A new water plant is planned to use Willamette River water to improve recovery from a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.

The entities involved

• Willamette River →

  major river in northwest Oregon

  • City Council is reviewing safety measures for fuel terminals located along the Willamette River in Portland.Thu 05:48
  • Mayor Keith Wilson cast a tiebreaking vote regarding the sale of a fuel storage facility along the Willamette River.Thu 05:48
• Cascadia subduction zone →

  plate boundary

  • The Cascadia subduction zone is showing signs of fault extension from California into Oregon and British Columbia, prompting tsunami warnings and official guidance.Mon 14:14
  • Tectonic plates are interacting along the Cascadia subduction zone in British Columbia.Mon 14:14
• McKenzie River →

  tributary of the Willamette River in Oregon

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Looming earthquake from the Cascadia subduction zone threatens toxic tank farms near the Willamette River.Sep 8