Long Island

Protect your Long Island home and finances from devastating environmental liabilities with a certified oil tank sweep. On Long Island, an undetected, leaking underground storage tank (UST) can contaminate the sole-source aquifer that provides drinking water to millions of residents. As a property owner, you face strict state laws making you legally and financially responsible for groundwater cleanup costs that easily reach tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Why Oil Tank Sweeps are Critical on Long Island:

Long Island’s unique geology and legal framework turn an undiscovered oil tank into a massive financial risk.

Sole-Source Aquifer Risk: Long Island relies entirely on underground aquifers for its drinking water. Because the water table is exceptionally high in many areas, oil from a corroded tank can migrate quickly into the groundwater, escalating a minor leak into a major environmental hazard.
Strict Liability Laws: Under New York State Navigation Law, property owners face "strict liability" for petroleum spills. This means you can be held entirely responsible for remediation costs, regardless of whether you installed the tank or knew it was leaking.
Mortgage & Insurance Roadblocks: Most modern lenders and homeowners insurance companies will deny coverage or refuse to clear a mortgage on a Long Island property if an abandoned underground tank is suspected or discovered.

Comprehensive Long Island Detection Services

We use specialized, non-invasive technology to scan your property and deliver absolute certainty before you close on a home.

Our Step-by-Step Inspection Process

Historical Review: We visually inspect the basement, utility rooms, and exterior foundation for old fuel lines, vent pipes, or patched concrete holes.
Subsurface Grid Scan: Our team executes a tight grid-pattern scan across the entire yard using a series of electromagnetic locators.
Certified Verdict: You receive a formal report detailing our findings, providing the definitive proof needed to protect your real estate transaction.

Major areas of concern in Long Island include:

Nassau County (Roslyn/Roslyn Harbor, Garden City, Sea Cliff, Port Washington, Rockville Center and Great Neck)

Suffolk County (Huntington, Lloyd Harbor, Stony Brook, Setauket, Greenport.

If the home was built before 1970, no matter what part of town it is located in, it very well may have been touched by oil at some point in the past.