Contaminated Remediation Works

As works continue at King’s Road Park in Fulham, TerraTank’s bulk storage tanks are playing a key role in the excavation and storage of the contaminated ground. The industrial gas station is home to a listed gasholder, featuring pockets of black, viscous coal tar, composed primarily of a complex mixture of condensed-ring aromatic hydrocarbons and obtained by cooling the gas that was formed during the destructive distillation of coal. With the contaminants being in close proximity to neighbouring properties, TerraTank’s high-volume liquid storage solution enables safe containment of the extracted material, while keeping the remediation programme progressing efficiently and compliantly.

The Project

Our client was responsible for excavation, bioremediation, and groundwater treatment, all within a tightly constrained site. This complex project is fully supported by an operational on-site liquid treatment system to empty the historic tar tank, involving demolition, excavation, sheet piling and mid-level ground anchoring.

The Solution

TerraTank supplied a TT20, two TT70 and three TT40 nurse tanks to provide a modular, plug & play, scalable storage system of 280,000 litres, enabling construction works to start on-site. Due to the site being a tightly constrained environment, TerraTank’s Ro-Ro self off-load mobilisation method provided the client with flexibility for precise site optimisation.

The Result

The long-derelict gasworks site is in the process of being transformed into a green and welcoming community, with a restored historic gasholder built between 1829 and 1830 and believed to be the oldest surviving in the world being a historic centrepiece, alongside 1800 homes and more than 100,000 square feet of commercial and community space for restaurants, bars, shops and offices.

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