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DocuSign Envelope ID:A5lE7lB9-1821-4DOD-A4C4-EB5FA69E6B77 <br /> USU�ltAT 919.732.3883 SU�11�11T-ENGINEERXOM <br /> DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES 504 Meadowland Drive, Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> May 10, 2016 <br /> Rich Shaw <br /> Land Conservation Manager <br /> Orange County,NC <br /> Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation <br /> 306A Revere Road <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> Reference: Proposal for Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA): <br /> Efland Heirs (Portion of PIN No. 9844264137) <br /> Orange County,North Carolina <br /> Proposal 4 G16-0032 <br /> Dear Mr. Shaw: <br /> Summit Design and Engineering Services, PLLC is pleased to provide you with this cost and scope <br /> proposal for providing a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment(ESA) for the Efland Heirs Property <br /> (Portion of Orange County PIN No. 9844264137). <br /> A Phase I ESA is a qualitative study of existing information and available records with a site inspection <br /> designed to identify, to the extent feasible, recognized environmental conditions. A Recognized <br /> Environmental Condition(REC) is defined by ASTM Standard Practice E1527-13 as the presence or <br /> likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products in, on, or at a property: (1) due to <br /> release to the environment; (2)under conditions indicative of a release to the environment; or(3)under <br /> conditions that pose a material threat of a future release to the environment. Recognized environmental <br /> conditions are not intended to include de minimis conditions. A de minimis condition is defined as a <br /> condition that generally does not present a threat to human health or the environment and that generally <br /> would not be the subject of an enforcement action if brought to the attention of appropriate government <br /> agencies. <br /> Phase I ESA's, in conjunction with Phase 11 assessments (where necessary), are intended to permit a user <br /> to satisfy one of the requirements to qualify for the innocent landowner defense to CERCLA liability; that <br /> is, the practices that constitute "all appropriate inquiries into the previous ownership and uses of the <br /> property consistent with good commercial or customary practice" as defined in 42 USC §9601(35)(B). <br /> The Phase I ESA will be conducted in general accordance with ASTM Standard E1527-13. <br /> Additional investigation(s), outside of the scope of the Phase I ESA proposed herein, may also be <br /> required, based on the findings of the Phase I ESA. <br /> Procedure <br /> The level of inquiry may vary from site to site, based on the site conditions and judgment of the assigned <br /> environmental professional. The protocols and information used to conduct the Phase I ESA generally <br /> include the following: <br />