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Planning and Development assistant director Dianne Black denied
Exxon's request, saying the case did not warrant an emergency
approval.
Exxon can apply for approval again through the customary permit
process, a statement from the County office said. Exxon
confirmed it had been notified and said it was assessing its
options.
The May 19 spill from a pipeline owned by Plains All American
Pipeline near Santa Barbara dumped up to 2,400 barrels of crude
into the Pacific Ocean along a pristine stretch of coastline.
Plains All American Pipeline had earlier said no timeline has
been set for the pipeline's restart.
(Reporting by Vijaykumar Vedala in Bengaluru; Editing by Simon
Cameron-Moore)
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