If a tank exists, retain the contractor as soon as possible to either: The contractor will use equipment like ground-penetrating radar to search for a UST. Search our records Hire a contractor to confirmĪs a property owner, it's your responsibility to confirm if there's a UST by hiring a contractor to search the property. The City may have records for UST removals, abandonments, and installations.

Reduces your environmental liability and subsequent effects to your property valueĭetect a tank on your property Check our records first.

Satisfies lenders, buyers, and insurance agents.

Improves your property's environmental conditions.

Benefits of removing a tank from your property

Minimize the risk of subsurface contaminationĪlso, any contaminated soil must be removed and replaced with clean soil.įind out the benefits of removing a UST, how to detect one on your property, and how to get a permit to remove it or safely abandon it in place.

Properly manage the flammable and combustible contents.

Today, all heating oil storage tanks that haven't been used for two years must be removed to:

Until the 1960s most Vancouver home furnaces were heated by oil in underground storage tanks (UST) typically buried in yards near furnaces.

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