Oil Tank Soil Testing Cost

State certified test reporting form and summary report included with this service.

Oil tank soil testing cost. Note that soil testing only reflects the current state of the soil surrounding the oil tank and not the tank itself. Curren s test methods are effective in identifying soil contamination resulting from a leaking ust surface spill or previously removed leaking tank system. The epa certified tank test and full soil evaluation service are discounted as a package. If the required soil testing reveals contamination in the ground around the old tank cleanup costs can be 2 500 10 000 for minor contamination.

The oregon department of environmental quality estimates that a typical heating oil cleanup project can run 3 500 4 600 depending on the methods used. Soil testing for oil tank leaks looks for evidence of actual oil contamination in the soil. The cost for soil testing is about the same as the first method where buried. Soil testing is considered the definitive test for oil tank leakage and if the tank has not leaked it provides more reliable documentation of this.

Ats will obtain a soil sample from each side of the underground tank to thoroughly determine the status of the soil. The underground oil tank could be corroding and form an oil leak in the future. Soil testing around an underground heating oil tank is an important part of determining if contamination exists in the soil and how much the cost of soil remediation may be. This method of tank or soil investigation tests the soil around the tank or the former tank area for the presence of heating oil.

Tank testing report is available 1 business day from the service date.