"CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Drinking water sources in West Virginia are at risk of contamination from more than 20,000 aboveground storage tanks located beyond an area where extra safeguards are required, a report released Thursday said.
These tanks include 19,133 located 1 to 5 miles from groundwater intakes and 2,143 located 1 to 5 miles from surface water intakes, said the report released by Downstream Strategies, an environmental consulting firm, and the nonprofit West Virginia Rivers Coalition.
The report recommends strict regulation of these tanks."
The Associated Press had the story January 15, 2015.
Source: AP, 01/19/2015
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