Port Hope Area Initiative
Answer #15
How
will an owner know when a property is cleaned up once and for all?
Residential
properties in Port Hope will be cleaned up to meet criteria that ensure the
long-term safe use of the property, from building a home to growing
vegetables. Once contaminated soil is removed from a property, the work will
be verified to make sure the property meets these criteria. Detailed methods
and procedures, which must be approved by the CNSC, will be used to sample
and test the soil. The property will then be backfilled with clean fill and
restored as closely as possible to its original condition. When the work is
done, owners will receive a letter identifying the criteria and confirming
they have been met. From that point on, radiological status letters will no
longer be necessary when selling properties.
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