Record #:

34079

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

There are approximately 222,000 underground storage tanks in North Carolina, thirty-six-percent of which are at risk of failing and leaking their contents into the surrounding earth, threatening to contaminate groundwater. Cleanup of some major pollution incidents may be paid for by a federal trust fund established through Superfund legislation.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 252, Aug 1988, p5-6

Subject(s):

Underground storage tanks--Laws and legislation; Groundwater--North Carolina; Water, Underground--Pollution