If you have a leak in your petroleum tank, then you will need petroleum tank removal from your Northern Virginia home. So the big question is – how do you know if your petroleum tank has a leak? Here are some signs:
- Any unexpected or unexplained increase in fuel oil consumption
- Water in your underground storage tank
- Consistent problems with your oil burner
- Changes in or loss of vegetation in the area over and around the tank
- Oil odors in areas other than around the oil burner
- Tastes, odors or other problems with your drinking water, if obtained from a well
- Staining on basement walls or floors adjacent to the tank
- Presence of oil or a sheen in the basement sump or French drain
- Oil or sheen in any nearby culverts, drainage ditches, storm drains, streams or ponds
For more information about leaky petroleum tanks and petroleum tank removal in Northern Virginia, please contact SES. Serving Northern Virginia and Washington DC residential and commercial markets since 1987, SES specializes in testing and safely removing above- and below-ground petroleum tanks.