Now a days the underground tanks at the gas stations have automated monitoring systems. They have alarms on them that go off if the moisture in the tanks get close to the pump pickup. The pickup is mounted about 6 inches off the bottom of the tank so you will never get the sediment or water unless the tanks have been severely neglected. Also each pump has a filter in it that catches anything that may be floating around in there. You notice sometimes you have a pump running very slow? That means the filter needs to be changed. These stations also go out of their way not to run dry because they will loose sales if they do. I drove those big tankers for about 10 years so I know what I'm talking about on this. Generally if there is a problem with the fuel it was delivered that way and the problem came from the terminal. Around here most of it comes from the port of tampa.
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