June 22, 2007 - South Carolina state lawmakers this year agreed to spend $5 million more on cleaning pollution caused by leaking underground gasoline tanks.
But federal regulators say that's only a fraction of what's needed to clean an estimated 3,200 sites statewide.
The leaking tanks can pollute wells and about $1 million state residents get their water from groundwater.
The state gets about $17 million a year from gas taxes for the work. But regulators say twice that much is needed to clean the sites.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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