STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

An application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan, under Alaska Statute 46.04.030 and in accordance with 18 AAC 75, has been received by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The details are as follows:

Applicant: Kenai Pipeline Company
54741 Energy Way
Kenai, Ak, 99611

Proposed Activity: Review of a plan renewal application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan that is required to commit adequate resources to meet all planning requirements for prevention and response for a realistic maximum discharge from the operations of Kenai pipeline Company (KPL). KPL dock/tank farm facility is 11 miles north of the city of Kenai, on the west side of the Kenai Spur Highway, on the shoreline of Cook Inlet, Alaska. KPL transportation and storage facilities are located on approximately 12 acres of fenced land. The total storage capacity at KPL is approximately 960,000 barrels. KPL receives crude via the Middle Ground Shoal pipeline, marine tank vessels, and tank trucks. Transmix is also offloaded at the KPL truck LACT. Refined products are received and loaded via marine vessels at the KPL dock. The terminal facilities include a bulk storage area, the Nikiski Wharf (KPL dock), and the associated pipelines, pumps, and metering stations. The KPL dock is a T head pier, has an overall length of 350 ft at the breasting platform and 1,295 ft outer dolphin to outer dolphin. It consists of steel piles and a concrete superstructure, connected to shore by a 965-foot causeway. There are four 8-inch hose laterals for oil cargo transfer and three 8-inch hose laterals (2 each) for refined products. There are two hose cranes, each with a lift capacity of three tons. The wharf can berth one vessel at a time and load or discharge vessels up to 125,000 deadweight tons (DWT). All vessels, which moor at the dock, are required to comply with the KPL USCG approved Operations Manual. Incoming transfers to or from the KPL dock may not exceed 499,999 barrels.

Location: Kenai Pipe Line Company 54741 Energy Way Mile 22.5, Kenai Spur Highway Kenai, AK 99611
Potential Results: A potential risk exists of oil spills entering the lands or waters of the state as a result of this operation.

Activity identified as: State Contingency Plan Number 25-CP-2083

Any person wishing to submit a request for additional information or provide comments regarding this application may do so electronically via our public notice site at https://dec.alaska.gov/comment/. If you are unable to submit comments via this site, you may submit them in writing to Regina Kincaid, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Soldotna, AK 99669, 907-262-3409, or regina.kincaid@alaska.gov.

The submitter’s name and full contents of all submitted comments are considered public records and will be posted online in full during the public comment period. Comments submitted in writing directly to the Plan Reviewer will be uploaded to the public comment site. It is preferable for commenters to submit directly through the public comment site.

The public comment period for this application begins on May 19, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on June 18, 2025. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on June 18, 2025. It is the responsibility of the commenter to verify that email submissions are received by the deadline. An additional comment period may be provided in accordance with 18 AAC 75.455(d).
The application package is available for public review on DEC’s website at http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/SPAR/PublicMVC/IPP/CPlansUnderReview.

DEC will hold a public hearing on the plan application if it determines that good cause exists. Residents in the affected area or the governing body of an affected municipality may request a public hearing by writing to the Department of Environmental Conservation, at the above address prior to June 9, 2025.

The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need an accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact ADA Coordinator Megan MacPherson, megan.macpherson@alaska.gov, 1-907-269-3096; Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 1-800-770-8973/TTY; or 711 prior to June 9, 2025 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.