Why do a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)?
Federal, State and local laws make the current and prior property owners liable for the cost of cleaning up contaminated soils, groundwater and surface water. If you are buying or financing a property, you would want to know if any contamination or hazardous conditions exist on a property before the transaction since you may be paying the cost of clean-up, clean-up may not just be on your property but any other property including surface and groundwater that may have originated on your property. This is why a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is so important. A full Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) that conforms to the appropriate level of due diligence as specified in ASTM-E-1527-05 includes the following: • Thorough database/records review of all available sources in Federal, State, County and municipal records of recognized environmental conditions. • Historical land use research. • Site inspection including surrounding properties. • Interview with property owne
