The Angus Petroleum production facility on Delaware St. in Huntington Beach from which odors and noise have been emanating. Huntington Beach residents say fumes, noise from Angus Petroleum are unbearable. Officials say the company is following regulations. This Huntington Beach oil facility has also been connected with
oil spills in the area which
cost the city $1.5M to clean up.
Residents in the neighborhood near Springfield Avenue and Delaware Street continue to complain to the city and the Southern California Air Quality Management District but say they have yet to see results. City officials and the
AQMD say they have been fielding complaints on the facility but so far Angus has been cooperative and complied with regulations. Last summer residents appealed to the city for help, saying the fumes were causing health issues including headaches and burning eyes. The Fire Department sent a violation notice to Angus Petroleum and said company officials were responsive to residents' concerns.
The
Angus Petroleum facility on California Street had been inactive for nearly 11 years but started work again last summer. Oil production began on the site in 1992 but was shut down in 1998.
