Phase I ESA
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) involves the inspection of a property with the intent of identifying any potential environmental concerns before the property is acquired by a new owner. This involves in-depth environmental inspections and research into the property's ownership and use, review of government records regarding the subject property and surrounding properties, and analyzing and reporting the property’s condition . At the completion of all the tasks, Epic will create a final, comprehensive property condition report presenting our findings on the subject site.
Epic Consulting will perform the following in completion of a Phase I ESA:
• Inspection of the property, and adjacent parcels, through a walking tour to identify direct evidence (stained soils, drums, unauthorized dumping) and indirect evidence (distressed vegetation, barren areas, foul odors, etc.) of environmental issues or concerns.
• Interviews with site representatives and local officials, combined with review of available maps, photographs, and other archival records, to establish a prior-use history of the property. (aerial photographs will not be provided)
• Identification of solid waste disposal/waste water systems on the property, and their respective ages.
• Identification of the presence and ownership of all PCB-containing electrical equipment on the property.
• Epic will attempt to identify underground storage tanks (USTs) and leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs) on, adjacent to, and within 1/2-mile of the subject property according to the ASTM standard search radii. These efforts will include onsite environmental inspections and reviews of state and local records.
• Conduct a review of applicable and accessible environmental site assessment databases to identify potential environmental hazards on, or near, the subject property.
Our review will comply with the protocol of the ASTM Designation E 1527-05, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process.
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Dave Lindberg
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