www.Portlandmaps.com has always been a great resource. It just got better. They city has added all of the oil tank permits that they have on file. It is the far right option on the screen on the property tab under “storage tank.” Just keep in mind that if there is no record of a permit… Continue reading Portlandmaps.com and Oil Tanks

Older wood burning stoves pollute more than current models- much more. Sunday’s Oregonian article by Michael Milstein reports a potential law change that could require non-code wood burning stoves to be replaced when a house is sold: About 94,000 homes in Oregon burn wood for heat, said David Collier of the DEQ. Surveys have found… Continue reading Equity up in Smoke? Potential law change could require new wood stoves.

First there were wood and coal burning stoves. Then oil heat became the “standard.” Today it is natural gas. Oil furnaces require oil tanks. The tank can be in one of three places. Outside above ground, below ground or in the basement. There may be soil contamination around an above ground tank but where we… Continue reading Oregon Real Estate, Oil Tanks and the DEQ