August 29, 2006:
A small fuel tank leak can quickly add up to big environmental and economic consequences on the farm. A leak of just one drop per second can release about 900 litres (200 gallons) of fuel into groundwater over the course of one year. And it only takes a few litres of fuel to severely pollute a farmstead's drinking water — pollution that is virtually impossible to detect by taste.
The EFP Workbook offers Best Management Practices which can prevent fuel contamination in water. For more information, click here.
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