North Pole jet fuel terminal seeks spill plan renewal; comment open through July 29

North Pole area residents and the Fairbanks North Star Borough have until July 29 to comment on a renewal application for the oil discharge prevention and contingency plan for Crowley Alaska's Moose Creek Terminal, a 34-acre jet fuel storage facility in North Pole. This is a renewal application, not evidence of a spill, violation, or proposed expansion.

The terminal at 4800 Pullman Drive stores approximately 32.9 million gallons of jet fuel across three bulk tanks. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation's Spill Prevention and Response Division is reviewing the application under state law requiring facilities of this type to maintain current contingency plans. The facility's adjusted Response Planning Standard is 2,165,306 gallons, the volume DEC uses to size required response capability.

DEC issued an initial public notice for the Moose Creek terminal contingency plan in 2021, making this renewal part of an ongoing regulatory cycle rather than a new facility proposal. The current application is filed as State Contingency Plan Number 26-CP-5264. The application package is available for public review on DEC's website under contingency plans currently under review.

The public comment period began June 29, 2026 and runs through 11:59 p.m. July 29, 2026. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by that deadline. Residents in the affected area or the governing body of an affected municipality may request a formal hearing by writing to DEC before July 14. Comments may be submitted electronically at dec.alaska.gov/comment or in writing to plan reviewer Kimberley Maher, 610 University Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99709.