Now we need to address remediation of the site.  Some municipalities (including Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Surrey) require the homeowner to engage the services of an environmental consultant to oversee the cleanup process. 

Once we have the soil sample results back from the lab confirming the site is contaminated, and if we are contracted to do the cleanup work, we will engage in a collaborative process to ensure the contaminated soil is removed as quickly, efficiently, and safely as possible.  If an environmental consultant is engaged at the site (which we recommend) we will work under his/her direction.

We would need a crystal ball to determine how much soil will have to be removed, and as such we don’t even like to hazard a guess as to how long it will take.  Sometimes it’s as quick as one day, sometimes it isn’t…  

Once the work on the site has been complete we will prepare the necessary documentation for both our client and the relevant municipality to prove that the remediation work was done and the site is now clean.  We will also keep copies of all reports in our offices should you require a “replacement” copy in the future.   The Environmental Consultant (if engaged) will also prepare a report for the client with a more in-depth accounting of the work done and the nature of the contamination remediation.