Oil Tank Removal and Installation

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Originally Posted by The Real BigGuy

May be just as bad. If it leaks, gas could contaminate the water table and potentially get into surface water (lake, pond, stream, etc) and have the added issue of a fire hazard. Both scenarios present very costly cleanups.

Underground gas tanks are subject to the same corrosion as underground oil tanks. At one point single wall ust’s over a certain size were subject to regs requiring removal after 20 yrs. due to corrosion expectation. I’ve always believed they didn’t regulate smaller tanks because they didn’t want any part in regulating the millions of home heating oil tanks out there. The same reason a homeowner can throw things (bleach, ammonia, drugs, etc) in the trash with no repercussions and a business that does the same thing gets fined large amounts.

There are differing points of view with regards to gas tanks. Fire departments want them underground to prevent fires and state/federal environmental regulators want them above ground & in containment to prevent environmental issues.


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Interesting.. But it's all scary, isn't it?