Wal-Mart ordered to pay $765,000 for breaking fuel storage laws

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GAINESVILLE - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was ordered to pay $765,000 in fines for violating state petroleum storage tank laws at its automobile service centers in Florida.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday that the world's largest retailer failed to register its aboveground fuel tanks with the state and didn't install devices that prevent overflows, among other problems.

All 75 of the company's Tire & Lube Express service centers in Florida have tanks to store fuel and used oil. But none of them were registered with the state, according to a consent order.
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According to the consent order, Wal-Mart also did not perform monthly monitoring; lacked current technologies to prevent overflows; blocked state inspectors from reviewing maintenance records; and failed to submit proper insurance documentation.
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