Underground Storage Tank Removal Addington Highlands

Underground storage tank (UST) removal in Addington Highlands, Ontario may be required for business owners, Realtors, insurance companies, and homeowners—especially during a property sale when home inspectors, lenders, or buyers need assurance that no buried oil tank or soil contamination will affect financing.

Specialized Onsite Services Inc. (SOS) can locate and test for buried fuel tanks anywhere in Addington Highlands—including Cloyne, Denbigh, Flinton, Kaladar, and Northbrook—and provide full underground fuel storage tank removal if a tank is found. Our crew performs careful, efficient excavation, followed by soil sampling to check for petroleum impacts. If contamination is identified, we mobilize to your site to excavate and remove impacted soils.

The soil will be transported to a certified facility near Addington Highlands, Ontario for contaminated soil. Once it is determined that all the impacted soil has been removed from the site, confirmatory or verification samples are collected for laboratory analysis. Assuming the site now meets the applicable MOE site condition standards the excavation site will be filled and your property restored.

SOS is recognized by the Professional Engineers of Ontario as a qualified company in Addington Highlands, Ontario meeting the requirements of the Ministry of the Environment and the TSSA to provide all the aspects of removing an underground fuel storage tank.

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If you have discovered an underground storage tank (UST) buried somewhere on your property in Addington Highlands, Ontario? Not only is this a huge inconvenience, but it's also an environmental concern and must be handled by professionals. Call the SOS team for help.

Most of these old USTs are made of bare steel, which corrodes as time goes by, and leaks hazardous substances into the surrounding soil, water and environment. Often times, in Addington Highlands homeowners trying to sell their property are required to remove the underground storage tank before the sale is complete.

• Specialized Onsite Services provides underground storage tank (UST) removal in Addington Highlands, Ontario.
• Our certified and trained technicians are able to remove and remediate underground storage tanks from any Addington Highlands, Ontario location.
• We are recognized by the Professional Engineers of Ontario as a qualified company in Addington Highlands, Ontario meeting the requirements of the Ministry of the Environment and the TSSA.
• We provide full environmental assessment and reporting.
• Professional, experienced, fully insured and certified.

Addington Highlands spans Canadian Shield terrain with abundant lakes, rivers, and wetlands—conditions that can influence underground storage tank (UST) removal and remediation plans:

• Soil Type: Thin glacial till over shallow bedrock is common, with pockets of sandy–loam in valleys and organic soils in wetland areas (e.g., near Cloyne, Flinton, Kaladar, Northbrook, and Denbigh). These variable soils can slow drainage and hold petroleum in finer layers, so we plan careful excavation, segregation/stockpiling, and targeted soil testing to track any impacted material.
• Water Table & Proximity to Waterways: Numerous water bodies—including Mazinaw Lake and the Skootamatta, Salmon, and Mississippi River systems—create low-lying zones with seasonally high groundwater. Leaks can migrate toward groundwater or surface water more quickly, so our work plans account for groundwater conditions, potential dewatering, and confirmatory sampling to protect sensitive receptors.
• Regulatory & Real-Estate Considerations: The Township of Addington Highlands may require permits for excavation and site restoration, and real-estate transactions often request environmental clearance where a tank is known or suspected. Properties within regulated areas may also fall under conservation authority review. We coordinate utility locates, permitting, and documentation to meet municipal bylaws and provincial standards (MECP/TSSA).

If you have a buried fuel tank on your Addington Highlands property, these authorities and references will help you stay compliant and informed:

• Township of Addington Highlands – Building & Planning Services: Apply for excavation/construction permits and review local requirements for UST removal, backfilling, and site restoration.
• Quinte Conservation Authority: Guidance and permitting for activities within regulated areas tied to local watersheds (e.g., Salmon, Skootamatta, and Napanee systems).
• Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA): Permitting and technical guidance for sites within the Mississippi River watershed and regulated shorelines/wetlands.
• Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP): Provincial soil and groundwater standards, excess soil rules, and remediation requirements for petroleum-impacted sites.
• Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA): Oversight of safe handling, abandonment, and removal of fuel oil tanks under Ontario’s Fuel Oil Code; contractor and process requirements.