UST / AST Tank Removal and Excavation Steps Taken in the Assessment Just like in business, when there is a risk, the first call to action is to assess the risk and come up with feasible solutions. Same applies to the removal and excavation of underground or above-ground storage tanks. When assessing the storage tanks, below is what’s included by our team of experts: - Monitoring well installation and soil boring advancement - Sampling of the soil in the surrounding area and an analysis by a State certified laboratory - Groundwater sampling/monitoring - Contaminant plume and groundwater monitoring - Presenting the needed reports and notifications to the State agencies It’s no secret that storage tanks have very volatile liquids. As such, there are certain environmental regulations stipulated by different States and that need to be adhered to when excavating or removing any underground or above-ground storage tanks. Our company abides by all these procedures to ensure that you do not run into any squabbles with the State agencies. We will reach out to the local government – both the fire department as well as the construction department – seeking the needed permits and inspection. Next step will be to submit the closure permits of the tank which are usually standard. We will obtain the needed permits and have a utility mark out the exact subject site. Once all necessary state procedures are done and dusted, we will then proceed to begin the excavation.