Excavators at TJ's Site Removing Gas Tanks

Chunks of concrete and debris are now piled up in the lot at , the former gas station that is slated to become the site of Brentwood's first "."

Workers are removing underground fuel tanks.

This process is called environmental site remediation in the commercial real estate world–in this case, the removal of the tanks and any subsurface toxic pollution caused by tank leakage, rust, broken plumbing and the like.

If required, remediation follows the requisite environmental assessment, which, Safran representatives confirmed to Brentwood Patch Thursday, is part of the escrow agreement for the property.

Lenders won't finance and insurers won't insure improvements on polluted properties.

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