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Gasot Ln* Leaks irrorn ServJ"c* Star:lons
Corirpar:y, l*lrlcl'i v
t'anlts folLol+:i-ngthat ,otle qrr mc!:
Tn accor<lancc wit,hr a receni: ccrninent by Flayor Sci:warcz tlrat a
prolt.ress rep*r'L" on the varioua gasolin.e leake diecovered Ln
iire"vicXnity of itr:nterey Shreet w+uld be appr:ecln:ed i;y ch*
Clty CounciL, the f olloi"ring lnf ormation is provided i-n 'b!:e
even', you feei" Lhai:. lhis wcuLd be of interest t'o Lhent i
14t I;lonter:ey s{:reet 8L ll'epper r Th* [:"Jconomyt' $9{tl!9
StaLi-on trn ttre $.','J. corner ls or*nc,l by !;he GuLr CiL
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*lunta-r:ily replaccci unierg::onn<1 fuu:1
i*sls +n July 24s 1973 which Ln<llcai:e<$
e of t,h<s tanl;sr os tlrc urrdergl:ound
proclucb plptng, was losJ-nE fuel and wa6 possS"hr).y tlte
L,:urce r:f the presence of expLoalve garaS-ine vapors
in the l'ionterey iitreel Sanltary ii+wer a"L-- l'u;:per t
Johngot:1 &ild ?br:o litrcets. Accofdlng Lo t,'uLf Ol-1
Cornpany trepresentativeS, the; tani:s rernoved fr't:m Lh{g
lacltl*n r.re:.'e subsequenily tesled and !{ere :ound to
be free ;*rsm Lealls 4ntJ sal,J-sfectorily pasSed prr:gsure
tescs.
At' Lhls t,.l"rr{e, tlrercfolii3l cirere ls I}o l'ray i:r:. prave o'r
cJis;:rcve r*hether tire cr.:rS$-threaded cr-:nnection On the
JtIl openingr or ctl'rcr irossitil)' lr:ai';ir:g jci-rits or
conneciionE to Lhe Lanlqsr pulilpsr oI tiJ-SpclrSer5 l{as.
responsible for the appaient lrrss of fuel durinq the
tesis nade July 24ttr r- b, {'or itrc e:tplcsj-ve cCIncentrat,-
J,ons of ftanrrnal:]e i.iqulri vapors found t,o bc presenb
ln san$.tary sew6!.r manhoLge &t, Lhe three intcrsectlons
rnenli-ortt:r-i" Alihough posslbly expl*sive concenLraLLons
of fLamraai-,le Liquiii vapors ar€ sbiLl 1:resetri: aL all
hhree locabionsf reaclings are at .I*vrer levels +rr3yt
and Lhe abstsnce'of trigh concentratl*ns oJ: vap6r at-
gtreErb leveJ. '..lou1cl seem t* Lndicate LhaI ihe l:aAard
i,o peclest,rlans or passing natorlsbs is relatlvely
gmal.1.
I o5q te;:ey 5gggr:tr CctuntY GaraEep llt:af, .3anta iiesa -
The gasoline Lad< l"ocal:ecl underneabh Lhe concrete
floor of L?re cciunty (jtarag * rdas cs;lrfiaied Lo be
ieaki:'rtt :'ueI ab 't-irc l'ate of one or twc gallnns tr)r:r
day.Counhy offj.cLal.E r ssponsl,ble f'or rn&intenance
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GaeoJ,lne Lsalcs l'rom Servlce StatI"ons
Novennber 27, L973
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arrcl opei:ation of servlce facilj"i:i.es ilt Liris lc;cali'cn
r.rer& ver:y c$operat,lve Bnd compLle,i quickl-y r+llh I'Lre
Department reques'b.s {:hat the tari}; bc cmplied of fue}
and removec! frcnr selrvlcer Ratlrer ihan havfng th;:leaklng i:ank physieally remover!1 iir)l'r€v€f I t,l"re irlre
i)epartment approve{t e county pr*irosal Lo i:eni:crarily
abandon hhe tanh, f11.1 lt v.rl'{:}r r..rater, and re-chcckthe leivel each wt:ek Lo Ceterinlne i:ire exact amount ofllqtrLrl lasi: prir ue{::ii.i 'fhls 'tan!.1 rvil.l h:e physicalJ.y
.r:encrrerl at such tl.me &s bi:e countl' {Jan:a'J(j iE clemoLishedor re-rn0delled.
l;onlerey iii;reel at g6]lfr,rrnia i3lvdr - ifhe Ftission
Gul:i; ServicE Sbaelon rril the lrJ.lrrr g*rn€r oi l4ontere1'
and CaL:Lfornl"a Blvrtr !Jtr$ found ,:n l.iover*ber 16, i"973 to
l:e 1,:-:ali-5-ng .jaso].lne intc ttrc storn gew€r at lhisloca;Lon. 'l'wo tttst holce htert] brirr.:rj adJacent to the
conci'er:e l:ox crtlverL on 'i:l'rt: slde |,r-:1ggi'd"Lhc urldc.r-
c;i:*und t;ank 1c;caLl*rr, und gasr:llirc vras clj"gcoverccl ai:
bhc 6 frioL levei.
t'Irr i'larry l(aplan (properby owner) relalnecl tlri: idelLson
ilonstruci:ion Cr..u'rp&ny i;o urteover orl(-: of i:ire: producL,
linee l"retl,,r*en t"he tanj,; and pump islands. :i"lris l"ine
was f.CIund to have a nun*:er of larc;e hoLes. IJeged on
thls r1I-scovery, tlre ij'ire Oei.:a-remenb regues'Led that
the owner :replace aLl product llnce at this finiet
slnce all have been J.n servlce fo:'L7 years and fellure
:c rellace erlJ. lLnes ccuL,l resul'; j.ri adclilLonal leaics
ai g,:i{ne future 'lgLe, p}ie ownr:r a,-:rccd ti.": i:iie reque$bt
emd the t'leiLs{}n Csrrstguctlon Co. J-s in tl're progess cf
replaclnq all g:*roduct llnes and tesling undergrc:und
fu*L t,zurks for poosil:le leaks.
.?ermi.t fr:n:r$ f{:ty installatLon of flanrrnahLe liqui-cl tanks
ag scrvl"ce s'Labions have ireen re..rlged and vtill be
uhilizecl aE of lJovember 28r l-973. (copl-es attachecl)
I"iqnit-.;:ey Sh,re*b at "Jeihnson irvtlnu* i'lre Arco :iervlce
.3baticln ..)n the 5.t.' cerner of i"lonterey it.r;'rset, and
Jchnson Avenue has b*en suspecL. fcr sorric lj-me ag a
poei6J"l;1e eource af i:ire inf,rusion of gasfiline lnto the
sanitary $ev{sr l:n l{i>nt,crey SLreeLr lir-ti: no proof exist,s
at present thaL Lhe condJ.tlon o.j: uniJeti:grclund gasoline
lanks anrl./or producb piptng ls indccrl responsi]:trrl for
tlre presfirrce of l:ezar<lcus concent::at.iong o.f fl.ammeble
llquid v,ai)$rs congl-stently :iound in Lhe se!-rer rnanho.le
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l,f.rlr fit l'{llllamgon
Gasollne t*aks frsn $ervtce $tatLcns
ltoter.sLrer 27 t 1973
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at thls locstlon sl$q$ July 24r X9?3*
$e.rcr:al weeics agor the Gulf *il Cunnpany obLaj-ned
a Clby Fermit to bore sevel:a.l. t'sEt lrcLeg along
$onterey Street. Shtr heat, hole {S-8r ) *n Honterey
5f;reet, J.n front of the Arca Ssrvice Sbatj.on hta*
fourlr.l to have ltguid gaeol3.ne floatl"nq on the
toaterr and Ehe posatbtflty thet e gas,rline l.eak
exlstE e^h thLs locatlon seens to npw i:e a nlrong
prohabt likS'*
In order to carry out, l:lre Cityrs responstbtlity to
prcvide cit$,aene wlth an adeguaLtr lavel af eafel:y
lronr the l-razartJs of fi"i:r: anrt explosionn tt I's my
trecfiniixtencJaLi+n thai: professLonaL tes+-ln$ t:f t'he
thr*rl underground r;ogo].lne t:arr.g anr] produc! 1:lp5-ng
ab tl*e Arco-iei:vle* iiiai:1on al t'lrls locatlcn !.re
or<lered r+ithcx.rt dnlay. I lsnuld opocifS'callir
.+:econunsnd thar: t:ha hes*s he perf*n:red by Lire Jialysla
Ci:nrpany, 1?15L Slrer*;in '{Jayr Van i{uyst Celifornia.
fhlb qosnpany hag recentl-y 6erfornrcd simllar ts$s-s on
tan):g ai *he ]lessler UnJ-r:tt'itation, ltcnterey and
,Joilnsor:, Satr l.,tr5.g i..bispo.
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