Maryland · MDE Oil Control
Find an Oil Control case by partial address or case number, include closed cases, then pursue the underlying documents through MDE records access.
Official links open the agency site. No records request is submitted from this page.
Before you search
Case number or facility ID, partial street address, county, location name and approximate incident/report dates.
Bring what you have. Missing identifiers can be part of the route review.MDE's Oil Control search accepts Case No., Facility ID, Location, County and Address. Its instructions allow partial values but not wildcard characters. Try a shorter street value without an asterisk. Preserve the case and facility identifiers separately instead of assuming the same number identifies both.
Official sourceMDE Oil Control Case Information↗The search has an Open cases only control. Check its setting before researching past cleanup or closure paperwork. A search restricted to open cases cannot answer whether a closed case exists. Record the filters and compare the location before associating an incident with the property.
Official sourceMDE case filters↗MDE's Open Records page separates searchable permit/compliance information from primary documents and links its Public Information Act route. Check available material, then request the specific Oil Control report or correspondence by case and facility ID. A result row is not a delivered closure report.
Official sourceMDE Open Records and PIA access↗After the search
A matched case and facility ID plus the actual investigation or final correspondence.
Match both numbers, county and address in the result and document.
Still missing? A shared name or partial street match is not enough.
Record whether closed cases were included and which attachments were obtained.
Still missing? An open-only blank does not establish absence of a historic case.
Comparison checklist by Oil Tank Route, based on the official routes above. Not an agency certification, document authentication or a property-safety finding.
MDE says wildcard characters are not supported; partial values are. Shorten the address without adding a wildcard.
First check the Open cases only setting, then the case number, facility ID and address variants. A failed search is not an agency no-record reply.
Your private record worksheet
Prepare search keys here, open the official sources above, then record what happened. Nothing is searched or sent automatically. A postal city or ZIP does not establish legal jurisdiction.
Suggested document scope for this route: the Oil Control investigation reports, cleanup reports and final correspondence for the specified case and facility. Narrow this to the files you still need.
Start with the identifiers and first applicable source. An online blank, an inaccessible portal and an agency no-record reply are three different outcomes.
No result is not proof of no tank. A candidate document still needs its property, issuer, dates and stated scope checked.
Review and edit bracketed fields after copying. Use the agency’s current official form, disclosures and fee instructions. Drafted ≠ sent ≠ acknowledged ≠ delivered.
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Self-service guidance only here. Human research assistance is currently limited to New Jersey and New York.
Make the request specific
Please provide existing Oil Control [investigation report/cleanup report/final correspondence] for [address; county], case [number], facility [ID], [dates]. I searched including closed cases and still need [documents].
Replace the bracketed fields and follow the agency’s current form, disclosure, and fee instructions. This is a draft, not a sent request.
Case information is not a comprehensive residential tank inventory. Partial address results require property matching; closed status alone is not a safety finding. Maryland guidance is self-service only.
Active leak or strong oil odor? Use the safety route. ↗