gas station fuel tanks after flood
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They are supposed to be sealed from ground water.
If water goes over the vent there will be a problem.
The fill ports is in the concrete drive. They are sealed against ordinary rain, but if submerged and not will secured or maintained, water can leak into them.
Just part of the huge pollution from flooding.
If water goes over the vent there will be a problem.
The fill ports is in the concrete drive. They are sealed against ordinary rain, but if submerged and not will secured or maintained, water can leak into them.
Just part of the huge pollution from flooding.
What happens if the underground tanks are 1/3 full and the gas station is flooded with 6’ of flood water?
Maybe that’s why gas stations run out of fuel when hurricanes hit. They run dry for just this reason.
The tanks are pumped out and the contaminated fuel is disposed of as hazardous waste. Either that or there are lots of complaints and damage claims.
The EPA has a 28 page doccument about this:
