http://envirolaw.com/tank/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tank News and analysis (not advice) by a top Ontario environmental lawyer Fri, 18 May 2012 00:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://envirolaw.com/tank/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 DSS Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:07:26 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3265#comment-1730 I agree with both of you, thanks for your comments. I agree with both of you, thanks for your comments.

]]> http://envirolaw.com/tank/comment-page-1/#comment-1726 Kevin Ridley Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:12:32 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3265#comment-1726 I agree with James. He's on the money! Unfortunately the owner was trying to save a buck and in doing so ended up paying more than they anticipated. I hope it is a lesson learned. I agree with James. He's on the money! Unfortunately the owner was trying to save a buck and in doing so ended up paying more than they anticipated. I hope it is a lesson learned.

]]> http://envirolaw.com/tank/comment-page-1/#comment-1680 james evans Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:19:57 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3265#comment-1680 The contractor could have done all that he claimed to do and the situation would remain exactly the same if the tank leaked in the past and continued to leak up until the tank was cleaned out and filled with sand. The smart move would have been to request as a condition of sale that the tank be removed by the vendor, confirmatory soil samples collected by a competent geologist or engineer (and not a biologist), analyzed for the former contents of the tank and prepare a report documenting the findings. At most that would have cost $10 K and on a million plus dollar house is good insurance The contractor could have done all that he claimed to do and the situation would remain exactly the same if the tank leaked in the past and continued to leak up until the tank was cleaned out and filled with sand. The smart move would have been to request as a condition of sale that the tank be removed by the vendor, confirmatory soil samples collected by a competent geologist or engineer (and not a biologist), analyzed for the former contents of the tank and prepare a report documenting the findings. At most that would have cost $10 K and on a million plus dollar house is good insurance

]]> http://envirolaw.com/tank/comment-page-1/#comment-1627 Tweets that mention Leaking underground storage tank contamination causes chain of lawsuits -- Topsy.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:46:56 +0000 http://envirolaw.com/?p=3265#comment-1627 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jonathan Sadubin, LawyerNexus. LawyerNexus said: Hidden contamination: it wasn’t my tank!: Two Vancouver families have had an expensive nightmare due to an leak.. http://bit.ly/9Qnx9o [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Jonathan Sadubin, LawyerNexus. LawyerNexus said: Hidden contamination: it wasn’t my tank!: Two Vancouver families have had an expensive nightmare due to an leak.. http://bit.ly/9Qnx9o [...]

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