There was (and still is, I think) a exemption for gas stations that didn't
do high volume. I know there are a few even here in NJ that never had to
pull their tanks (but they will soon.)
Moose
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
Waldo Emerson
David Scheidt <dmscheidt at gmail.com>
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08/08/2011 20:32
To
Wayne <wmc_st at xxiii.com>
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Subject
Re: [Shop-talk] Follow-up: New house / underground oil tank
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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David Scheidt
dmscheidt at gmail.com
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