Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Water chemistry Testing for petroleum concentrations

We had a customer last year that bought property with a oil tainted pond. Most of the oil settled in the shallow part and into pond sediment a company came in treated the water with a chemical the pond was drained.
They removed approx18" of soil and burned it at a cost of 350.00 dollars a yard. The only advise i gave was to let the pond stay empty for a year and let it breathe. Still has a smell of fuel oil even after the dredging. Good luck with finding a solution I was not to thrilled with the outcome of the chemical application and wattles used. I believe Frank spent over 10,000 dollars on the project. He asked me for a bill for my help I told him send me a christmas card.

There must be a chemical engineer within these pages or spill control specialist that could advise
Good Luck
Wood D Chuck