Appeal of environmental order dismissed; current owners of tax sale property must address fuel contamination.
The appellants appealed a Director's Order requiring them to develop a work plan to remove underground fuel tanks and delineate soil and groundwater contamination at a former retail fuel outlet they purchased at a municipal tax sale.
The appellants argued the Ministry should have pursued the former owner's estate or the adjoining property owner.
The Ontario Land Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding the appellants were the current owners and managers of the site, and the uncontradicted expert evidence established that the order was necessary and advisable to protect the environment from petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants.
OLTOntario Land TribunalJun 17, 2024
