period.
Contact Information
Name
Leila Barker
Agency Name
Orange County Waste & Recycling
Job Title
OCWR CEQA & Habitat Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Sharon Frank
Agency Name
Bowerman Power LFG, LLC
Job Title
Vice President Environmental Health and Safety
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Irvine
Counties
Orange
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Bee Canyon Access Road and Portola Parkway
Zip
92602
Total Acres
3.52
State Highways
241, 133
Schools
Stonegate Elementary School
Township
5S
Range
8W
Section
143
Base
El Toro
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Orange County Water & Recycling
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Orange
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://oclandfills.com/page/bowerman-power-rng-ceqa
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
Notice of Determination
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