[Shop-talk] Follow-up: New house / underground oil tank

[dmscheidt at gmail.com (David Scheidt)]

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Wayne <wmc_st at xxiii.com> wrote:
> On 8/8/2011 3:14 PM, Mark Andy wrote:
>>>
>>> Maybe we should try to protect ourselves now?
>>
>> I'm just taking a flyer here, but I'm betting cleaning up oil
>> contamination of the drinking water _is_ protecting ourselves?
>
> I am not a hard core "greenie" but I feel like we have to cover our asses
> within reason. B 15 years ago living in Ohio, the OEPA made everyone pull
up
> and replace gasoline tanks. B Lots of mom & pop gas stations whined about
it
> and said "it's just the damn gubment" doing stupid things. B Well I'm
pretty
> sure every one of those tanks was leaking to some degree and I'm glad the
> state forced the issue.


The 1998ish requirement is federal.



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