Removing an old oil tank from a property is the visible part of the work. What happens to the soil around it is where the environmental and legal weight of the project actually sits. Soil remediation is not a formality added to the end of a tank removal job. It is the step that determines whether the property is genuinely clean or just looks that way from the surface.<\/p>\n
In BC, soil contamination from petroleum hydrocarbons is regulated under the Environmental Management Act. Properties with contamination above regulated thresholds cannot be sold, refinanced, or redeveloped without a remediation plan in place. Understanding what that process involves saves property owners from being surprised by its scope or timeline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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