Client: WesPac Pipelines-Los Angeles LLC
Lead Agency: City of Los Angeles
Date Completed: In Progress

The purpose of the Smart Energy Transport System is to provide an updated and consolidated jet fuel pipeline system to improve efficiency and ensure a long-term, reliable source of product to support airport operations at LAX and other airports throughout the Southwestern United States. The project is proposed to occur in two phases that are anticipated to occur approximately three years apart. Construction of Phase 1 of the project is anticipated to begin in September 2008 and end in February 2009, while Phase 2 is expected to begin as early as April 2012. The pipeline route crosses six jurisdictions, including unincorporated Los Angeles County and the Cities of Carson, Compton, Gardena, Hawthorne, and Los Angeles. The total pipeline would be approximately 24 miles long; Phase 1 would comprise approximately 6.5 miles, while the remaining 17.5 miles of the route would be constructed during Phase 2. In addition to the pipeline, the project consists of a new pump station at the Vopak Inland Terminal, a new delivery connection to the Watson Pump Station, and a new receiving system at LAX.


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