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Heating Oil Tank Guidance
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Attention homeowners, realtors, bankers and fuel truck drivers: Want to know how you prevent oil spills from heating oil tanks? We have a number of resources now available to help you with requirements, recommendations and tips for installing, operating and removing commercial and residential heating oil tanks.


Public Service Announcementsupdated
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Public Service Announcements (produced by and for Alaska Public Radio Network, Duncan Moon)

Listen (MP3, 443K, 28 sec, updated 9/2008)
Listen (MP3, 388K, 25 sec, updated 9/2008)
Listen (MP3, 436K, 28 sec, updated 9/2008)
2007 PSAs
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(MP3, 476K, 30 sec, updated 10/2007)
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  (MP3, 369K, 23 sec, updated 10/2007)
Floods and Heating Oil Tanks
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Emergency Planning for Floods (PDF 37K)
Public Service Announcement: Secure your home heating fuel tanks during floods (PDF 89K)
General Information
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Specifics
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Complete Manual (PDF 748K) updated 6/9/2009
    NOTE: This document is currently being revised. Please contact Scot Tiernan if you have any questions.
   
Fact Sheet
Installation (PDF 192K)
Inspection (PDF 542K)
Tank safety in flood and earthquake areas (PDF 547K updated February 12, 2007)
Underground Heating Oil Tank Closure Guide (PDF 212K)

If you have questions, please call the nearest DEC office:

Anchorage and Western Alaska:
269-3063
Bethel
543-3215
Kenai
262-5210
Valdez
835-4698
Fairbanks and Interior Alaska:
451-2121
Juneau and Southeast Alaska:  
Juneau
465-5340
Ketchikan
225-6200

 

 
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