The Pittsburg Energy Infrastructure Project
Safety and the Environment
WesPac Energy–Pittsburg LLC (WesPac) proposes to modernize and reactivate the existing marine terminal, oil storage and transfer facilities at the GenOn Pittsburg Generation Station. The marine terminal, storage tanks, and all of the existing equipment will be replaced, upgraded or repaired.
These upgraded and improved facilities will be used to transport and store virgin and partially refined crude oil. All products handled at the facility will be transported by pipeline, ship or barge.
Protecting neighbors and the environment is a top priority for WesPac and we take it very seriously. The storage tanks, marine terminal, pipeline, transfer facilities, Terminal control building, and equipment will meet best available technology standards and companies will ensure environmental compliance with all federal, state and local regulations.
Safety Features
The marine terminal will be upgraded to meet the new Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards (MOTEMS) established by the California State Lands Commission. The marine terminal will be the first marine oil terminal in California to meet the MOTEMS requirements for “new” marine oil terminals. These requirements are more stringent than those for “existing” marine oil terminals.
The discharge arms and existing transfer infrastructure will be modernized using the most up-to-date equipment and technology.
The storage tanks will be modernized and equipped with the “Best Available Control Technology” to minimize emissions and comply with all rules and regulations of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
WesPac will construct a new on-site Terminal control building, responsible for system control and operation. This one story building will be constructed on West 10th Street at the entrance to the facility. The Terminal will be staffed and monitored 24 hours per day. Local staff will be responsible for operations oversight, routine inspections and maintenance.
There will be emergency shutdown provisions, state-of-the-art vapor and leak monitoring and detection equipment, fire detection and suppression equipment, and an oil spill containment system.
The storage tanks will be retrofitted with new internal floating roofs and tank bottoms featuring secondary containment and leak detection systems.
The proposed new pipeline will have a special coating to prevent corrosion and an additional corrosion control system along the length of the pipeline. It will be regularly inspected by an internal inspection device and will have pipeline shut off valves.
We will use the existing stormwater collection system, with some modifications, to separate it from the GenOn Generating Plant stormwater. A new stormwater collection pond will be used and an oil/water separator will be installed. If there is any evidence of stormwater contamination, that water will be pumped to this new Pond and then treated to remove contaminants prior to discharge.