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72 L0 INTRODUCTION M.- Confidentiality Statement The procedures, text, materials and for at presented herein are considered by The Catena Group, I o, (TOG) as proprietary and confidential info mat ion and may not be used, in whole or in pait, without authorized permissions of the retained parties. Purpose The, purpose of this assessment was to evaluate the subject site, as defined in Section 2. 1, for the presence of recognized env i ronmental conditions ECs as deflned by h America n Bo ciety for Testing and Mateflals AST Standard Practice. 113 Scope CG "s Please f Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) is in general compliance with ASTM Practice E1527-05, Standard Practice for S , : Please f ESA Process, , as well as the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) All Appropriate I uir AAJ) regulations, in terms of levels Of inqLdYY, standard regulatory record search distances and site reconnaissance methodology ASTM, 2005). According to ASTM Practice 1527-05 (EPA, 2005), a Phase I ESA is intended to reduce, but not necessarily eliminate, uncertainty re rdin the potential for RECs in connection with the subject site. ASTM defines RECs as: the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products on a propedy under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of a release of any hazardous substances or petroleum products into structures on the property or into the ground, groundwater, or surface water* of the property. The term includes hazardous substances or etrolcum prodUCtS even Linder conditions in compliance with laws, The tertill is not intended to include de inininds conditions that generally do not present a threat to pubfic health or the environnient and that enerally 1 oul d not be the subject of an enforcement action if brought to the attention of appropriate governmental agencies. Conditions determined to be de minimis are not RECS. Activity and land use, limitations ,AULs are an explicit reco nitio y regulatory agencies that residual levels of hazardous SUbstances or petroleum products may be present on a property, and that unrestricted use of the propel r may not lie acceptable. AULs and de winitnis condition could be reported as PECs if any major changes in land use activities were to occur, particularly changes that result in: Excavation of soils oti the subject site, suc h as new onstruction or utility Nvork; The use of groundwater, or pumping.ground water for construction do watering; Any highly sensitive redevelopment initiative, such as a day care facility, residential occupancy, or a park where direct human contact with the soil might occur. Phase I ESAs do not generally include field or laboratory analyses of air, soil, or water samples, which may yield additional inforinatlon unforeseen in a Please I report., The following issues are The Cotema Ch-oup Schoolhonse, ad Phase 1 M�� Jai #1 1.39 11pril 2011