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DEQ's 401 certification places the proposed discharge path in waters connected to McLean Slough and the Clatskanie River. DEQ also lists existing dissolved oxygen, temperature, dioxin, total dissolved gas, PCB, and DDE impairments in the receiving-water system.
DEQ's Jan. 7, 2025 certification says the project would create 72.6 acres of new impervious surface. NOAA's biological opinion says 23 ESA-listed species or distinct population segments are likely to be adversely affected.
If you want to understand the Port Westward fight, start with the public record: wetland fill, fish habitat impacts, impaired receiving waters, and a permit history that has already forced the project back through review more than once.