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Options for Closing an Underground Storage Tank

 

Advantages

  • Allows for visual inspection to ensure no leaks have occurred
  • Provides peace of mind
  • Provides less liability for the property owners

Disadvantages

  • Most expensive option
  • Accessibility may be a problem
  • May impact landscaping
Proceedure Concrete

 

Advantages

  • No excavation usually needed
  • Less expensive than removing the tank
  • Prevents collapse

Disadvantages

  • May shrink leaving void spaces which water can enter
  • Added weight makes removing the tank in the future a more complicated and expensive procedure
  • You cannot ensure that no leaks have occurred from the tank
Sandfill

 

Advantages

  • No excavation usually needed
  • Less expensive than removing the tank
    Prevents collapse

Disadvantages

  • Added weight makes removing the tank in the future a more complicated and expensive procedure
  • You cannot ensure that no leaks have occurred from the tank
Foam Fill

 

Advantages

  • No excavation usually needed
  • Less expensive than removing the tank
  • Prevents collapse
  • Adds much less weight than that of concrete or sand filling

Disadvantages

  • You cannot ensure that no leaks have occurred from the tank

 

 

 

 

 

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