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Environmental Considerations

The Port of Portland is firmly committed to achieving its mission through responsible environmental stewardship and through the implementation of proactive environmental programs. With the MTMP 2020, the Port of Portland has integrated environmental considerations into its facility planning. The MTMP 2020 began with a detailed assessment of the environmental conditions at the Port's terminal facilities and a Strategic Environmental Assessment document to identify the aspects and impacts of the Port's marine activities.

Environmental Action Plan

The MTMP inventories existing environmental conditions and concerns at each of the Port's marine facilities. A combination of best management practices, facility capital improvements, and environmental enhancements are identified, which address significant aspects and impacts of the Port's marine operations.

Integrating Environmental Considerations Into the MTMP 2020
This comprehensive environmental documentation and review formed the basis of the Environmental Action Plan. The action plan identifies a series of targets and planning principles that have been incorporated into the preferred-alternative plans and will be used during the future development of these plans.

Integrating Environmental Considerations

Environmental Action Plan
Reduce Impacts to Air	Minimize Impacts to Water Resources	Reduce Waste Generation and Hazardous Materials Use
Select terminal designs that reduce air impacts per unit of cargo by promoting efficient transportation systems. Implement new technologies to increase efficiencies and reduce truck idling times. Evaluate alternate energy sources for vessels at dock.	Avoid new infiltration storm water control facilities. Develop and select terminal designs that minimize the risk of hazardous materials release through spills. Plan to collect and treat all storm water from marine facilities and transportation facilities.	Avoid new moorage slips and design marine facilities to minimize dredging requirements. Prepare a facility alternative that addresses sediment management needs. Identify locations during facility design for the management of waste materials and source separation/recycling at the terminals. Promote beneficial re-use of dredge material.
Minimize Impacts to Natural Resources	Consider Design for the Environment in Planning, Construction and Procurement	Promote Sustainable Marine Development
Maximize the utilization of existing marine cargo and marine industrial facilities. Redevelop brownfield sites in the working harbor (where feasible) to maximize land use. Plan to accommodate the need for natural resource restoration at Port marine facilities. Minimize impacts to shallow water and riparian habitat areas and mitigate unavoidable impacts.	Utilize natural resource modeling and adaptive management to minimize impacts and enhance and sustain natural resources, reduce invasive species colonization, and identify and sustain existing resource functions. Design facilities to reduce potential for fish stranding. Design marine terminals to minimize invasive lighting and noise pollution. Encourage green building design for new construction.	Avoid duplication with other public and private facilities in region. Seek opportunities to provide community access to marine terminals. Seek best solutions to regional marine cargo requirements that maintain long-term competitiveness. Continue to seek community input during facility planning.

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