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Oil Tank Services
Enjoy hassle free NJ oil tank removal services

If you are based in New Jersey then you may be having an oil tank in your property which was earlier used to store oil for heating your home. If there is such a tank then you have to contact NJ Oil Tank Removal Service. They will provide you with the necessary permits and get the town official for inspection along with the utilities mark out.

They will then excavate the ground above the tank and cut open the tank. The sludge and fluid will be removed by a vacuum truck. The tank will then be wiped dry and removed.

NJ Oil Tank Removal

Once the tank is emptied and wiped dry it is removed from the ground. The soil surrounding the tank is inspected for leakage. If there is no leakage and no contamination of the soil the tank is got rid of as scrap. The hole is filled with soil that is certified. Seed and topsoil are added to restore the site. All necessary information is provided to the municipality to issue a certificate of approval to the owner of the property.

Oil tank sweeps are done and the presence of an oil tank is investigated by using ground penetrating radar with steel rods to measure the length, direction, and capacity of the tank. A tank sweep costs $200 and gives a report of the findings.

NJ Oil Tank Remediation

If there is any fuel discharge detected then Oil Tank Service which is a licensed environmental company operating under the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection can provide efficiently and fast all the necessary services to the owner of the tank so that he can get ‘No Further Action’ letter taking care of all environmental issues of the property.

Remediation services consist of digging and proper removal of soil contaminated by fuel oil with the help of field instrumentation. After the soil is removed there is soil sampling after excavation as well as laboratory analysis. There is also groundwater sampling and laboratory analysis. They also install borings and wells to monitor groundwater.

After carrying out remedial action OTS will provide the reporting necessary to be submitted to NJDEP and the owner of the tank will get NFA letter. Oil Tank Services will work closely with the insurance company of the tank owner.

What Tank Owners should know about Oil Tank Removal?

Oil tanks have been used for storing oil for heating homes as well as for other commercial applications for years. The tanks were made of steel and have a limited life span in New Jersey which has salt air. Corrosion makes holes in the tank after years. So, all the tanks that existed earlier were no more used with new technologies that came into existence.

After using new heating technologies the old tanks were left above the ground or underground to rot till it was discovered that the fuel in the tanks could pollute groundwater and soil. And OTS asked owners to get rid of all tanks.

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