Heating Oil Tank Environmental Problems Hinder Sales of New Jersey Residential Properties !

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr. 16, 2012 - Many New Jersey property owners who are anxious to sell there properties find that the potential sale hits a brick wall once a underground storage tank is discovered. Some property owners decided to take the easy way out and have their tanks "sand filled"
only to find  out that the potential buyer wants the tanks removed prior to closing. Many heating oil tanks were 'filled in place" without proper documentation such as soil sampling from under the tank. Without proper soil testing of the soils around and under the tank the soils may be contaminated with heating oil above the NJDEP's Soil Clean-Up Standards. Although a property may be purchased " As Is" the buyer may still have recourse against the seller even years later.

Environmental Systems (depenvirosystems.com) provides oil tank removal and testing services to identify soil contamination around oil tanks that were previously filled with sand. If a oil tank has been removed contamination could posibly still be present. Many stories exist of dishonest contractors who will purposely carry around oil tanks with no holes in it to fool the municipal official.. Prior to 2006 residential heating oil tanks could be removed by non licensed individuals, this opened the door to "landscapers" and "handymen" performing residential tank removal services.

To find out more information regarding proper closure and removal of Heating oil tanks contact Environemntal Systems at 732-996-0812

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Environmental Systems is a full service environmental company specializing in remediation of contaminated residential and commercial properties located in New Jersey. Environmental Systems a licensed heating oil and tank removal/testing company
with LSRP on staff to quicly close out NJDEPs cases.