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Underground
A few years ago, if convenience store-petroleum marketers discussed underground storage tanks and the fuel inside them, the conversation probably focused on leak detection, tank and equipment upgrades and the push to meet new federal UST standards for a 1998 deadline. Some unlucky operators faced soil and groundwater contamination from leaking tanks, and more than a few smaller operators closed shop and sought alternatives to a career in gasoline marketing. The costs of tank replacement and soil remediation were too great for some.