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Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
What you need to know!
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PURPOSE OFPHASE I ESAs
SCOPE OF WORK
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS
TYPICAL TIMELINE & COST
RECOMMENDATIONS
- Acquisition of
Bank Financing
- Collecting Due
Diligence data
for real estate
Acquisition,
Divestiture, or
Development
- Assessment of
Risk Liability
- Often Required
to support City
Development
Permit
Applications
Phase I ESAs identifyPotential or Existing
Environmental ContaminationLiabilities on a Property
- to establishformer owners, tenants or businessthat occupied the site as well ascurrent and historical land useactivities on the Property. Based onthe site operations, potential areasof contamination or environmentalare identified.
- to evaluate siteissues identified during the recordsreview process and to identifypotential contaminate indicatorsand any other common indicatorsof environmental impairment.
- to corroborate oraugment information and datacollected during the records reviewand site inspection process.Individuals with knowledge of thesite are interviewed to determine ifthere are any current or historicalland use operations which may haveresulted in contamination orenvironmental liability.
- A to detail the assessment’sfindings, conclusions, andrecommendation.
Record Reviews
Site Inspections
Interviews
Report
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA)Z768-01 (R2012) Phase I EnvironmentalSite Assessment
- The City of Calgary Terms of Reference forPhase I Environmental Site Assessment
- American Standard Testing Method(ASTM) E1527-05 Standard Practice forEnvironmental Site Assessments: Phase IEnvironmental Site Assessment Process
- Oil and Gas Standards
All banks require Phase I ESAs completedin accordance with the CSA Standard.
A Phase I ESA usually takes 3 weeksto produce and typically costs between$3,500 to $5,500 depending on thesize and location of the assessment site.
:Typical recommendations can include
- Hazardous Building Materials Survey- Phase II ESA- No Further Action
A typical Phase I ESA includes
the following:
Phase I ESAs can be completed to meet
the requirements of several standards:
Underscopedand PoorlyPrepared
Phase I ESAscan Cost
you Money
For more information contact us at (403) 225-8755 Ext 235 or [email protected]
Third Party Reliance is provided to banksand other parties at the time of reporting.