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Underground storage tanks & leak sites in Potter County, SD
Every figure below is from EPA UST Finder — the EPA-compiled national registry of state-reported underground storage tanks — county aggregates as published by EPA.
33registered tank facilities
20open tanks
83closed tanks
41leak incidents on record
5cleanups still open
5 leak cleanups in
Potter County are still open — the state has not closed the case.
An open cleanup near a property you're buying or lending on is a findable, checkable fact: it appears in a
per-address screen with distance and the registry record.
Largest registered facilities
By open-tank count, from the facility-level registry. Every fact is attributed to the EPA record (linked ID); something wrong — use the correction path in the footer and we'll fix or remove it promptly.
| Facility | City | Open / closed tanks | Status | EPA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMPRIDE | HOVEN | 6 / 3 | Open UST(s) | SD54-00025 |
| BURG'S GAS | GETTYSBURG | 4 / 0 | Open UST(s) | SD54-00013 |
| BOBS BAIT SHOP | GETTYSBURG | 3 / 3 | Open UST(s) | SD54-00015 |
| CLARK | GETTYSBURG | 3 / 0 | Open UST(s) | SD54-00036 |
| SD DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION | GETTYSBURG | 2 / 3 | Open UST(s) | SD54-00034 |
| SOUTH WHITLOCK RESORT | GETTYSBURG | 2 / 2 | Open UST(s) | SD54-00027 |
| J & B QUICK STOP | GETTYSBURG | 0 / 8 | Closed UST(s) | SD54-00002 |
| POTTER COUNTY IMPLEMENT | GETTYSBURG | 0 / 6 | Closed UST(s) | SD54-00041 |
Open leak cleanups — most recently reported
| Site | City | Reported | Substance | EPA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dept of Trans (SD DOT) - Shop Tank Removals | Gettysburg | 1992-08-24 | Petroleum | SD92.296 |
| Potter County Implement | Gettysburg | 1991-12-17 | Petroleum | SD91.607 |
| Chase Ford | Gettysburg | 1991-06-21 | Petroleum | SD91.276 |
| Sportsmans One Stop | Gettysburg | 1991-06-04 | Petroleum | SD91.24 |
| Trading Standard Station - Tank Removals | Gettysburg | 1990-06-21 | Gasoline | SD90.255 |
What this means if you're buying or lending here
- "Closed" ≠ clean. A closed tank was taken out of service per the registry — many were closed without soil testing, especially before the late 1990s.
- The registry is incomplete by design. Tanks removed before 1986 and most residential heating-oil tanks were never registered. A county with 33 registered facilities has an unknown number of unregistered ones.
- Open cleanups are the headline. 5 cases in this county are still open; contamination may still be under investigation or remediation — distance from a specific parcel is what matters, and that's a per-address question.
Screen a specific property
This page covers the county. A purchase or loan decision needs the registry around one address: registered tanks at the parcel, every facility within 500 and 1,500 ft, leak cleanups with status and distance — each line cited to the official record.
Screen an address — $49 How it worksThis is a screen of EPA-registered tank and leak records, not an environmental site assessment. State registries are incomplete by design: tanks removed before 1986 and most residential heating-oil tanks were never registered, so a clean screen cannot prove the absence of a tank. "Closed" means a tank was taken out of service per the registry — it does not certify that no contamination remains.
source: EPA UST Finder EPA data vintage 2024-12-04 computed 2026-06-12