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NBG Fuel Farm Gets New Generator

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS100324-05
Release Date: 3/24/2010 11:06:00 AM

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Peter Lewis, Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs

SANTA RITA, Guam (NNS) -- U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG) Fuel Farm Division held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Tenjo Vista Tank Farm to celebrate the construction of a new generator facility March 23.

The $668,800 project was funded by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as an unfunded military construction project. The contract was awarded on March 19, 2009, with work commencing on Sept. 21, 2009, and a completion date set for March 31. U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas provided engineering, contracting and construction oversight.

Tenjo Vista Tank Farm houses thousands of gallons of F-76 military diesel fuel, which is used by ocean-going vessels. The facility has been in service since the 1950s.

According to Joe Quinata, NBG Fuel Farm Division manager, the 650-kilowatt Kohler generator will provide a complete backup supply for the Tenjo Vista fuel-pumping facility.

"The project will enable our facility to operate our pumps and maintain our power needs during both scheduled and unscheduled power outages," Quinata said. "Back in the days when brown- and blackouts were quite frequent, it was a situation that would have prevented us from being able to support our operations and customers."

Cmdr. Kevin Gillam, NBG executive officer, said the facility is especially important since Guam is vulnerable to natural disasters.

"Being in an area where we may be prone to natural disasters, the capabilities that this generator will bring to the Fuels Division and the Navy is particularly crucial," Gillam said. "In the event of unplanned power outages, typhoons, tsunamis, tropical storms, earthquakes and other disasters, we will be able to continue to provide fuel to our customers."

Work on the generator facility is approximately 95 percent complete. NBG Fuel Farm Division will start and test the generator on March 29 during a commissioning ceremony.

The mission of Naval Base Guam is to support the U.S. Pacific Fleet and other operating forces operating from, serviced by or supplied through Guam; support the fighters based on Guam or attached to the tenant commands; and to support the families of Sailors stationed in Guam.