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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 1996
96-159
CONTACT:
Debra Kroon (509) 454-7842
Tony Valero (509) 454-7833
Denise Clifford (360) 407-6160, pager (360) 534-8589
Ecology Requests Facility Owner To Take Action Following Release
Olympia, WA -- Washington State Department of Ecology officials are requesting the owner of Shar-on Gas in Goldendale to prevent potential hazards to neighboring homes and businesses from a petroleum release from an underground storage tank.
Gasoline vapors at potentially flammable levels were present in sewer lines, homes and businesses when a release was discovered on November 29. The exact source and the extent of the release is not yet known. Ecology inspectors did a follow-up investigation on December 12 and found gasoline vapors still present in soil being excavated at the facility - posing a threat to public health and the environment.
Shar-on Gas has until December 19th to:
After completion of these actions, Ecology will assess if any further action is needed.
There are more than 6,500 contaminated sites in Washington State. Nearly 5,000 of them are a result of an underground storage tank release.
Copyright © Washington State Department of Ecology. See http://www.ecy.wa.gov/copyright.html.
