Interactive Tool: Over-Water Oil Transfers

In 2023 alone, Class 1 facilities (excluding pipelines) conducted 2,589 over-water oil transfer operations totaling 4,469,806,696 gallons. The interactive report tool below includes the transfers to and from vessels at these facilities and does not include oil transfer operations via pipeline, rail, or truck.

It wasn’t until 1979 that San Juan County got a comprehensive growth plan and that was largely due to the Friends of the San Juan’s being there to advocate for the shoreline and the ecosystem. Since then, there have been constant waves of pressure by developers. Friends have risen each time, fighting to protect this fragile and precious place.

Liza Michaelson

member, San Juan Island