
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, March 30, 1993                   TAG: 9303300263
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

STORE CHAIN PUTS UP $30 MILLION FOR CLEANUP

The Circle K convenience-store chain has agreed to put up $30 million to help clean up potential leaks from underground gasoline storage tanks in 29 states, including Virginia, the Justice Department announced Monday.

Under a proposed settlement with the federal government and a group of states, Circle K Corp., now in bankruptcy reorganization, would pay the money over six years to state trust funds in proportion to the percentage of its 2,300 tank sites in each state.

The money would be used to compensate states and landowners for cleaning up contamination where tanks have leaked.

The cost to replace a leaking tank and clean up the contamination starts at $150,000, which would be reimbursed from the $30 million, department spokesman Joseph Krovisky said. - Associated Press

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