These thin steel tanks have been corroding underground for 50 to 80 years, far beyond their life expectancy. Thousands of these tanks are still in the ground contaminating soil and groundwater. Because groundwater is always moving, contamination from leaking oil tanks will eventually contaminate a neighbor’s property, irrigation well(s), underground utilities, and/or surface drainage ways.
My wife and I were super impressed with your company’s service and the tank removal finished product. Thank you for job well done. I really appreciate all of your help.
Wilmington Client
I was very pleased with everything and will recommend PES to others. Excellent work. Thank you.
Fayetteville Client
Thanks for taking good care of my tank removal on such short notice. I appreciate your kind and professional services!
Raleigh Client
I was very pleased with PES’s work. Kirk McDonald was very helpful and easy to deal with. The yard looks great. Thanks Kirk and crew.
Wilmington Client
Fully satisfied with all the work done. Thanks for all your assistance in making this project go smoothly.
New Bern Client
Services were very professional and courteous. I was very impressed with your responsiveness to our questions and your patience in explaining the tank closure process to us.
Kinston Client
Thank you so much for all your help and advice. Very professional job. I will certainly remember your kindness and patience and will recommend you to everyone.
Jacksonville Client
It was a pleasure to work with you and your group. Very organized. Your hard work and good judgement regarding the contamination gave us good end result.
Wilmington Client
Very courteous, attentive, prompt, and informative. I was completely satisfied with the services provided and would happily recommend PES. Thanks for doing a great job!
Goldsboro Client
A buyer who buys a tank property may become fully responsible for the tank and contamination (even if they never used the tank).
Even if the tank was removed but contamination not cleaned up, the “Oil Spill Act” may require you to cleanup contamination.
Have the seller hire PES to ensure that all State requirements are met and that no potential problems are ignored or overlooked.
Remember: “Clean” tank closures deserve a second opinion to confirm this rare occurrence. Ask us how.
Request a tank evaluation before you buy to determine if the tank has leaked or not.
Sellers could be forced to clean up oil tank contamination years after they sold the property, even if they removed the tank but overlooked or ignored contamination. If the corroding tank hasn’t leaked already, it will leak eventually. Until the tank is removed, it will continue to corrode over time.
Petroleum contamination does not degrade significantly under the tank. Over time, it will continue to migrate toward neighbors’ properties, irrigation well(s), underground utilities, and drainage ways.
Documenting a properly closed oil tank and cleaning up the contamination will:
Request a tank evaluation to determine the status of your tank.
PES can respond quickly to keep your “property closing” on schedule! Practical Environmental Solutions offers complete turnkey services so that clients can relax knowing that their chosen tank solution is being implemented by an experienced professional.
Remember a leaking oil tank can be the single most expensive “repair” item when negotiating the sale of a home.
Request a tank evaluation to determine the status of your tank.
Houses older than 1940, may have been converted to an oil tank system later. A leaking oil tank can be the single most expensive “repair” item when negotiating the sale of a home. Warn your client that oil tanks are still buried at thousands of properties!
Petroleum contamination does not degrade significantly under the tank. Over time, it will continue to migrate toward neighbors’ properties, irrigation well(s), underground utilities, and drainage ways.
when inspecting a home, pay particular attention for the following items:
Recommend a tank evaluation to verify a tank and determine if it has leaked or not.
This is a complete waste of time and money. The tank will continue leaking until the sludge is scraped out of the tank. Sand filling also does not prevent the tank from collapsing as it continues to corrode. State permission is required to close a tank in-place.
Simply taking the tank out of the ground does not end a Seller’s or a Buyer’s contamination cleanup responsibility. Without professionally sealed documentation, future buyers and the State may not be convinced that the oil tank was properly closed.