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RV driver dumps waste into diesel tank at Colorado gas station

30.07.2026 01:15 2 min 4 sources
Camping-car Magazine FRA + 3 more
RV driver dumps waste into diesel tank at Colorado gas station
Original source: estrepublicain.fr

In Brief

In late May 2026 in Montrose, Colorado, an RV driver mistakenly emptied sewage into an underground diesel tank at a Maverik station, contaminating between 38,000 and 76,000 liters of fuel.

In late May 2026 at a Maverik gas station in Montrose, Colorado, an RV driver confused the access hatch to an underground diesel tank with a waste dump point and emptied the contents of the toilet into the tank.

As a result, between 38,000 and 76,000 liters of diesel were contaminated. The station had to stop fuel sales, pump out and dispose of the entire supply, and clean the tank.

The station had a free dump station for RVs, but it was located next to the tank hatches, which may have caused confusion. A similar incident occurred in Canada in 2020.

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