downtown parking is a premium. Right downtown, was a Gas Station. Yep, youall guessed it, buried gas tanks that leaked. It’s been about 5 years now, since they dug down about 8′ +/- , brought in “new” soil. Today it sits “Empty”, with a 12’x 20′ metal structure on it. I’am guessing the metal structure is some type of pumping system to “air” out the soils. The lot is still dirt. My question is why won’t the city allow parking on it??? Note: I’am not certain who owns the lot, but let’s say the City did. Any learned responce would be appreciated. Jim J
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probably vapor extraction in progress. Nosiy air pumps in the building?
Yes wain, they do have electric power run to the building, smoke/exhaust stack thru the roof. At times you can hear a motor running. My main question is " Why won't the City allow parking on the lot ?" Any learned responses appreciated, Jim J
I do not know. you would think emissions from the stack would not be strong enough to cause a health hazard.
You could call the state epa office that regulates that site. That site may have lots of trenches and injection/extraction well points/pipes over the area (under the ground). May need access to those?????
we do alot of these. it is a liability problem, not from you as safety but from other adding contaimnation to the soil. it is proberly a superfund site. Most are.
Thet are people out they that will containate a site so they can buy the property cheap and resell after cleanup is over at high price. I got one site that behind four lock gate to keep people out. a gallon of motor oil down a montior well would look like a 100,000 gallon spill if not protected. also lawyers will steal sample so they can sue on the neighbor behalf for cancer causing agents.
The best employee you can have but you wouldn't want him as a neighbor " He the shifty type"
Brownbag probably has it right. Monitoring wells have to stay in place for several years, depending on the original contamination or suspected contamination. Sites have to be secured for all of his reasons, plus maintaining the testing integrety for all involved parties.
The city likely doesn't want anything to do with the site until it has been remediated and so doesn't own it nor wants to. The presence of monitoring wells wouldn't necessarily preclude the city or someone else from purchasing a site though.