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Old 09-17-2008, 01:06 PM
 
Location: Nashville, TN
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Listen to Wiley, Remove it, she does oil remediations. You do not want that kind of Grieft. I know. because I went thru it. I didn't put my house on the market until it was removed, remediated. letter from the DEP because mine had hit groundwater. A neighbor of mine filled theirs with sand and switched to oil and now their house is on a DEP list. You certainly do not need that type of problems. Let's say I cried every day for a year, because that is how long it took between getting aproval from my insurance company, and doing the work. I even cried in church every Sunday, praying that the nightmare would end. I made sure to buy a newer gas heated house when I moved out of NJ. So far, 3 neighbors have left NJ after going thru the same thing.

Diane G
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Old 09-17-2008, 01:10 PM
 
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Yes, good advice. Get rid of the tank.
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Old 06-24-2009, 06:50 AM
 
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It is not required by any State law in New Jersey that a residential heating oil tank be removed, but removal is the preferred method over closure in place (filling the tank in place). If the tank can be removed, i.e., it is not under a deck or addition, then by all means have it removed. Removal allows you to say that a tank does not exist on the property, it also allows you to physically inspect the tank aboveground for evidence of leakage such as oil staining on the outside of the tank or corrosion holes in the tank.
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Old 06-24-2009, 08:07 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
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If you can remove the tank have it removed. If the tank must be filled in place it is critical that soil borings from the tank area be taken. The results of laboratory analysis of the soil borings should be kept in a secure location so that you have proof that the soil is acceptable and meets the NJ standards. Do not allow the contractor to say he is relying on PID readings and that laboratory analysis is not required or necessary. My company has found in 30% of the times when we are asked to evaluate soil around a closed in-place tank that does not have soil analysis available that the ground is contaminated. In these cases although the had the town record approving the closure, the tank and further remediation has been required
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