Inspectors find water in gas tanks

Some Oklahomans are getting less than what they paid for at the gas pump. Every year state officials find gas stations that have water in their underground tanks.

Sunday, June 8th 2008, 7:54 pm

By: News 9


By Rusty Surette, NEWS 9

Some Oklahomans are getting less than what they paid for at the gas pump.

Every year state officials find gas stations that have water in their underground tanks. A spokesman for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission said water in tanks is not a scam.  It happens when workers fail to put properly seal off the tanks or when heavy flood waters somehow seep into the tank due to a crack.

Laslie Rinehart said one trip to the EZ Shop, 5050 N May Ave., cost him more than $100 in repairs because the gasoline was mixed with water.

A manager at the EZ Shop denied the claims, but state records show the station has a history of water problems.

State officials said inspectors find water in only a small percentage of gas stations across the state. 

Rinehart said he could have taken his case to the courts, but he failed to get a receipt at the time of the purchase. 

"I've talked to attorneys and the attorneys have said that pretty much without a receipt there's nothing that I can do," he said.

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