April 21, 2007 - For decades, many homeowners have relied on heating oil to keep warm during colder weather. Many still do. Tens of thousands of underground storage tanks (USTs) are buried on residential properties across North Carolina. The majority of these USTs are no longer in use, having been forgotten when natural gas was made available to the homeowner.
The tanks, frequently still storing oil, were just left in place to rust away. In addition, many USTs have leaked for years while in use.
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