Have a Home Heating Oil Spill? It’s Time to Act! NEDT Can Respond Rapidly and Start Cleanup Immediately, Contact Us for Help Today

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If your home furnace or residential oil tank is leaking heating oil, you need to act fast. NEDT is here to provide comprehensive support, dealing with containment, cleanup, ventilation, subcontracting, remediation, and even dealing with your insurer. With our 30 years of experience in residential and commercial oil spills, it’s our goal to get your life back to normal as fast as possible. Get started with us today.

Emergency Spill Response

Our first goal is to ensure the safety of your family and your home. NEDT staff will rapidly deploy to your home, access the situation, coordinate with other organizations, and start containment and cleanup. We’ll advise you about options to stay in your home during the entire process, as well as help you get information to your insurer.

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Heating Oil Cleanup

We’ll clean up the immediate spill, including sealing the area and using air-moving equipment for fumes and smells. Cleaning up fuel oil spills is an intensive process, especially if your tank has leaked into the ground soil, and can include removal and hazardous disposal of damaged property.

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Home Remediation

Depending on the extent of the spill, additional remediation may need to be completed, including contaminated soil removal and cleaning or removal of the heating oil tank. We’ll advise you on a course of action that meets MassDEP requirements and ensures the environment and your property value aren’t affected.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Once you’ve discovered that your home’s oil tank is leaking, you need to take quick action to prevent damage and preserve health. Provide ventilation to anywhere you can smell oil, opening windows and running fans. If needed, evacuate. After you are safe, you’ll need to contact several organizations.

  1. Contact Your Fire Department. Call 911 and speak to an operator about your spill. They will come to assess the situation, provide medical assistance if needed, and get the ball rolling.
  2. Contact Your State Department of Environmental Protection. You need to report any significant oil spill to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) or state equivalent within 2 hours. Their 24-hour reporting line is 1-888-304-1133.
  3. Contact Your Oil Company. Your heating oil company is a great resource to help stop any ongoing leaks. Ask if they have service staff who can assist with your issues.

Often, the length of the cleanup process for a heating oil spill is determined by the location of the spill and the amount of oil spilled. Accessing the spill, containing the damage, cleaning up any contamination, and repairing the furnace/heating oil tank all need to be factored in. It’s vital you start the cleanup process as soon as possible to avoid more damage and delays.

While standard homeowners’ insurance policies in Massachusetts typically do not cover residential oil spills, many properties that use heating oil carry additional riders for this purpose. We recommend contacting your insurance provider to confirm your current coverage. Our team can review your policy, provide guidance, and advocate on your behalf. If needed, we can also refer you to a specialized attorney who can offer legal advice and help you maximize any potential coverage related to an oil spill.

In most cases, yes! The affected areas can be sealed off with air barriers, and the rest of the home can be ventilated with air-moving fans and air-quality scrubbers. In the cooler months, portable and/or temporary heating options are available.

Contact New England Disposal Technologies Today to Rapidly Remediate Your Heating Oil Spill

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