One of the questions on the Seller's Disclosure is - are there any underground tanks on the property. In La Pine and a lot of outlying areas the answer is generally yes, it is a septic tank.

Of course if you do not have sewer available a septic tank is a must. However, in other areas of the state and sometimes in Central Oregon there are other tanks to be aware of.

After completing high school I moved to Portland, Oregon. While I lived there I lived in a home with oil heat, the tank for this source of heat was underground. Now, Portland and areas like it are having problems with these tanks leaking, hence the reason for the question on the Seller's Disclosure.

What does Portland have to do with Central Oregon you might ask? A lot, we should be learning from the issues they are having to deal with. Many people coming to Central Oregon are wanting to put their oil tanks underground, we are seeing them put propane tanks underground. What will happen as these tanks corrode as they have in Portland. The real issue for Central Oregon with this is we all depend on our ground water to survive. When these tanks leak or overflow the fuel goes into the ground. Our ground water in La Pine and Three Rivers South can be pretty high (my well is 34 feet) or low how ever you see it.

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