Authorities say they told a local gas station to put sales on hold temporarily because of water infiltration in an underground tank.

It is the second time in the past two weeks that water was found in the tanks at BZ-Bee convenience store in Bowmanstown.Both incidents occurred after heavy rains saturated area waterways.In the first incident, which occurred Feb. 16, one customer reported having car trouble that they said was attributed to water in their tank.Gas station employees had placed signs on the pumps Thursday afternoon saying they were out of order. An employee who did not wish to be identified said that the pumps were closed because they were awaiting a new delivery of fuel.The state Department of Environmental Protection noted 12 violations while investigating the initial complaint Feb. 16. However, the station was allowed to continue using the pump under DEP's watch.On Wednesday, the area received 2-plus inches of rain, a near-record.On Thursday, DEP officials were at the site doing a follow-up inspection from last week's incident, when they detected about 7 inches of water inside an underground storage tank.If water is found in an underground tank, regulators have to make sure that none of the fuel inside has leaked out, potentially contaminating soil and groundwater.In conjunction with the state's Department of Agriculture, DEP issued a field order to take the 10,000-gallon tank, used for regular-grade fuel, out of service, according to spokeswoman Colleen Connolly. Connolly did not say whether any fuel was detected outside the tank. The Department of Agriculture regulates fuel pumps.The test revealed that water was leaking into the tank through underground vent lines that allow fumes to escape.The gas station uses two tanks - one for regular unleaded gas, and one for diesel fuel. Connolly said that there were no issues detected with the diesel tank.A Department of Agriculture spokesman said that BZ-Bee "voluntarily" took its pumps out of service. But he said that they need approval from the Department of Agriculture and DEP before they can resume sales.