City HallFriday, November 13
Portland City Council votes to cut fuel stored along the Willamette River
The PDXtoday team
If you've ever looked across the river at the tank farm, this one's for you. Portland City Council passed a pair of ordinances on the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub, a six-mile stretch with more than 600 bulk fuel tanks. The land there could liquefy in a major earthquake.
The tank farm and the new drawdown rule, by the numbers
- 6 miles
- of riverfront the hub covers
- 600+
- bulk fuel tanks
- 11
- bulk fuel terminals must draw down capacity
- 20%
- minimum capacity cut by 2036
Sources: KPTV, FM News 101 KXL
The ordinances require 11 bulk fuel terminals to cut tank capacity by at least 20 percent by 2036. They also change zoning and public improvements codes to restrict expansion and add reporting requirements.
“The real solution here is ultimately moving storage to a place that is not the least safe place in our state to store this fuel.”
- Relocation: no timeline yet
- Supply worry: Oregon has no refineries
- Earlier step: new storage restricted since 2016
- Also: more Clean Energy Funds for alternative transportation
90%of the state's fossil fuel supply stored at the hub
That's the share the tank farm holds, according to KXL's report.
Source: FM News 101 KXL
Sources: KPTV, FM News 101 KXL