| Utah Farmstead Assessment for Ground Water and Surface Water Protection : Landowner's Survey : What's the Risk to Your Water from Petroleum Based Fuels? (Survey 4, Revised March 2012) |
| Utah State University. Water Quality Extension; Utah State University. Cooperative Extension Service |
| USU Water Quality Extension; USU Cooperative Extension; Utah State University |
| 2012 |
| 4 p. |
| Fuel storage tanks can pose serious threats to public health and the environment. A small leak of just one drop per second can result in 400 gallons of fuel released into groundwater in a single year. Just a few quarts of gasoline leaked near a well may be enough to severely pollute a farmstead's drinking water. At low concentrations, fuel in water may not be detectable by taste or smell, but may be contaminated enough to harm human health. In addition to these health threats, fumes from leaking fuel create a threat of explosion and fire. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates one out of every four underground storage tanks in the United States is leaking. If an underground storage tank is more than 20 years old the potential for leaking is dramatically increased. Newer tanks and piping can also leak, especially if they are not installed properly. This survey focuses on the storage and handling of gasoline, kerosene, and liquid heating fuels. It does not apply to liquid propane gas, because those leaks vaporize quickly and do not threaten groundwater. |
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| Fact sheet |
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| Natural resources |
| Drinking water; Drinking water--Contamination; Drinking water--Quality; Groundwater; Groundwater--Pollution; Groundwater--Quality; Water quality; Water quality management; Water-supply; Water-supply--Management; Water-supply--Protection; Water--Pollution; Wellhead protection; Wells; Underground storage tanks; Underground storage tanks--Environmental aspects; Petroleum products; Petroleum products--Environmental aspects; Petroleum products--Underground storage; Petroleum products--Underground storage--Environmental aspects; Kerosene; Gasoline; Diesel fuels; Diesel fuels--Storage; Fuel--Storage; Petroleum; Petroleum--Environmental aspects; Petroleum--Underground storage; Petroleum--Underground storage--Environmental aspects; Farms; Farms--Water-supply |
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