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

[Jeff Scarbrough]

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Wayne <wmc_st at xxiii.com> wrote:
> The city (Hendersonville, NC)  spent a couple million running water lines
to
> affected homes, because the gasoline in the ground water won't likely clean
> up for decades.

I help manage some USTs (Underground Storage Tanks) containing
gasoline and diesel fuel.  Even if you are the Federal Government like
us, the Federal Government will not hesitate to fine you big time if
you fail to do your 53 hour leak tests and maintain complete usage
records.

Be glad you're just a homeowner.  If it was me, I'd pull the tank soonest.

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.