Soil contamination removal

• If you discover that your soil is contaminated, you must report it to the municipality or province.
• You must have contaminated soil cleaned by a licensed company. Ask the municipality which companies you can hire to do this.

Soil testing

• If you are buying a house or a piece of land, it is important to check with the municipality beforehand about any soil contamination.
• Ask your broker or appraiser for advice on whether additional soil testing is necessary. Also ask if an oil tank has ever been placed in the ground. Most contamination in private land comes from an oil tank in the yard.
• If you are going to build or remodel, you must have a soil survey done. You will need this survey with your application for the environmental permit to build or remodel.

• the results of the soil investigation
• A plan of how you will have the soil contamination removed

This is regulated by the Haaglanden Environmental Service