How Much Does It Cost to Upgrade, Replace, or Close UST Systems?
All “cost estimates” are educated guesses. First, note that cost estimates vary significantly from site to site depending on: The nature of the surrounding soil and structures, labor costs (rural vs urban regional variations), the length of downtime (installation may last several days), how much labor is required, especially time required to break through existing site “covering pads”, reductions based on having combined work done together (for example, having spill, overfill, and corrosion protection all installed at the same time) vendor difference, and proximity to deadline (cost will rise as deadline nears). Cost Estimate to Upgrade USTs (add spill, overfill and corrosion protection). These are approximate costs based on a 3-tank facility and include labor costs and 24 hours or less down time. Cost Equipment/Labor $6,200 3 Spill buckets $1,500 3 Automatic shutoff (butterfly) devices $5,000 Automatic overfill alarm (including 3 probes and 1 automatic tank gauging system) $0,300 3 Ba
