The Port of Valdez

we get done vetting it, we’re probably going to start a marine trades park out on the old town site where we will be able to pull boats out of the water and work on them locally, rather than having them go all the way to Ketchikan or Seattle. Our customers are asking for those things, so we’re trying to keep them happy. And, as we wean ourselves off of oil, as a planet, I need to come up with other revenues streams so we’re not a burden on the city. So, part of our strategic plan is to be revenue positive and also capital positive so we can afford our own expansions.” “We are highlighting our green projects this year with our “Going Green in 2019 promotion,” Talbott adds. “We just completed a 10,000-gal- lon, bilge water treatment system onsite in the commercial boat harbor, so vessels will be able to be pumped out when they come in for fuel and water. They can also get their bilge cleaned and all of the bilge water removed and treated onsite. I think we’re the only har- bor in Alaska to have that system, or one like it.” In fact, the Port of Valdez recently met the standard, and sought certification, as an “Alas- ka Clean Harbor,” by Alaska Clean Harbors, a voluntary, non-regulatory program working throughout the state to help harbormasters, communities, and boaters prevent pollution and reduce waste in the state’s harbors and waterways. To become a certified Alaska Clean