| If you are planning to purchase a home in New | | | | from the house, and the oil vent pipe may not even |
| Jersey or New York, be sure to check the property | | | | be close to the filler pipe. Flat stones or old cans |
| for evidence of a buried fuel (e.g. oil) storage tank. | | | | often mark the location of the filler or vent pipe. In |
| As property owner, you face several potential risks if | | | | the home itself, look for abandoned oil lines, marks of |
| nothing is known about the tank--type, condition, | | | | oil lines, or gauges or valves connected to an outdoor |
| exact location. These include underground leaks, | | | | tank. |
| damage to the property and environment, water | | | | Because of the risks associated with underground |
| contamination, and expensive clean up costs. | | | | storage tanks, NY and NJ oil tank removal and/or |
| Consequently, it is important to have the tank tested | | | | storage processes are closely monitored. For |
| before you buy the property. Installing a new oil tank | | | | example, the New York State Department of |
| can be rather expensive, because old tanks must | | | | Environmental Conservation requires buried tanks |
| undergo a particular procedure for disposal. | | | | storing more than 1,100 gallons of heated oil to be |
| There are signs you can look for that indicate the | | | | registered. A tank containing less than 1,100 gallons |
| presence of an oil tank on your property. First, | | | | does not need to be registered, but if an oil leak is |
| inspect the area around the building for oil fill or vent | | | | detected on any size of tank, it absolutely must be |
| pipes. Oil fillers can sometimes be placed quite a way | | | | reported within two hours of its discovery. |