The State - News from Feb. 16, 1987
A newly released report said at least 1,245 underground tanks in the San Francisco Bay Area are leaking gasoline and diesel fuel. The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, which issued the report, added that the problem continues to get worse, with an average of two new leaks reported weekly in the area. Statewide, the report said, an estimated 23,000 storage tanks at gas stations, truck yards, manufacturing companies, farms and hospitals are leaking.
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