VC Planning Director to decide on 19 new wells near Thomas Aquinas College in upper Ojai

In Brief: On Thursday, Jan. 8 the Ventura County Planning Director will be reviewing a request by Vintage Inc. (Owned by OXY) to add 19 oil wells to their existing conditional use permit for an oil field near Thomas Aquinas College in Upper Ojai, above Santa Paula. They are also requesting a 30 year extension on the CUP. Local watch dog group CFROG points out there has only been an environmental review of the impact of the roads associated with this CUP. The hearing is at 10am. in the planning department at the county government building on Victoria Avenue.http://www.ventura.org/rma/planning/pdf/meetings-agendas-archives/PD/2015/01-08-2015_PDH_post-12-23-2014.pdf

An oil well along Topa Vista Road in Upper Ojai, operated by Vintage.