Tankers in a railroad yard in Wisconsin, pictured June 2013.
Bingen City Council members adopted and approved proposed resolution 2015-006, regarding Transportation of Crude Oil through the city of Bingen, during the council’s open public meeting Friday June 5 at City Hall in Bingen.
City Council members, Mayor Betty Barnes, Stephanie Porter, Sandra Guzman, and Catherine Kiewit, voted in-favor of adopting, and approved the resolution that’s been under revision for the past few months.
Resolution no. 2015-006 addresses the harm that could result from an increase in train traffic through the city. In the resolution, City Council members specifically addressed the issue of train derailments due to higher volumes of traffic from trains hauling crude oil.
The resolution lays out the “impact on safety and economic development” stating “that a train derailment involving trains hauling crude oil can lead to crude oil spills and explosions that pose a significant health risk,” which could cause loss of life, damages to the community, environment, and local economy.
In a list of resolves Bingen City Council members urge the Governor of Washington “…to use the powers of the State to encourage federal rules to ensure safe transportation of crude oil on rail lines in Washington.”
The resolution also encourages the State of Washington to “…require coordination among state agencies concerning preparedness and capacity to respond to an accident involving transportation of crude oil by rail.”
“Implemented regulations regarding train speed and rail car design, in order to provide safer transport of crude oil” are also called for by the City Council as preventative measures to reduce the risk of train derailments in town.
The final clause in the resolution addresses the state to “…require owners and operators transporting crude oil by rail to assume all risk and be sufficiently bonded and insured against the risk of catastrophic fire explosion, loss of life and property, environmental destruction and damage and any other harm connected with train derailments and/or accidents involving trains caring crude oil.”
The resolution has been locally adopted and filed in the City of Bingen, and sent to the Columbia Gorge Climate Action Network (CGCAN). The CGCAN is network of residents from the Columbia River Gorge working together to respond to political, economic, and social forces causing climate change.
Friday’s meeting concluded with a wrap up of Old Business, updates from the Mayor, and staff and committee reports.
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