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Contamination caused by hidden underground oil tanks is becoming an increasingly common and costly problem for homeowners in British Columbia. At the heart of the issue are forgotten or neglected underground oil tanks left over from previous generations when oil was the primary heating source for most furnaces in the province. However, after 1960 this all changed when oil was replaced by natural gas or electric heating.<\/p>\n

Without a detailed plan for their safe removal, many retired underground oil storage tanks (UST) were simply left in place. Fast-forward sixty years and these UST are dangerously past their life expectancy with corrosion and damage significantly increasing the risk of tank rupture and soil contamination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contamination caused by hidden underground oil tanks is becoming an increasingly common and costly problem for homeowners in British Columbia. 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