Last week, Champion Environmental Services, Inc. facilitated the removal of four petroleum filled underground storage tanks. Essential precautions must be taken so as not to compromise the containers and create further environmental hazards.
Following appropriate local and state notifications, the remaining fuel is safely drawn from each tank and properly disposed. An environmental study concluded that significant soil impacts surrounded the buried tanks. Careful excavation around the UST must ensure that contaminated soil and clean aggregate do not mix. Nitrogen is pumped into the tank to mitigate potential hazardous situations; the nitrogen helps purge the tank of potentially explosive vapors.
After the tanks are removed, Champion Environmental Services, Inc. will begin soil remediation efforts which will be overseen by an environmental consultant; the consultant will be responsible for testing any remaining dirt to ensure significant plumes of contamination no longer exists.
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