Underground Storage Tanks - Underground Storage Tank Removal - UST
“EPA Issues Clean-Up Notice Against Faulty Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Owner”
Failure to comply with Underground Storage Tank EPA guidelines can result in a headline like the above with massive fines, consulting and legal costs not to mention possible community repatriation orders and civil lawsuits from members of the community.
Underground storage tanks can corrode, crack and develop leaks. If the contaminants leak out and get into the groundwater, serious contamination can occur. EPA Victoria has stringent guidelines covering the design, installation and management of underground storage tanks for petroleum. The guidelines (EPA Victoria Publication 888) are aimed at protecting the community, property and the environment from leaking fuel due to poorly designed, poorly managed or faulty underground storage tanks.
UST Assessment and Compliance Management
Atma Environmental can assist UST owners by identifying underground storage tanks on old brownfield sites before you purchase (see our Due Diligence page) and advise you on the associated environmental cost liabilities. Do you know how many tanks you own?Where there is a risk of contamination Atma Environmental will structure and undertake the full package of site assessment works required to determine the nature and extent of soil and groundwater contamination present, and will also determine if Clean Up to the Extent Practicable exists.
Appropriate management of Underground Storage Tanks Systems requires ongoing compliance management and monitoring. Atma Environmental provides Underground Petroleum Storage System (UPSS) Management Plans and monitoring bores (per EPA 888 guideline) to owners to help prevent contamination from occurring in the first place.
Turn Key Underground Storage Tank Removal (UST Decommissioning) Service
Metal tanks will reach the end of their useable life after 15-20 years. For removal of old underground storage tanks and site validation testing (UST decommissioning) you only need to call Atma Environmental. Atma Environmental arranges the appropriate pre-qualified plant-hire, excavation, tank and soil disposal contractors to provide a turn-key UST tank removal service.
