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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:

Petroleum Storage Tank
Removal, Assessment, & Cleanup

What do you do in a situation such as this?

Less mess than removal.

Oil & sludge removed.

The 560-gallon UST was located beneath the corner of an addition to the house. The tank had leaked fuel oil into the soils at the end not located beneath the house. Because the leakage was located on a property where the home owner obtained drinking water from a supply well, the State wanted the soils removed. But, the entire removal of the UST would undermine the corner foundation of the brick house, likely resulting in severe damage to the foundation and brickwork. Therefore, removal of the entire UST was deemed to be too risky.

The following reveals why Sensible Solutions should be your first
choice of consultants for the removal or abandonment of a UST.

Sensible Solutions proposed, obtained approval from the State, and implemented the partial removal of the UST with in-place abandonment of the section remaining beneath the house. The tank end was uncovered, and an access hole was cut in the end to allow the fluids to be removed. The interior was then cleaned with a pressure-washer. The clean soils surrounding the UST were carefully removed for later use as backfill. Care was taken to not disturb (loosen) the section of tank remaining beneath the house. The exposed half of the tank was cut off. Once the contaminated soils were excavated (successfully), a sheet of plywood was placed over the open end of the tank to hold back the dirt backfill. Then, flowable fill (sand/cement slurry) was unloaded into the section of the tank remaining beneath the foundation to completely fill the void and ensure the support of the foundation for years to come.

Do you have a problem UST? SSE has the solution.