On May 15, 8:28 pm, mstrspy wrote:
I have one of those neighbors. Couple of weeks ago I posted here about
an old abandoned sepic tank caving in. I filled it with bolders,
stones and sand. It is solid so no one will fall in. My neighbor told
me that I should have called clean harbor an have it removed at a huge
cost. The truth is that there is nothing to remove. The steel tank has
disintegrated. There has been no sewage in this tank for over 60
years. Why is this considered a health hazzard? If I try to sell my
house my neighbor will probably mention it to any prospective buyer
(or the person who eventually buys it). I'm not sure how he found out
about it. By the way, I live in New Hampsire. Not sure what the laws
are regarding this.

M

Give Clean Harbors a call

I'll bet that your neighbor is confusing septic tank "decommissioning"
with need to decommission an underground fuel tank.

Unless I'm mistaken, an septic tank needs no special treatment beyond
emptying (pumping out) & filling with sand. I've seen several done
this way in SoCal over the years. They're a potential collapse hazard
not an environmental pollution problem.

When Clean Harbors gives you the "no special treatment" answer, share
it with your local "expert".

cheers
Bob