Underground Storage Tank Removal Trent Hills

Underground storage tank (UST) removal in Trent Hills, Ontario is often required for business owners, Realtors, insurance companies, and homeowners—especially during property sales when home inspectors, lenders, and buyers need proof the site is free of buried oil tanks and soil contamination to secure financing.

Specialized Onsite Services Inc. (SOS) provides turnkey UST locating, oil tank testing, and underground fuel tank removal across Trent Hills (Campbellford, Warkworth, Hastings and surrounding areas). Our certified crews complete excavation safely and efficiently, then collect soil samples to assess for petroleum-impacted soils and potential groundwater impacts. If contamination is present, we manage the entire environmental remediation process—excavating and hauling contaminated soil to a licensed disposal facility near Trent Hills, with full chain-of-custody and documentation.

After cleanup, we perform confirmatory (verification) sampling with laboratory analysis to demonstrate compliance with applicable Ontario MECP (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks) Site Condition Standards. Once results confirm cleanup success, we backfill, compact, and restore the excavation to leave your property clean, safe, and market-ready.

SOS is recognized by the Professional Engineers of Ontario as a qualified company in Trent Hills, 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 Trent Hills, 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 Trent Hills 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 Trent Hills, Ontario.
• Our certified and trained technicians are able to remove and remediate underground storage tanks from any Trent Hills, Ontario location.
• We are recognized by the Professional Engineers of Ontario as a qualified company in Trent Hills, 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.

Trent Hills has several ground and environmental factors that can make underground storage tank (UST) removal more complex than in other Ontario municipalities:

• Soil Type: Mixed glacial till and sandy–loam soils in valley bottoms, with heavier clay pockets on higher ground around communities like Campbellford, Warkworth, and Hastings. These variations affect drainage and can influence how leaked fuel migrates, so we plan for careful excavation, stockpiling, and testing of any potentially impacted soils.
• Water Table & Proximity to Waterways: The Trent–Severn Waterway (including the Trent River and Crowe River) creates low-lying areas with seasonally higher groundwater. Because contaminants can move toward sensitive surface water and groundwater more quickly, our work plans account for groundwater conditions, dewatering needs where applicable, and confirmatory sampling.
• Regulatory & Real-Estate Considerations: The Municipality of Trent Hills may require documentation and permits related to excavation and site restoration, and buyers may request environmental clearance when a tank is known or suspected. We coordinate permitting, notifications, and reporting to meet municipal bylaws and provincial standards (MECP/TSSA).

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

• Municipality of Trent Hills – Building & By-Law Services: Apply for excavation/construction permits and review local requirements that may apply to UST removal and site restoration.
• Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP): Provincial guidance on soil and groundwater standards, excess soil rules, and remediation requirements for fuel-impacted sites.
• Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA): Oversees safe handling, removal, and abandonment of fuel oil tanks under Ontario’s Fuel Oil Code; sets contractor and process requirements.
• Ontario One Call: Free utility locate service that must be arranged before digging to prevent damage to buried lines.