Oil Tank Removal & Abandonment
Oil Tank Removal
There are several reasons why you would want to remove your underground oil tank. If you are converting to natural gas or installing an above ground oil tank for your home heating needs. Most importantly, WEG strongly recommends removing your underground oil tank if you plan to sell your home. Selling your home is stressful enough even without any major complications.
However, having your oil tank removed, inspected and the soil tested will eliminate any potential problems you would have encountered if your oil tank remained on your property. Removing your underground oil tank and obtaining closure will satisfy the most stringent of home inspections or due diligence by future homebuyers.
WEG can help, beginning with a free consultation.
If you choose to contract WEG to remove your oil tank, our helpful staff will acquire permits, obtain utility markouts, and make arrangements with municipal inspectors in order to prepare for your oil tank removal. Our experienced personnel will efficiently and properly complete your oil tank removal in four to five hours leaving you with Peace of Mind.
What you can expect:
• Safety is a primary concern for our company. Our team will confirm the location of underground utilities before beginning the oil tank removal process.
• Once the underground storage tank (UST) is located, a small track excavator will be used to expose the oil tank.
• The UST is then cut open and the contents, usually fuel oil and sludge, are removed with a licensed vacuum truck and transported to a certified liquid disposal facility or transferred, at your request, to a newly installed oil tank.
• The UST is then removed with the excavator and inspected for holes or signs of corrosion by both WEG personnel and the municipal inspector.
• Upon completion of the inspection of both the oil tank and its grave, the excavation is filled to grade with certified clean fill. A 550-gallon oil tank removal typically yields a 6 foot by 8 foot excavation area roughly graded. A 1000-gallon oil tank removal typically yields a 6 foot by 13 foot excavation area roughly graded.
• A representative will provide a completed oil tank certification booklet to you. It includes:
• Copy of local permits and inspection report • Oil Tank disposal receipt • Oil Tank contents manifest • Photos of work
There are several reasons why you would want to remove your underground oil tank. If you are converting to natural gas or installing an above ground oil tank for your home heating needs. Most importantly, WEG strongly recommends removing your underground oil tank if you plan to sell your home. Selling your home is stressful enough even without any major complications.
However, having your oil tank removed, inspected and the soil tested will eliminate any potential problems you would have encountered if your oil tank remained on your property. Removing your underground oil tank and obtaining closure will satisfy the most stringent of home inspections or due diligence by future homebuyers.
WEG can help, beginning with a free consultation.
If you choose to contract WEG to remove your oil tank, our helpful staff will acquire permits, obtain utility markouts, and make arrangements with municipal inspectors in order to prepare for your oil tank removal. Our experienced personnel will efficiently and properly complete your oil tank removal in four to five hours leaving you with Peace of Mind.
What you can expect:
• Safety is a primary concern for our company. Our team will confirm the location of underground utilities before beginning the oil tank removal process.
• Once the underground storage tank (UST) is located, a small track excavator will be used to expose the oil tank.
• The UST is then cut open and the contents, usually fuel oil and sludge, are removed with a licensed vacuum truck and transported to a certified liquid disposal facility or transferred, at your request, to a newly installed oil tank.
• The UST is then removed with the excavator and inspected for holes or signs of corrosion by both WEG personnel and the municipal inspector.
• Upon completion of the inspection of both the oil tank and its grave, the excavation is filled to grade with certified clean fill. A 550-gallon oil tank removal typically yields a 6 foot by 8 foot excavation area roughly graded. A 1000-gallon oil tank removal typically yields a 6 foot by 13 foot excavation area roughly graded.
• A representative will provide a completed oil tank certification booklet to you. It includes:
• Copy of local permits and inspection report • Oil Tank disposal receipt • Oil Tank contents manifest • Photos of work
Oil Tank Abandonment
Oil Tank Abandonment
In recent years, most counties recommend and most insurance companies require oil tank removal over oil tank abandonment. However, in the event that there is no access to the oil tank due to either landscape or structural impediments, oil tank abandonment may be necessary.
As we do with our oil tank removal, WEG will again take all steps necessary to provide you with superior service and properly abandon your oil tank in just a few hours. Once your oil tank is cut open and cleaned, our highly trained personnel will core drill holes through the bottom of the oil tank and extract soil samples to confirm the conditions of the soil.
These samples will be sent to a certified lab for analysis. The empty oil tank will be filled with inert material such as sand or concrete slurry. The 4 foot by 4 foot excavation will be filled to grade with certified clean fill.
Upon completion, a completed oil tank certification booklet will be provided. It includes:
• Copy of local permits • Oil Tank contents manifest • Photos of work • Certificate of abandonment • Copy of County Inspection Report
Willard Environmental Group
PO Box 3211
Manassas, VA 20108
(703) 595-1843
Fax: (703) 896-3095
Email: bwillard@WillardEnvironmental.com
In recent years, most counties recommend and most insurance companies require oil tank removal over oil tank abandonment. However, in the event that there is no access to the oil tank due to either landscape or structural impediments, oil tank abandonment may be necessary.
As we do with our oil tank removal, WEG will again take all steps necessary to provide you with superior service and properly abandon your oil tank in just a few hours. Once your oil tank is cut open and cleaned, our highly trained personnel will core drill holes through the bottom of the oil tank and extract soil samples to confirm the conditions of the soil.
These samples will be sent to a certified lab for analysis. The empty oil tank will be filled with inert material such as sand or concrete slurry. The 4 foot by 4 foot excavation will be filled to grade with certified clean fill.
Upon completion, a completed oil tank certification booklet will be provided. It includes:
• Copy of local permits • Oil Tank contents manifest • Photos of work • Certificate of abandonment • Copy of County Inspection Report
Willard Environmental Group
PO Box 3211
Manassas, VA 20108
(703) 595-1843
Fax: (703) 896-3095
Email: bwillard@WillardEnvironmental.com
