PausitoRoutine BuilderHow often is an underground oil tank inspected in Brussels?
In Brussels, have an underground heating oil tank with a double wall and leak detection inspected every 3 years by an expert in storage installations. Without that equipment it must be done every year.
Every underground heating oil tank of up to 10,000 litres must be declared to the municipality; the declaration or permit sets out the conditions. For an existing tank with overfill protection, a vent and a double wall with permanent leak detection, Brussels Environment states an inspection every 3 years. The expert sends the report to the municipality or to Brussels Environment within 30 days.
- Check your declaration or permit for the conditions that apply
- Book an expert in storage installations
- Make sure the tank and filling point are accessible
- Keep the inspection report in the tank’s register
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Why does it matter?
Every underground heating oil tank of up to 10,000 litres must be declared to the municipality; the declaration or permit sets out the conditions. For an existing tank with overfill protection, a vent and a double wall with permanent leak detection, Brussels Environment states an inspection every 3 years. The expert sends the report to the municipality or to Brussels Environment within 30 days.
How do you go about it?
Check your declaration or permit for the conditions that apply. Book an expert in storage installations. Make sure the tank and filling point are accessible. Keep the inspection report in the tank’s register.
Is it a legal requirement?
Brussels (Belgium): an underground heating oil tank must be declared or have a permit. According to Brussels Environment, an existing tank with a double wall and permanent leak detection is inspected every 3 years by an expert in storage installations, and a tank without that equipment every year.
45 to 120 minutes.
- appointment with a certified technician or expert
- previous inspection report
Brussels (Belgium): an underground heating oil tank must be declared or have a permit. According to Brussels Environment, an existing tank with a double wall and permanent leak detection is inspected every 3 years by an expert in storage installations, and a tank without that equipment every year.
These rules apply in the Brussels-Capital Region to tanks that need a declaration or permit. Flanders and Wallonia have their own intervals.
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Source
- Bruxelles Environnement / Leefmilieu Brussel — Réservoir à mazout enfoui
- Bruxelles Environnement / Leefmilieu Brussel — Citerne à mazout : quelles sont vos obligations ?
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