When was mtbe banned in nj

Many are converting their plants to produce the greener blendstock - ethyl tertiary butyl ether ETBE - which is made from agriculturally-based ethanol. Market sources said ethanol was getting to the fuel pumps, but that logistical efficiency remained questionable.

April - Spot shortages of gasoline developed in several eastern US states due to logistical problems in getting adequate ethanol supplies to some gasoline terminals. Federal energy officials predicted that the rapid loss of MTBE as an oxygenate and inadequate ethanol capacity likely will cause gasoline shortages and price hikes in parts of the US. Under those reforms, Congress did not grant companies making the gasoline additive MTBE the legal protections they had sought from groundwater pollution lawsuits.

November - The th Congress ended without taking action on an energy bill. Congress was expected to take up the issue in its next session. Phone: Fax: Division of Science and Research Dr.

Gary A. Buchanan, Director. McGovern said that as he was preparing the state litigation in , the U. Senate was considering legislation that would absolve oil companies of liability in MTBE claims, so he had to file the case before that happened. The legislative move failed. The water suppliers he represented spent considerable sums, he said, either installing equipment to filter out MTBE or closing wells and drilling new ones.

Lindel Jones, spokeswoman for New Jersey-American, said yesterday that air strippers were used to filter out MTBE in places where it was found, but that she did not know the cost. Because the court is still validating the settlement, McGovern said, it is not clear how much the municipal systems he represents will get.

The suits contended that the chemical companies overstated the environmental benefits of MTBE and understated or concealed the environmental harms. New Jersey has banned use of the additive starting in