How do I know if a residential property has an underground storage tank?
A4. Typically (85%) of the time there are tell-tale signs of an in ground oil tank such as a visible vent and/or filler pipes, disconnected oil lines coming through the foundation wall which were the supply and return lines from the heating oil tank, a concrete channel may be visible in the basement floor that leads to the furnace area.. Any of these physical signs is a good indication of a tank that has been removed or, there is still a tank in the ground. To be more certain hire an environmental professional who is trained to look for this evidence as well as other key signs and who can also be equipped with a metal detector and a radio frequency locator or ground penetrating radar unit to evaluate a property for a suspect tank (UST).
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