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Cuyahoga County’s Department of Consumer Affairs to Launch New Effort to Assess Fuel Quality
Media contacts:
Donisha Greene: (216) 443-7075, (216) 640-1065 or dgreene@cuyahogacounty.us
Rich Luchette: (216) 797-0931 or rluchette@cuyahogacounty.us
CLEVELAND – Using today’s State of the County address to expand his commitment to consumer protection, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced the County’s new “Fuel Quality Program” that will be administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs.
“With fuel prices in Ohio already above the national average, we should be doing everything we can to ensure consumers aren’t being ripped off when they go to the gas station. Unfortunately, the State of Ohio and 87 of its 88 counties do not test for fuel quality today,” said FitzGerald. “That’s why it is important that our new Fuel Quality Program empowers the Department of Consumer Affairs to go out into the community and hold oil and gas companies to basic quality standards.”
Ohio is currently one of only four states that do not require the testing of fuel quality and octane content. The new Fuel Quality Program will help to ensure that fuel sold in the state’s most populous county meets accepted standards for water and other adulterants that can affect vehicle efficiency and maintenance.
“Our top priority today is to make sure that hardworking men and women aren’t being taken advantage of in Cuyahoga County,” said Cindy Sich, who serves as Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs. "I applaud Executive FitzGerald for announcing the Fuel Quality Program – a new initiative that will ensure consumer confidence and make it easier for us to hold oil and gas companies accountable.”
Inspectors from the Department of Consumer Affairs will be charges with testing octane levels as well as ensuring that the level of water and sediment in fuels meet accepted standards. The official kickoff of the Fuel Quality Program will be announced at a later date.
Donisha Greene: (216) 443-7075, (216) 640-1065 or dgreene@cuyahogacounty.us
Rich Luchette: (216) 797-0931 or rluchette@cuyahogacounty.us
CLEVELAND – Using today’s State of the County address to expand his commitment to consumer protection, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced the County’s new “Fuel Quality Program” that will be administered by the Department of Consumer Affairs.
“With fuel prices in Ohio already above the national average, we should be doing everything we can to ensure consumers aren’t being ripped off when they go to the gas station. Unfortunately, the State of Ohio and 87 of its 88 counties do not test for fuel quality today,” said FitzGerald. “That’s why it is important that our new Fuel Quality Program empowers the Department of Consumer Affairs to go out into the community and hold oil and gas companies to basic quality standards.”
Ohio is currently one of only four states that do not require the testing of fuel quality and octane content. The new Fuel Quality Program will help to ensure that fuel sold in the state’s most populous county meets accepted standards for water and other adulterants that can affect vehicle efficiency and maintenance.
“Our top priority today is to make sure that hardworking men and women aren’t being taken advantage of in Cuyahoga County,” said Cindy Sich, who serves as Director of the Department of Consumer Affairs. "I applaud Executive FitzGerald for announcing the Fuel Quality Program – a new initiative that will ensure consumer confidence and make it easier for us to hold oil and gas companies accountable.”
Inspectors from the Department of Consumer Affairs will be charges with testing octane levels as well as ensuring that the level of water and sediment in fuels meet accepted standards. The official kickoff of the Fuel Quality Program will be announced at a later date.
