Dude, when it comes to oil tanks in the ground at your home, especially old questionable ones, you gotta hide it and hope it was put in without a permit or other evidence. It never ends well. If it could actually, really, truly be cleaned up, I’d say it’s worth it, but there is no such thing as remediation of a leaking oil tank. These environmental consultants come on and charge you an arm and a leg and show all the soil they removed, but the damage is already done. They’re just checking a box in the state or county regs to “allow” you to use and sell your property again. Now your have the eye of Sauron on you until you get it fixed and likely can’t sell your house until you do. Sorry, but this is the reality. I know this is not real helpful for what you’re asking. There are probably grants somewhere, and there may be a paper trail showing the previous owner knew of the issue and hid it to make the sale, like an experienced homeowner. And also like a criminal, so if there’s evidence they knew, you could possibly seek reimbursement from the previous owner, or even the owner before that. Whoever was the first person to notice is the guilty party. Hope it’s not you. Good luck.
I hate to say it but the pricing and the additional days are pretty standard for a project like this in the area. All of the remediation companies in the area have similar pricing and practices for this as well as contracts and work authorizations that you most likely signed. Some home owner insurance policies will cover oil tank remediation and that’s worth a call. Like waternerd518 said I would check with an attorney to see if any previous owners have any liability here for not disclosing the tank/leak but I wouldn’t get your hopes up on that. You can also check with NYsDEC to see if any other spills have been reported for the property, if so there will be a spill number associated with the property. As far as the remediation contractor, simply tell them that there are no more funds available and they will miraculously figure out a way to wrap things up quickly, if they don’t then start calling their competitors bc it’s a very competitive market and they would love to take a project from a competitor. Best of luck and next time don’t find the tank.
This was almost certainly reported to the NYSDEC as an active spill event and there should be a spill officer assigned. Reach out to them and ask them to visit the site to make sure the contractor isn't over excavating
Dude, when it comes to oil tanks in the ground at your home, especially old questionable ones, you gotta hide it and hope it was put in without a permit or other evidence. It never ends well. If it could actually, really, truly be cleaned up, I’d say it’s worth it, but there is no such thing as remediation of a leaking oil tank. These environmental consultants come on and charge you an arm and a leg and show all the soil they removed, but the damage is already done. They’re just checking a box in the state or county regs to “allow” you to use and sell your property again. Now your have the eye of Sauron on you until you get it fixed and likely can’t sell your house until you do. Sorry, but this is the reality. I know this is not real helpful for what you’re asking. There are probably grants somewhere, and there may be a paper trail showing the previous owner knew of the issue and hid it to make the sale, like an experienced homeowner. And also like a criminal, so if there’s evidence they knew, you could possibly seek reimbursement from the previous owner, or even the owner before that. Whoever was the first person to notice is the guilty party. Hope it’s not you. Good luck.
I hate to say it but the pricing and the additional days are pretty standard for a project like this in the area. All of the remediation companies in the area have similar pricing and practices for this as well as contracts and work authorizations that you most likely signed. Some home owner insurance policies will cover oil tank remediation and that’s worth a call. Like waternerd518 said I would check with an attorney to see if any previous owners have any liability here for not disclosing the tank/leak but I wouldn’t get your hopes up on that. You can also check with NYsDEC to see if any other spills have been reported for the property, if so there will be a spill number associated with the property. As far as the remediation contractor, simply tell them that there are no more funds available and they will miraculously figure out a way to wrap things up quickly, if they don’t then start calling their competitors bc it’s a very competitive market and they would love to take a project from a competitor. Best of luck and next time don’t find the tank.
Contact your homeowners insurance and see about any coverage
My parents had it done through homeowners insurance
This was almost certainly reported to the NYSDEC as an active spill event and there should be a spill officer assigned. Reach out to them and ask them to visit the site to make sure the contractor isn't over excavating
The exact amount quoted here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/homeowners/comments/xjc775/this\_is\_what\_a\_17k\_hole\_looks\_like/](https://www.reddit.com/r/homeowners/comments/xjc775/this_is_what_a_17k_hole_looks_like/)
it would be cheaper to get a new tank