Figure 7-18 Leaking Underground Storage Tank Releases and Cleanup: 1990-2015
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Cumulative cleanup | New releasees | |
---|---|---|
1990 | 19.3% | |
1991 | 21.0% | 39,288 |
1992 | 30.1% | 57,641 |
1993 | 36.7% | 52,565 |
1994 | 39.7% | 33,545 |
1995 | 43.2% | 33,068 |
1996 | 48.1% | 13,853 |
1997 | 52.2% | 24,285 |
1998 | 54.7% | 29,614 |
1999 | 57.5% | 26,434 |
2000 | 60.6% | 14,571 |
2001 | 64.2% | 6,526 |
2002 | 66.6% | 8,389 |
2003 | 69.0% | 12,078 |
2004 | 71.0% | 7,848 |
2005 | 73.6% | 4,808 |
2006 | 75.5% | 12,687 |
2007 | 77.1% | 9,399 |
2008 | 78.6% | 5,690 |
2009 | 79.5% | 8,679 |
2010 | 81.2% | 6,501 |
2011 | 82.5% | 6,726 |
2012 | 83.7% | 5,817 |
2013 | 84.9% | 6,583 |
2014 | 85.8% | 7,148 |
2015 | 86.4% | 7,250 |
NOTES: All data are cumulative from the start of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Underground Storage Tank program, which began in 1984.
Data represent fiscal year, October 1 through September 30.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, Table 4-55, Available at http://www.bts.gov as of April 2016.