Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
September 25, 2018The facility is located approximately 45 miles west of New Orleans, 30 miles southeast of Baton Rouge and approximately 160 miles upstream from the mouth of the Mississippi River. For crude oil distribution, the St. James facility is comprised of two marine docks on the Mississippi River occupying approximately 48 acres of land, a tank terminal (six storage tanks have a total shell capacity of 2 million barrels) occupying approximately 105 acres of land, five tie-ins that lead to other facilities plus the environmental and safety systems that serve the entire St. James facility.