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Paul,
The information I have claims
the Ethanol is put into the gas at the distributors shortly before it is
delivered. In Pennsylvania there is no one checking if the mix is correct at the
pump. I live 1 mile from the state capitol in Harrisburg. They tell me they just
do not have the manpower to check it. However they do tell there are fines if it
is not the correct mixture.
My sources informs me that 70% of the ethanol is NOW
IMPORTED since the buyers can buy it much cheaper outside the
United States.
Ron
In a message dated 2/21/2011 7:23:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Paul.Vraa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Hi
I’m Paul and a member of
FWDLK. I work for Magellan Pipeline in Grand Forks, ND. We blend
ethanol in the gas here. By law, Minnesota has to have blended gas of at
least 10%. We cannot let any semi loads leave here unless the blend is
correct. The drivers will not receive a BOL for their load if the
correct blend is altered or not at the correct percentage. I am
personally not a big fan of ethanol because I see what it does to our
equipment here. I do understand it is to help the area farmers sell
their products. I can say if the percentage at the pump is not correct,
it is due to the management of the retail store and the way they manage their
tanks, probably on purpose. They do get tested by the state governments
and face a fine if they are not in compliance. We get checked monthly by
the IRS to make sure our blends leaving here are correct. We have never
had an issue in my 10 years here. I do know the kits you can buy to test
and not very accurate. I think if you look at the packaging you will see
at least a 5% error margin. That is not a very accurate test. Just
something to think about, I really have no opinion either way. I do see
that most every gas station gets at least one load a week, (8000 gallons) so I
doubt the ethanol ever has time to collect the moisture and separate.
Paul
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