COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY
GOOD NEIGHBOR COMMITMENT
We are dedicated to benefitting local communities and advancing innovative solutions to global environmental challenges. Part of that commitment includes the support provided by our Stakeholder Relations team. We will act as a resource to you now and throughout the project's life.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
We seek to strengthen the economies in the communities where we operate. That means taking time to listen to local leaders and neighbors, understand the regions where we operate, and engage in partnerships that address community needs.
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āCarbon storage projects and activities generate a variety of tax revenues, including ad valorem property tax revenues based on sequestration, ad valorem taxes for surface equipment and pipelines, sales use taxes and income and payroll taxes.
Community outreach and engagement is a primary objective of 1PointFive. We will be pursuing a Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) in Livingston Parish. We invite your thoughts on the development of this agreement.
ABOUT COMMUNITY BENEFIT AGREEMETNS
Community Benefit Agreements are multi-party contracts executed by community-based organizations, local governments and 1PointFive. These agreements can provide a range of community benefits related to a proposed development project, as well as promote inclusiveness and provide a mechanism for community concerns to be heard and addressed. CBAs benefit regions through stronger, more equitable, economies. CBAs leverage community input that results in projects that benefit a diverse community.
COMMUNITY GIVING
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Platinum Sponsor of Leadership Livingston’s project, which built an outdoor children’s assessment area for children with disabilities at the Pupil Appraisal Center’s in Livingston Parishā
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Partnership with Barbra Bush Literacy Foundation, implementing a Home Library program which has provided over 13,000 books to over 2,300 students across 4 elementary schools in Livingston Parish ā
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Title sponsor for Livingston Parish’s Bear Creek Hunting Club’s annual youth safety weekend for the past 3 years ā
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Sponsorship and engagement with Livingston Parish’s Holden High School and Doyle Highschool’s baseball teamsā
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Active engagement in and a member of the Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerceā
COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS
As we design our project, build it and operate it, our highest priority is to conduct our business in a manner that respects and protects the health, safety and welfare of your community, surrounding communities, our employees and the environment.
PEOPLE ON SITE
During the nine-month construction period, at any given time, we may have up to 100 people on site. During ongoing operations, once the construction is complete, the number of people on site will be relatively few (1–2 permanent staff), primarily performing monitoring duties and day-to-day operations and maintenance.
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We strive to make our activities compatible with our neighbors in Livingston Parish and use various mitigation procedures to reduce the temporary impacts associated with construction activities. Although some of our operations are conducted 24/7, we aim to minimize non-essential work during the night.
WILDLIFE MITIGATION
1PointFive strives to minimize our operational footprint, protect ecosystems and implement conservation practices, making stewardship of the environment a responsibility of each member of our workforce. In addition, we are committed to working closely with landowners where our operations reside to minimize operational impact on recreational activities in the area such as hunting, fishing, hiking, etc.
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TRAFFIC
1PointFive will coordinate with local and state authorities to see that haul routes to and from the site have as little impact on traffic and road conditions as practicable during the construction period. Driving routes will be shared as they are developed.
WATER RUN-OFF
As part of our project site planning, 1PointFive will prepare drainage plans for each well pad site to ensure water run-off from constructed well pads will not impact commercial or residential properties or surrounding waterways. Plans will be shared as they are developed.
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WATER WELL SAFETY
The CO2 will be sequestered several thousand feet below the lowest underground source of drinking water (USDW). The CO2 will be trapped in underground rock formations. Monitoring wells will track the CO2 to ensure it remains safely in the storage formation and does not impact water wells.
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
1PointFive and its partners are committed to safely operating our facilities, following industry best practices and employing advanced technologies to protect the health and safety of our employees, neighbors and the environment. Our employees go through safety training and have the ability to stop work at any time without repercussions if they believe there is a potential safety or operational concern.
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We also have comprehensive policies and procedures in place to help prevent incidents, mitigate risks and respond quickly, if an unplanned event involving our operators occurs.