On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:31:52 -0500, "RonABC" wrote:

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My real question is, if an underground oil tank on a residential property
needs to be removed, and it is found to have been leaking, -- and it is NOT
near any structures and is out in the open -- is the cost of removal more or
less self-limiting? In other words, is it mostly the cost of removing the
tank and removing and disposing of the contaminated dirt around it, and then
refilling the hole with clean soil? If so, would a situation like that tend
NOT to cost in the 10's of thousands of dollars, and be more like under 10K
to get the job done?

Unless you're in Manhattan I can't imagine a simple job costing more
than a couple thousand. But there can be so many mitigating factors
that asking folks on a newsgroup who don't know where you live and
can't see the local conditions is kinda like asking 'how much does a
car cost'.

Also check your state tax code. NY has offered a tax rebate of
several hundred dollars for removal/replacement of residential oil
tanks. They've done it at least twice in the last decade for a
couple years at a time.

Jim