Domestic Oil Tank Installation Regulations. Single skin oil tanks are also unsuitable for installation at most domestic oil storage installations too. Guidelines for the installation of above ground residential oil tanks. On premise use fuel oil tanks known also as opufs are indoor outdoor or underground tank systems that are not subject to nhdes regulations i e neither administrative rules env or 301 control of aboveground petroleum storage facilities nor env or 401 underground storage facilities.
Prior to installing any oil storage tank an oftec ti 133d form based upon the above information should be completed by a competent qualified technician. Hundr eds of oil spills from domestic oil tanks resulting from overfilling improper tank location and improper installation and or maintenance.
Average installations range between 2 200 3 000 depending on size.
Average installations range between 2 200 3 000 depending on size. As part of our tank installation free quotation service we will complete this assessment on your behalf. These cover the proximity of the tank to buildings and boundaries type of tank who can certify the installation and the oil supply pipe. The tank is within 10 metres of a river stream ditch lake canal the sea soakaway septic tank effluent treatment system water storage tank aquifer or gully or where a spill from the tank.
