Residential Environmental and Tank Services

Homeowner Oil Tank Services

Engineering Services

Vacuum Truck Services

Remediation Services

Ex In-Situ Remediation

In-Situ Remediation

Advanced Remediation and Foundation Techniques

• Foundation Support Techniques- Helical piles , mini piles, concrete sectional piers, to jackpost piers coupled with structural steel supportive methods all performed seamlessly with ANCO certified personnel and specialized hydraulic drivers and rams.
• Geotechnical support techniques – Steel and vinyl sheet shoring, helical tiebacks, h-piles with lagging, secant piles, tangent piles.
• Deep excavation techniques utilizing large diameter – (18” to 8’ diameter) augers to displace contaminated soil without risks inherent to conventional open excavation approaches. Large core barrels are utilized to bore through boulders and bedrock to achieve depths up to 65’.

Hydrogeologic Services

Mechanical Services

Excavation, Demolition and Earth Moving

Mold Remediation Water Damage Restoration/ Drying & Dehumidifying

Septic Tanks

Environmental Audits and Site Assessments

Phase I Audits in compliance with ASTM method E1527, plus ASTM E1528 transaction screen services. Thereby demonstrating "due diligence" compliance required by most financial institutions.

Phase II remedial investigations and receptor evaluations.

Geoprobe®, Drill Rigs and Subsurface Investigation Services

Geoprobe® is used as an environmental risk determination tool as part of a Phase II audit. Soil is collected in clear plastic tubes enabling continuous investigation of subsurface soil layers and groundwater. Used to investigate and delineate potentially contaminated sites with minimal surface and subsurface disturbance.

In 2005 ANCO added Geoprobe® to our site investigation services with the acquisition of a Geoprobe® 54LT self-propelled tracked drill rig. This 35-inch wide, 7-foot tall, 1-ton machine uniquely collects 4-foot long soil cores to depths over 20-feet through 2.5-inch diameter bore holes. ANCO also owns a 54 MT portable rig that quick connects to an excavator, enabling deep sample collection from an open excavation. Both probes use 4' long macro core tooling.

The macro cores are advanced into the subsurface. The macro core is lined with a disposable acetate liner to prevent cross contamination. The macro core is retrieved and the representative soil core is field screened. The macro core is fitted with a new liner and again advanced to a depth of 4-feet below surface grade. A 4-foot long, 1-inch diameter rod is attached to the top of the core and the macro core is advanced to a depth of 8-feet below surface grade. It is retrieved and the representative soil core from the 4- to 8-foot interval is field screened. The process is continued to the desired depth or until refusal.

The hammer bits can penetrate asphalt and concrete but can not push through bedrock. The Geoprobe® also provides a time and cost effective procedure for collecting groundwater samples through temporary well points. Analytic results are available as soon as 24-hours after sampling, facilitating a speedy 72-hour turn around from the time of contract to preliminary results. Groundwater investigations via traditional permanent monitor wells are minimally 1-month undertakings.

Emergency Response

ANCO's inventory of vacuuming equipment, pumps, liquid storage vessels, and earth moving equipment are available on an emergency basis to control leakage or loss of pollutants or hazardous liquids. ANCO equipment operators are continuously available to respond to calls placed to the 24-hour call center.

ANCO main number 7am-10pm: 800-564-8502
After hours call center: 908-647-4605

Typical emergency response jobs with which ANCO has extensive experience with are as follows:

• Oil leaking into the basement-where oil lines have ruptured or a high water table has carried oil into a basement sump, fire hazard and odor nuisance creating an unsafe situation.
• Flammable liquids leaking into subsurface structures such as storm sewers, culverts, and utility chases that can transport pollutants to receptors far from the point of discharge.
• Hazardous or unsanitary liquids flowing into surface waterways from a variety of sources such as leaking underground petroleum tank or pipeline, ruptured saddle tanks on a truck, failing septic leach field, etc.
• Roadway spills where hazardous or flammable liquids have leaked from a vehicle or transport, whether from a failing valve, vessel, drum, pipe or traffic accident.

Tank Replacement Program Overview

ANCO's Tank Certification Program

ANCO offers a comprehensive oil tank inspection and testing program that provides environmental liability assessment of underground storage tank systems (USTs). Test methodology includes collecting four bored soil samples from approximately 0-6" deeper than the tank, then screening them for Petroleum Hydrocarbons. One sample is then sent to a certified laboratory for quantitative analysis. This confirms the presence or lack of contamination. Finally, we test the contents of the tank for water. The dimensions, layout and capacity of the tank are then presented in report format along with certification of findings.

Our test methods are effective in identifying soil contamination resulting from a leaking UST, surface spill, or previously removed leaking tank system. The tank does not have to be filled with oil. Our test method is applicable to active (in use) tank systems, previously closed tank systems, and in conjunction with in-place tank closures.

Program Components

• Magnetometric Detection and tank location services explore all leads that point to the past or present existence of an underground oil tank. Unknown piping, sinkholes in the lawn, oily odor in the basement or crawl space, or presence of copper piping are all investigated.
• Percussion rods are driven into the surrounding soil to verify length, capacity, and direction of the tank.
• Hand Augered or Geoprobe Driven Samples are collected from around an underground tank, and is a more accurate method of evaluation liability than volumetric or pressure testing. Soils are continuously checked down to a 6'-7' depth for odor and staining. This test method will reveal the presence of soil contamination from a current leaking tank, leaking piping, overspills, and past leaks.
• Tank Certification Soil Samples collected from 0-6" deeper than the tank via the hand auger technique are sealed in Teflon-lidded containers and stored in an ice chest. A sample location map is generated at the time of the sample collection. For active or inactive tanks, water paste is used to detect the presence of unwanted water in the tank
• Formal Analysis is performed according to state guidelines using accepted DEP methodology, providing quantitative certifiable results for field test positive for petroleum hydrocarbons.
• The Certified laboratory Report quantifies the degree of contamination and documents the evidence in a report which is then incorporated into ANCO's certification.
• No Evidence of Contamination Certificate is issue with ANCO documenting in clear language, certifiable proof that there is no evidence of petroleum contamination in the sample collected.

Vacuum & Liquid Handling

Excavation & Trucking

General Construction

Technical Instrumentation & Safety

Service Vehicles & Trailers

Licensed Site Remedial Professional (LSRP) qualified and LSRPA Affiliation