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6/18/08
Marine Board’s Website Gives Information on Non-Blended Gasoline Locations
If you’re a boater or aviation enthusiast, there’s a good chance you already know of the potential damage to your boat or airplane engines if you use blended gasoline (with ethanol or E-10). Earlier this year, the legislature passed a bill (SB1079) that exempts boats, aircraft, ATV’s, snowmobiles, yard equipment, antique and racing vehicles from using blended fuel. However, the real issue is finding retailers or distributors who sell non-blended gasoline.
The Marine Board is working with the Department of Agriculture on a comprehensive list of retailers, distributors and wholesalers of non-blended gasoline locations, statewide. “There is certainly a market for non-blended gasoline, says Ashley Massey, Public Affairs Specialist for the Marine Board. “Ever since the switch started, our office has been receiving calls from Ports and from boaters saying they can’t find anyone who sells the non-blended fuel.” In response, the Marine Board sent out a survey to all marinas with fueling stations to find out what they are selling, and who they are getting their fuel from. In addition, as the Department of Agriculture’s inspectors tour the state, they are required to document the type of fuel being dispensed on their inspection reports. Any fueling locations that dispense non-blended gasoline are being forwarded to the Marine Board to include on the website.
The combined information of retailers and distributors is now available online, along with information about ethanol in fuel, what boaters can do to protect their motors, and other articles explaining the ethanol issue. “We’re hoping this will be a resource for retailers and distributors, as well as boaters,” Massey adds. The web page is updated daily, as more information becomes available.
To find out where to get non-blended gasoline, visit www.boatoregon.com or www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/news/E10.shtml. For information about the ethanol mandate and exceptions, visit www.oregon.gov/ODA/MSD/renewable_fuel_standard.shtml.
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