-=> Quoting Donald Mcgladdery to Michael Bowen <=-
 -=> Quoting Michael Bowen to Joe Phillips <=-
 
 JP> I worked for a local hardware store for about 9 months before it
 JP> closed.  One  of the thing we did was pump K-1 Kerosene for heating.  A
 JP> lot of kerosene got  spilled over the years, and I am sure there is
 JP> still some in the ground.  My  understanding of EPA regs is that ANY
 JP> owner of that land is responsible for  pollution on the site,
 JP> regardless of any ignorance of the problem.  is this  correct?  Could
 JP> someone buy that shopping center in 20 years and have to clean  up
 JP> where the tank was?  It was an above ground tank, and the location is
 JP> very  conspicous.  The asphalt around/in front of location is stained. 
 JP> I am just  trying to get a feel for how long the long arm of the law is
 JP> in this case. 
 JP> Joe Phillips
 
 MB> Yes, I believe you are correct in saying that any future owners are 
 MB> responsible for cleaning any pollution on the site.  However, and I
 DM> 
 DM> I think that if the site of the spillage was asphalt pavement
 DM> as stated above, the 'polluting' would have been greatest as
 DM> it occurred.  I'm not sure that kerosene would even seep all
 DM> the way through asphalt but would wash into the storm sewers 
 DM> during rainfalls. Just my $.02 ($.05 Cdn)
 DM> Later...
 DM> ]D) ]M[ c
Thanks for the input.
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