Is a site assessment required for home heating fuel tanks?
Heating fuel tanks 4,000-gallon capacity and less are excluded from site assessment unless signs of contamination are present. What is a closure”site assessment”? Soil samples from the tank bed are collected by a Certified Site Assessor following Wisconsin DNR protocol. The results of soil sample analysis will determine if further investigation of site contamination is necessary. If the remover tells me that I have contamination and he needs to haul the contaminated soil to a dump site, should I allow him to do it? The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources must be notified of any contamination. Actions to remediate contaminated sites must meet WDNR approval. I purchased property with an out-of-service UST. Since I have never used the tank, am I responsible for having to close the tank now? Will I be held responsible for any contamination that may be present? The property owner of record at the time the noncompliance becomes a regulatory issue is responsible for compliance and envir
