Defense Fuel Support Point Ozol

The Defense Fuel Support Point Ozol (DFSP Ozol) is located at Ozol, California along the Carquinez Strait. It is a jet fuel bulk storage and transfer terminal operated by contractors on behalf of the Defense Logistics Agency's Defense Fuel Supply Center,[1] which has recently been renamed DLA - Energy.

Background

Though not currently in service,[2] it was originally built in the 1940s. The facility today covers 76 acres[3] and has a storage capacity of one million barrels of jet fuel utilizing twelve underground tanks that are hardened to withstand nuclear attack. The nuclear-hardened facility was constructed in 1959 by the Holley Corporation and leased to the federal government until the Air Force purchased the facility in 1980.[4] DLA has managed the facility since 1980, and Tenco Services, Inc., operated it under contract from 1990 through 1999,[1] when the facility was placed in closure mode.

DFSP Ozol is served by a ship port, an interstate pipeline and a railroad terminal. The waterfront pier is 880 feet long with 40 feet of depth alongside. It is located 270 feet offshore, with a connecting pier to the shore.[2] The DFSP is connected to the Kinder Morgan SFPP (Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline) interstate pipeline.[2][5] It is adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad's Martinez Subdivision, however the spur track to the railcar loading racks has been disconnected from the main line.

Active Years

During its last active years, DFSP Ozol was responsible for the purchase and truck transportation of JP-5 and JP-8 petroleum needs of ANG Fresno, ANG Klamath; CGAS San Francisco, ANG Reno, Travis AFB, and FAA Sacramento.[6]

References
  1. "Environmental Cleanup at DOD: Better Cost-Sharing Guidance Needed at DOD Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated Sites (GAO/NSAID-97-32)". GAO. 27 March 1997. pp. 40–41. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  2. "Port Series № 31" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2000. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. "Base Structure Report - FY2004". U.S. DoD. 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  4. "Site Cleanup Requirement Order № 93-131" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. 20 October 1993. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. "Land Use Database". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. "Commerce Business Daily". GSA. 26 October 1995. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

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