Remediating the Site

There are several ways that potentially contaminated sites come to the attention of the Province:

• A spill is reported
• Someone complains about possible contamination
• An application for rezoning, demolition, development or similar activity is submitted to a local government
• A site was used for specific industrial or commercial activities
• Notification is given that an independent cleanup is underway
• A property-related decommissioning or bankruptcy occurs
• An application is made for a contaminated site service
• A copy of a notification of contaminant migration is sent to the province

What's Involved?

Find out about topics related to remediating a site:

• Independent remediation
• Soil relocation
• Approved Professionals
• Site risk classification
• Residential heating oil storage tanks
• Contaminant migration
• Remediation liability