What happens to the fuel from the old buried oil tank?
Every effort should be made to transfer most of the old fuel to the new tank. The 30 or 40 gallons of fuel resting at the tank bottom should not be transferred. Usually the fuel at the bottom is caked with sludge and microbial bacteria that can be harmful to the new tank. Tank removal contractors are usually mindful of this problem and separate good fuel from sludge. The sludge fuel is disposed of and transported to a fuel recycling facility, which will blend the sludge fuel with additives so it can be used for commercial purposes.
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