Portlanders visiting the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area during the summer won't be allowed to get their drink on anymore.

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Friday announced that a booze ban proposed in February was passed unanimously by the Fish &Wildlife Commission, the agency said in a tweet.

"Over the past several years, ODFW has documented an increase in alcohol-related problems at SIWA beaches, despite increased law enforcement, including saturation patrols," read a press release the department issued last month.

Seventeen people were arrested for DUII at Sauvie Island beaches last year.

And over the last five years, ODFW says, 488,465 people visited the island from May through September. It gets particularly crowded when the weather gets exceptionally hot.

--Eder Campuzano | 503.221.4344

ecampuzano@oregonian.com