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City staff warns of potential costs to remove fuel tanks; council defers decision
Summary
Chief Taylor briefed the Fayette council on aging underground fuel tanks at the city shop, citing a $5,600 third-party oversight/testing quote and a potential $25,000 closure-in-place estimate if contamination is present; council asked for additional quotes and deferred final action.
Chief Taylor told the council the city's underground storage tanks at the city shop require attention after a failed cathodic test. He outlined three options: repair and monitoring, closure in place (filling tanks with foam and testing), or full removal using city personnel with third-party oversight.
Chief Taylor said the city had a closure-in-place plus testing quote near $25,000 as a worst-case scenario and that he had solicited third-party oversight/testing quotes; one current oversight quote stood at about $5,600. He noted that if contaminants are found in soil or groundwater, the underground storage trust fund should cover remediation costs. "My hope is that for 5 to $6,000 we will move the tanks and that's best-case scenario. There is no contamination. And, tanks are gone. Problem solved," he said.
Council members asked for additional vendor quotes and clarification on regulatory testing requirements. Staff said they would bring any further quotes and clarifications to the next council meeting and recommended waiting to award work until the council had multiple estimates. No final contract or expenditure was approved at this meeting.
What happens next: staff will solicit additional quotes for oversight, testing and removal and return with a recommendation and cost comparisons; the city will rely on the underground storage trust fund if contamination remediation is required.
