Remediation: Not As Scary As It Seems

Remediating contamination at your property may not be as scary as you once thought.  Yes, it can hit the checkbook hard or even squash the loan or refinance you were hoping would come through.  But there are steps you can take to reduce the headache of achieving regulatory compliance.  

Let’s say you’ve completed a Phase I ESA followed by a Phase II subsurface investigation, all to learn that you have a more serious issue and the property needs more work in order to satisfy the regulatory agency in the state.  The “more work” is environmental remediation (which is also referred to as site characterization or a Phase III Environmental Site Assessment), but you don’t have the slightest clue what steps need to be taken.  Well, before you start poking holes every 25-feet here are a few thoughts to consider: