The Indiana Department of Environmental Management was recently notified that an underground storage tank released regulated substances at the site of the former Roger Emmons Gas facility located at 12915/12947 U.S. 6 near Lapaz.
According to a release from the Marshall County Health Department, the site reportedly operated as a gas station until the mid-1980s, but there was no reported closure of the petroleum tanks.
An investigation began on the property in January of this year which included six soil borings and the collection of soil and groundwater samples across the site. The investigation entered into the Indiana Brownfields Program in February with remedial actions of soil excavations in May. While a 1,000-gallon steel heating oil UST tank was removed, the petroleum tanks were not removed as previously thought, according to the Health Department.
The issue is being addressed.
