Tag: DEQ

The North Spit is located along a subduction zone and in a tsunami hazard zone. Jody McCaffree questioned whether siting a raw sewage treatment in the path of a tsunami and along a seismically active subduction zone was practical, particularly in the vicinity of healthy oyster beds. As usual her concerns were met with derision from Port CEO Jeff Bishop and silence from the port commissioners. A few hours later Japan was struck by a 9.0 subduction zone earthquake and we have all seen the results.