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Commissioners approve $21,500 change order after discovery of century‑old underground tank at annex lot
Summary
Franklin County commissioners approved a change order to remove an unregulated underground heating oil tank found during grading of the county's Administrative Annex parking lot; county staff said crews recovered about 275 gallons of fuel and removed contaminated soil for off‑site disposal.
Franklin County commissioners on April 16 approved a change order authorizing remediation work after crews uncovered an underground storage tank while grading the lot adjacent to the county's Administrative Annex.
County project manager John Boozer told the board the tank is "about a 500 gallon" unit and "the best guess that we have is 75 to a hundred years old." He said excavation revealed three quarter‑inch lines indicating the tank was used for a heating application and therefore was not regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Boozer said crews recovered roughly 275 gallons of fuel from the tank and removed contaminated soil for lawful disposal…
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