Fuel oil spills typically occur in the fall at the start of the heating season, when oil deliverers are likely to be new and unfamiliar with the homes they are serving. Homeowner changes could also lead to confusion at oil-delivery time. The spills typically happen in the basements of homes from overfilled tanks or through fill pipes that have no tanks attached! other spills have occurred when oil was mistakenly dumped into septic tank vents or drinking water wells.
Cleanup costs will be paid by whoever is responsible for the spill. if lawyers are involved in determining responsibility, costs will be even higher. therefore, it is particularly important that you do what you can to prevent spills from happening:
