Farmers and Agricultural Professionals
Ohio Storage Tanks and Safety
Types of Tanks
There are two kinds of residential oil storage tanks. An aboveground storage tank may be located outside of a house, or it may be in a basement, garage or crawl space. Today’s aboveground tanks are small enough for those hard-to-fit places in a basement. An underground storage tank is buried beneath the ground. The size of your tank can be determined by checking your oil delivery ticket. Common tank sizes are 275 gallons for an aboveground tank and 290, 550 and 1,000 gallons for an underground tank.
Safe and Efficient Storage
You may have some misconceptions about heating oil storage tanks. Here’s the "real deal":
Tank Safety
• Today’s oil tanks are built with corrosion-resistant materials for long life and safety.
Legal Issues
• In the U.S., all underground residential heating oil tanks regardless of size are exempt from all federal regulations.
Convenience
• A tank on your property puts you in charge of your supply.
• You only pay for the Oilheat that you receive.
• As an automatic delivery customer, you can rest assured that you will never run out of Oilheat.
Versatility
• Storage tanks can be located in the basement, garage, next to the home or underground.
• New tanks are compact in size, and can be hidden away in small, hard-to-fit places.
• Attractive tank enclosures to protect aboveground tanks from the elements can be custom-built to match your home.
Regulation, Registration and Removal
In Ohio, the Bureau of Underground Storage Tank Regulations (BUSTR) does not regulate:
▪ Heating oil tanks used for heating on the premises
▪ Farm and residential tanks smaller than 1,100 gallons
▪ Abandoned tanks of unknown owner, origin and contents
These tanks are also exempt from registration.
Because heating oil is not considered a major threat to the environment, there are no federal or Ohio laws that require the removal of a properly functioning, active, residential heating oil tank where the fuel is consumed on the premises.
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