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Drake Brothers Excavating
At Drake Brothers Excavating, we offer reliable demolition and excavating services to residential and commercial customers throughout Richmond and surrounding areas. We are experienced in all that we do, so you can trust that your project will be done... more
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Hauling RVA, LLC
Serving Richmond, Virginia, Hauling RVA's mission is to enhance the lives of our community as well as the environment by offering our customers the most affordable and highest quality junk removal and demolition services, including oil tank removal. more
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What is the history of oil tanks?
- 1859 — Oil is discovered and stored in wooden barrels.
- Late 1800s — The first steel storage tanks are produced to keep valuable oil safe.
- 1922 — First standards for steel storage tank safety are developed.
- 1930s — Underground storage tanks are now the preferred storage method, opposed to the previously preferred above ground storage tanks.
- 1960s — Tank owners grow more frustrated and more concerned with oil loss due to tank corrosion.
- 1970s — Concerns begin to spread regarding the environmental impact of oil tank leaks.
- 1988 — The EPA sets a deadline for upgrading underground tank systems, putting new tank regulations into place.
- 1990s — Many begin closing and removing their tanks due to the widely known environmental and health risks.
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