Port wall fails at Almota

The former foundation of the PNW loading tower lies as rubble at the port entrance. The tower is pictured in the background.

A portion of the 30-foot tall steel retaining wall that separates the Snake River from the Port of Almota gave way last month.

As the wall gave way, so did the earth behind it, which caused the concrete foundation beneath Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative’s loading conveyor tower to shift. The 14-ton conveyor system tilted nearly a foot towards the river.

The portion of the caved wall was located near the PNW Co-op barge loading site at the Port of Almota. The wall c...