Underground FEMA fuel tanks leaking into the ground.

Underground FEMA fuel tanks leaking into the ground.

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WASHINGTON - The government owns hundreds of underground fuel tanks — many designed for emergencies back in the Cold War — that need to be inspected for leaks of hazardous substances that could be making local water undrinkable.
The FEMA tanks are part of a larger problem. More than 500,000 leaking storage tanks — most of which are filled with fuel and oil — are buried across the country, according to Environmental Data Resources, based in Milford, Conn. That's about half of all the underground tanks in the country, the consulting company says. Those tanks are owned privately or by local, state and federal agencies

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I must say that when the government wants to ignore a problem, they bury it.
In this case it really is buried.

What in the hell were these guys thinking? That no one would notice??
The water table is not somthing that will clean up overnight. Studies have suggested that it takes decades to get back to normal. According to the article, a gallon of fuel can contaminate 1 million gallons of water.
One lousy gallon.

Look at the chart at the source for locations the FEMA lists.

When is the government going to get it??

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