Pa. High Court: Property Owners Are Eligible For Cost Of Remediating Fuel Release

Mealey's ( April 24, 2023, 11:55 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A plain reading of the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act (STSPA) does not show that two property owners were required to pay registration fees before discovering a diesel fuel release from a storage tank to be eligible for reimbursement of the costs they incurred in removing five tanks and contaminated soil from their property, the majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found in affirming a lower court’s decision....