Staff Findings: Timetable for
Phaseout of MTBE from
California's Gasoline Supply
June 18, 1999

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Staff Findings: Timetable for Phaseout of MTBE from California's Gasoline Supply

Background - MTBE Use

Background - Water Quality

Background - UC MTBE Study

Background - CEC MTBE Study

Background - Executive Order

MTBE Phaseout Timetable & Findings

Date Certain - Refinery Modifications

Date Certain - Distribution Infrastructure

Date Certain - Ethanol Supplies

Date Certain - Project Timelines

Date Certain - Key Finding

Early MTBE Removal

Early MTBE Removal - Gradual Phase-down

Early MTBE Removal - Geographic MTBE-Free Zones

Early MTBE Removal - Seasonal Ethanol Blending

Uncertainty - Federal Minimum Oxygen Requirement

Uncertainty - Viability of Ethanol

Uncertainty - Phase 3 RFG Specifications

Uncertainty - Key Impacts

Other Issues - "MTBE-Free"

Other Issues - Fungibility

Other Issues - Gasoline Supply

Other Issues - Ethanol Transportation Logistics

Author: Gordon Schremp

Email: gschremp@energy.state.ca.gov

Home Page: www.energy.ca.gov

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