HELTONVILLE – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) received a report on March 24, 2023, of an incident of involving a release from an underground storage tank system at the Krazy Joe’s Trading Post, at 9365 South Chapel Hill Road near Heltonville.
According to the Monroe County Health Department, state regulations require the owner or operator of the underground storage tank to take immediate steps to contain and clean up a spill or overfill.
If a release occurs due to a leaking tank, spill, or overfill, the owner and operator are required to investigate and take steps to prevent any further release and to mitigate hazards and possible adverse impacts on humans and the environment.
Local health departments are required by statute (IC 13-23-16) to inform the public of the discovery of released regulated substances at an underground storage tank site, or in the surrounding area, under 329 IAC 9-4-1 (1) or a spill or overfill under 329 IAC 9-4-4 (a).
For more information on the Leaking Underground Storage Tank program, visit
www.in.gov/idem/tanks/2333.htm or contact the Indiana Department of Environmental Management at
317-232-8900 or by emailing 7leakingust@idem.IN.gov.
