Ecology prohibits gasoline delivery to downtown WW Chevron station
By Dan Thesman on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
News release from city of Walla Walla
WALLA WALLA – Today (Tuesday), the Washington Department of Ecology placed red tags (or a Delivery Prohibition Notice) on the underground storage tank systems at the Chevron station located at 7 E. Rose St.
Tightness testing was conducted today by NW Tank on the pressurized lines and tanks for both the regular unleaded and premium unleaded tanks at this station and the Circle K station at 315 N. 2nd Ave. Preliminary results indicate that all lines and tanks passed the precision testing. However, based on environmental contamination discovered within the vicinity of the site, Ecology is requiring the Chevron station’s tanks to be emptied within 24 hours and a site check be conducted within 30 days. The owner of the Chevron station has been cooperative and has provided access to investigators throughout the investigation.
The Walla Walla Fire Department handed control of this incident to Ecology this afternoon. Now that the source of contamination has been determined, Ecology will take the lead on further efforts and will share updates as available. WWFD will continue to provide support as needed.
City communications staff will work with our counterparts at Ecology to ensure future updates from Ecology are made available to the community.
Photo of tightness testing being conducted at the Chevron station at 7 E. Rose St.
