In this episode, we remove a previously filled underground oil tank that is located under a deck under asphalt! We were working within inches of the deck, an AC unit and structural supports!
The tank was removed without incident and passed the township inspection.
In this episode of Tank TV, we removed a 550 gallon underground oil tank that failed the visual inspection by the township. This tank had obvious corrosion holes. After we investigated the soil directly below the tank, we found that the contamination was very minor. We recommended that our subsurface evaluator grab the required six samples so he could write the remedial action report requesting the NFA from the NJDEP. If you hire a tank removal contractor who only recommends a soil remediation when your oil tank fails the inspection, you need to get a second opinion. This client received their NFA letter within 10 days of the job being completed. Industry standard turn around is 30-45 days.
Don’t get caught with a bait & switch soil remediation. Some companies are advertising “flat rate” soil remediation services. They don’t explain to potential clients that it’s not in all in price for the project. Most of the contracts include 20 tons of soil and anything over that, you will be charged additional fees. If groundwater is impacted, you will be charged additional fees to investigate it. No company can ethically quote you a a true fixed price for your cleanup without investigating the soils. The price of a remediation is directly correlated with the amount of soil that needs to be replaced. They cannot know the amount of soil without figuring out how deep the contamination is and how far it spread in each direction. Simple Tank charges $600 to properly investigate the contamination plume so we can provide you with a real fixed price that will not change once we start the project. Call us today for more information of the program.
In this episode, Simple Tank was contacted about removing a 550 gallon underground oil tank that was located under a concrete garage floor. This part of the house was recently built over the top of a previously filled oil tank. The clients are trying to sell their home and the new buyer does not want the tank on the property. Simple Tank mobilized the proper equipment to remove a 550 gallon tank only to find out that the tank was actually 1k gallons! The tank was removed successfully with no prior leaks! This could of been a lot worse for the client! Everything was completed in one day and the clients can now sell their home!
In this episode of Tank TV, our client had a soil sample result showing slight contamination around their existing underground oil tank. Since the reading was very low (less than 100 PPM), we explained that most likely once the tank is out there should be no issues.
We were hired to remove two underground tanks and one above ground oil tank. After digging around, we realized that the second underground oil tank was actually a previously filled septic tank.
The other underground tank was filled with sand which was clean and the soil around the tank was also clean. As we explained over the phone to the client, his low sample results were meaningless. Everything passed the township inspection and NJDEP did not have to get involved.
In this episode, Simple Tank was hired to remove a 550 gallon underground heating oil tank that was previously filled in place with sand. The tank was located in the rear yard of a house under a deck.
The deck was removed by another contractor before we arrived on site. Once we excavated to the top of the tank, we realized that the tank was a 1,000 gallon tank filled with sand that was contaminated.
This tank was filled back in the 90’s by another contractor who took out all the proper permits. This is a perfect example of a tank filled with sand that was not cleaned out properly.
This episode is a continuation of Episode 006 – This is Not Good. During the first episode, we discovered soil contamination around a previously foam filled 1,000 gallon underground heating oil tank. The homeowner had all the proper documentation from the township showing that he followed the correct procedure when he foam filled it years ago.
When the buyer, Gabe DaSilva hired us to investigate with our Geoprobe, we found contamination that traveled down 12 ft deep! We provided a fixed price to perform the soil remediation to the seller, we arranged to do the work and then get paid at closing to keep the deal alive.
In this episode, we show the remediation being performed.
In this episode of Tank TV, we investigate an underground oil tank that was previously filled in place for Gabe DaSilva of DaSilva Homes.
This tank was filled in place with all the proper paperwork and we discover contaminated soil that has traveled 12ft deep. Gabe is trying to purchase this home and he needs to know exactly how much this will cost to cleanup! This is a two part series and this episode will show the initial investigation to determine how bad the leak is.
Part two will show the tank removal and soil remediation.
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In this episode, we try to save our client money by offering another option to close out their NJDEP case number. His previous contractor only gave him one option to perform a soil remediation of 30 tons of soil. Since his contractor did not take any samples on the day the tank was removed, we had no gauge as to what level the contamination was at. We proposed to open up the excavation with an excavator to see if we can grab the required six soil samples to close out his case number. If we could prove that the contamination is under the state standards, we could save him thousands of dollars. Once we opened up the excavation our subsurface evaluator recommended excavating out 8 tons of soil. Just enough to get to a cleaner zone so we could be confident the samples would pass. At the end of the project, we were able to save the client about $3,000.00. **Episode shot with iPhone 8
In this episode we remove two oil tanks in two different towns and perform a soil remediation all in one day with the same crew! We were not expecting the second oil tank to leak, but when we found out it was after it was removed, we performed the soil remediation the same day since the client had a closing pending!
