Upper Marlboro

Materials Handled Here

• Virgin Petroleum Contamination

  • (with regulatory document) - Soil contaminated only with virgin petroleum as confirmed in one of the following documents:

    • (a) A document or form completed by a representative of a Government agency that has on-site regulatory control and inspection requirements equivalent to those of the State of Maryland;
    • (b) A document completed by an appropriate authorized governmental agency such as a fire department, police agency or an emergency response group either owned by or hired by a government agency to clean up spills;
    • (c) A completed Clean Earth “Certified Tank Remover/Technician Statement” acceptable only when a UST of any size is removed from a commercial facility or a UST greater than 1,000 gal capacity is removed from a residential or farm site and the UST removal is done under the supervision of a State certified tank remover or technician;
    • (d) A Clean Earth “Affidavit for Single Family Homes” acceptable only if signed by the owners of the property which has only one home on it and the tank or combination of tanks is less than 1,100 gal capacity; (e) A Clean Earth “Affidavit for Commercial Transportation Spills” acceptable only if completed by the owners or cognizant representative of the responsible company.
    Sampling Protocol
• Petroleum Contamination

  • (without regulatory document/miscellaneous) – Soil that has been exposed to petroleum and at least one of the following is true:

    • (a) The contaminant is only virgin petroleum, but no acceptable regulatory document is available;
    • (b) The contamination includes (or may include) used oil, oil refuse or oil mixed with waste;
    • (c) The source of contamination is unknown;
    • (d) The history of the site makes it reasonable to suspect that the soil includes non-petroleum contamination.
    Sampling Protocol