SAFETANK PROGRAM | NH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301
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Visit the website to complete an application: https://onlineforms.nh.gov/app/#/formversion/82aa7f13-75c2-4a10-81a5-6b16a3c98009?FormTag=NHDES-S-04-020 If a petroleum release occurs from your tank system and you dont have private insurance coverage you can apply to the New Hampshire Petroleum Reimbursment Fund to get reimbursement of costs incurred for NHDES-required clean-up. Apply at https://www.des.nh.gov/business-and-community/loans-and-grants/petroleum-reimbursement-fund
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Description
The purpose of the NHDES Safetank Program is to provide financial assistance to income qualified homeowners to upgrade, replace or remove their substandard home heating oil tank systems, also known as on-premises-use fuel oil (OPUF) tanks. The program can reimburse up to $3,300 to upgrade or remove and replace an aboveground home heating oil storage tank and up to $2,500 to remove an underground home heating oil tank. For most Safetank projects, the tank installation or removal professionals are reimbursed directly for upgrade or replacement work that is pre-approved by NHDES, relieving the homeowner from paying the contractors and waiting for reimbursement from the Safetank program. NHDES strongly recommends that a homeowner upgrade, replace or remove their substandard home heating oil system before it leaks to prevent significant disruption to a homeowner and incurring expensive costs associated with contamination clean-up. However, if a petroleum release does occur from a tank system, the Safetank program is still available to a homeowner.
Last assured
07/07/2025
Providing organization
NH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
The mission of the Department of Environmental Services is to help sustain a high quality of life for all citizens by protecting and restoring the environment and public health in New Hampshire.