Sandra,
Perhaps you've received enough information to move on from your question
but I happened to have spent a year away from archaeology in the late 80's
working for an underground tank testing company using remote sensing
techniques learned in archaeology. In 1986, California passed the
Underground Tank Testing Act. This was the response of the California
legislature for dealing with the multitudes of leaking tanks and their
effect on the ground water basins around the State. Beginning after WW2
and maybe evening before, most farms and businesses had only to get a
permit and they could install their own gas station, as several of your
respondents have alluded. In 1986 the State pushed down the cost of
determining the integrity of these underground tank installations to each
county. Each county opened an underground tank inspection office with
microfilmed permit applications to assess location (street address and
parcel number usually), brief description (number of tanks, size, and other
details of operation). What was often not mentioned was the orientation of
the tanks and appurtenant piping, hence remote sensing application
potential. Sometimes these tanks were abandoned in place with the fill and
vent ports asphalted over. My suggestion if your still interested is to
call around in the county govt of your need until you find who now
possesses those microfilm records. Failing that, look to the State for
their copies of microfilm and hard copy records. This may solve some of
your needs, I have not looked on line yet, perhaps its all there.
"Pentney, Sandra"
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Does anyone know of a reference that can be used to date a certain type
of gas pump? We found a partial gas pump on a farm in rural California
and are trying to determine how old it may be and if it would have been
associated with either an above ground storage tank, or a below ground
storage tank. No evidence of a tank was found during survey.
Thank you,
Sandra.
Sandra Pentney, MA, RPA
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