Beware of Heating Oil Tanks

Be aware of home heating oil tanks. Cleanup of leaking home heating oil tanks is a regulatory requirement costing thousands of dollars. Dwellings may be abandoned due to infiltration of petroleum vapors from leaking home heating oil tanks. Drinking wells may get impacted. Law suits due to improper disclosures of heating oil tanks have become more common. Any person owning or buying an older residential or commercial property in North Carolina should be extremely cautious of the potential liabilities associated with home heating oil tanks. Almost all older dwellings used heating oil for heat prior to availability of natural gas and/or existence of efficient electric heat.

About Cohesion, Inc

We are an environmental consulting firm specializing in assessment of liabilities, removal of home heating oil storage tanks and cleanup of any oil leaked from tanks. Cohesion personnel have more than 50 years of combined experience in the environmental field, and we are one of the first companies to specifically help owners of residential property to overcome leaking tank issues and achieving eligibility for Trust Fund reimbursement of cleanup costs. We have worked closely with the Real Estate professionals community for many years. We have licensed professionals overseeing each individual project, and every report submitted to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) is sealed by a licensed professional as required by regulation.

Important News!

As of July 1, 2010, all property owners with leaking home heating oil underground storage tanks are now potentially eligible for 100% reimbursement of cleanup cost from the Trust Fund. Prior to the change, property owners had to prove tank ownership; otherwise, a $5,000 deductible and 10% co-payment were required. Now all property owners are potentially eligible for 100% reimbursement of necessary and reasonable cleanup costs.