We purchased a house in 2011 in Emporia, VA with an underground oil tank. We were dropped from our homeowner's insurance (Farm Bureau) and given the explanation that we were dropped because we didn't have car insurance through them. We believe that we were dropped because of the oil tank. We began calling around to find another insurance provider and could not find anyone that would insure us with an underground tank in our area. We had to have it removed and we had $0 to put towards getting it removed. We called around and got into contact with someone in Richmond, VA that gave us the number for Jason Flippo at James River Environmental. They are amazing! They came to do a soil sample and determined that our tank was leaking - BAD! They then pumped out all residual oil and water from the tank and had the soil tested to be sure. When they came back to take the tank out a few weeks later, there was more oil and water in the tank that had to be pumped out. They dug up the tank (which was within about 5 feet of our house on 2 sides). They dug out a lot of contaminated soil and back-filled the hole with gravel and topped it with soil and straw. We never paid them a dime. We were never billed a dime. Jason and his company saved us big time! We got the tank out before our coverage lapsed and were able to find a new insurance provider. I would give them 10 stars if I could! read more