Car Wash Pit Disposal

[gujm]

Hello,

I am under LOI to buy a car wash in WA. During my due diligence, I learned that the current owner has employees who empty the wash pits monthly into the city garbage bins, and the city just hauls the waste to the dump. The seller has a clean phase 1 environment, but from my understanding, the pits must be emptied by licensed professionals as it is considered hazardous waste.

What would you do? I have asked the seller to go to the county to get a letter stating that the current practices have been a mistake and that they will be handled by professionals in the future. Is that enough to protect me as a new buyer? Should I walk away from the deal? What would you all do?

Thanks.

 

[Gas_Biz]

Interesting. Not familiar with state laws other than where we do business. I can tell you we are much more lenient than WA. What’s required here is that we have to tell the city where the pit containments were disposed and it had to be by a certified wasted disposal company. It’s kinda of a big deal.

 

[Richard]

Hello,

I am under LOI to buy a car wash in WA. During my due diligence, I learned that the current owner has employees who empty the wash pits monthly into the city garbage bins, and the city just hauls the waste to the dump. The seller has a clean phase 1 environment, but from my understanding, the pits must be emptied by licensed professionals as it is considered hazardous waste.

What would you do? I have asked the seller to go to the county to get a letter stating that the current practices have been a mistake and that they will be handled by professionals in the future. Is that enough to protect me as a new buyer? Should I walk away from the deal? What would you all do?

Thanks.

I wouldn’t concern myself with what he did , that’s on him as long as you have a clean phase one, just go forward with a licensed contractor for sludge removal in the future.
You purchasing that property doesn’t tie you to what was placed in the landfills.
Hope this helps