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Placentia staff weigh options to replace aging fuel tanks; council asks for cost, insurance and royalty analysis
Summary
Public Works presented options to remove and replace expiring underground fuel tanks, to fuel off-site (including an agreement with the school district) or to pursue a Galaxy Energy fleet-fueling proposal; staff estimated an $880,000 removal/replacement cost and suggested replacing tanks for emergency access, but council asked for insurance and total-cost comparisons before final direction.
City public-works staff told the council on April 1 that two single-walled underground fuel tanks (installed in 1974) must be removed to comply with state law and presented several replacement and interim options.
Public Works said the estimated cost for tank removal—and replacement with a split 10,000-gallon double‑walled tank (5,000 gallons per fuel type)—is about $222,000 for removal alone and that the total difference for replacing on-site instead of fueling off-site was roughly $880,000. Staff outlined three…
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