I don't know why I didn't think to lean on this community of professionals sooner, but I am here now and am need of some help/advice! My bid was accepted to clean out a bank owned property that has been sitting for 2 years and had been claimed by homeless squatters. Part of the job requires that the pool be cleaned out as well, which was used as a public dump. We managed to get almost all junk/debris out of the pool, but the water that is left behind is a biohazard as it had quite bit of human waste and the bottom is caked with thick sludge and some loose debris still that we could not get with the excavator and nets. Pool and regular septic pumping companies said they can not and will not touch this kind of job. The only companies so far that have even entertained quoting this have been vacuum truck (vactor) services. I have not yet reached out to environmental cleanup & remediation companies or construction dewatering companies. I finally got someone to come out today and give a quote, which they said it would be an estimated 10 hrs at approximately $289 an hr. I am trying to find a more affordable solution that will work. The major issues is that the water can not be pumped anywhere on the property, but rather needs to be collected and properly disposed of. Code enforcement has been keeping and eye on this property and is monitoring this process throughout. Does anyone have a viable solution at a more reasonable price, as this job is already behind the quoted timeline and over budget by quite a lot. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!