Questions/Answers:
Q: I have removed my tank from the ground. What do I do with it?
A: The empty, inert (rendered explosion-free), and cleaned tank can be recycled with any metal recycler or disposal facility. Disposal receipts should be saved.
Q: Do I have to Decommission my tank?
A: After your tank is emptied of oil, actual decommissioning is voluntary. But DEQ strongly recommends that you also have the tank permanently decommissioned when it is pumped out. "Decommissioning" is a generic term for taking a tank out of service by cleaning it, then removing it or filling it in place with an inert material.
Q: Why should a heating oil tank be decommissioned?
A: Underground heating oil tanks are a potential source of contamination of the soil and groundwater, may pose a fire and explosion hazard under certain conditions, and heating oil from leaking underground tanks may impact human health. Underground tanks also corrode and over time may weaken to the point where they can no longer hold fuel
Q: I have a heating oil tank that I no longer use. What am I required to do with it?
A: Oregon law (ORS 466.878) requires the owner to pump out all heating oil from an abandoned (unused) underground heating oil tank when: The tank is no longer used as a heating source.
The tank has been replaced with a new one. ...
The home or business is sold.
Important Links
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/tanks/index.htm
http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ/
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/tanks/lust/LustPublicLookup.asp
Q: I have removed my tank from the ground. What do I do with it?
A: The empty, inert (rendered explosion-free), and cleaned tank can be recycled with any metal recycler or disposal facility. Disposal receipts should be saved.
Q: Do I have to Decommission my tank?
A: After your tank is emptied of oil, actual decommissioning is voluntary. But DEQ strongly recommends that you also have the tank permanently decommissioned when it is pumped out. "Decommissioning" is a generic term for taking a tank out of service by cleaning it, then removing it or filling it in place with an inert material.
Q: Why should a heating oil tank be decommissioned?
A: Underground heating oil tanks are a potential source of contamination of the soil and groundwater, may pose a fire and explosion hazard under certain conditions, and heating oil from leaking underground tanks may impact human health. Underground tanks also corrode and over time may weaken to the point where they can no longer hold fuel
Q: I have a heating oil tank that I no longer use. What am I required to do with it?
A: Oregon law (ORS 466.878) requires the owner to pump out all heating oil from an abandoned (unused) underground heating oil tank when: The tank is no longer used as a heating source.
The tank has been replaced with a new one. ...
The home or business is sold.
Important Links
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/tanks/index.htm
http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ/
http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/tanks/lust/LustPublicLookup.asp