Who is responsible for the cleanup of any leakage from a UST?
Although most home heating oil USTs are nonregulated, the soils and groundwater beneath a UST are highly regulated. Once leakage is discovered, or suspected, the State will require the former operator/owner of the UST, or the current property owner, to comply with the regulations that protect the soils and groundwater. Even if the current property owner never used the UST (many do not even know there is one on their property), the State will require them to comply with the regulations and pay for the costs of the assessment and cleanup of any contamination.
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