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Defense Fuel Support Point Ozol

Coordinates: 38°01′34″N 122°10′08″W / 38.026°N 122.169°W / 38.026; -122.169
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The Defense Fuel Support Point Ozol (DFSP Ozol) is located at Ozol, California, US 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 was renamed DLA - Energy in 1977.

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.[2]

Background

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The terminal was built in the 1940s, and was not in service as of 2000.[3] The facility today covers 76 acres[4] and has a storage capacity of one million barrels of jet fuel using 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.[5] 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.[3] The DFSP is connected to the Kinder Morgan SFPP (Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline) interstate pipeline.[3][6] 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Commerce Business Daily". GSA. 26 October 1995. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ "Base Structure Report - FY2004". U.S. DoD. 2004. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Site Cleanup Requirement Order № 93-131" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. 20 October 1993. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Land Use Database". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

38°01′34″N 122°10′08″W / 38.026°N 122.169°W / 38.026; -122.169