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41 <br /> HEnv Project#201603 <br /> March 1, 2016 <br /> ASTM E 1527-13 defines a "controlled recognized environmental condition" (CREC) as: <br /> a recognized environmental condition resulting from a past release of hazardous <br /> substances or petroleum products that has been addressed to the satisfaction of the <br /> applicable regulatory authority (for example, as evidenced by the issuance of a no <br /> further action letter or equivalent, or meeting risk-based criteria established by regulatory <br /> authority), with hazardous substances or petroleum products allowed to remain in place <br /> subject to the implementation of required controls. <br /> ASTM E 1517-13 defines a "historical recognized environmental condition" (HREC) as: a <br /> past release of any hazardous substances or petroleum products that has occurred in <br /> connection with the property and has been addressed to the satisfaction of the <br /> applicable regulatory authority or meeting unrestricted use criteria established by a <br /> regulatory authority, without subjecting the property to any required controls. <br /> ASTM E-1527-13 defines a "business environmental risk" (BER) as "a risk which can <br /> have a material environmental or environmentally-driven impact on the business <br /> associated with the current or planned use of a parcel of commercial real estate". <br /> ASTM E 1527-13 defines a "data gap" as a lack of or inability to obtain information <br /> required by this practice despite good faith efforts by the environmental professional to <br /> gather such information. Data gaps may result from incompleteness in any of the <br /> activities required by this practice, including, but not limited to site reconnaissance, <br /> historical review, database review, and interviews. <br /> Additional limiting conditions imposed by the client, or hindrances encountered during <br /> the site visit are explained in further detail in Section VII of this report. <br /> IV. SITE DESCRIPTION <br /> IV.1. Site Location and Legal Description <br /> The approximate 53-acre site is located at 6517 U.S. Highway 70 in Mebane, North <br /> Carolina. According to the Orange County GIS, the site is identified as Parcel <br /> Identification Number (PIN) 9835-02-9137. The parcel is owned by Mr. Carl J. Mace. A <br /> legal description of the parcel is included in Deed Book 1313, Page 319. <br /> An existing access road extends north from Highway 70 to the subject site. The access <br /> road traverses land also owned by Mr. Mace. The project area includes the limits of a <br /> proposed solar farm. The proposed solar farm is located on the central portion of the <br /> site. The approximate 25-acre project area is to be defined by Oakwood Solar Farm, <br /> LLC, their successors, or assigns. <br /> IV.2. Current Use of the Site and Vicinity <br /> The site is undeveloped scrub/shrub land. The southeast portion of the site is used a <br /> staging area by Mace Grading Company, Inc. The site is currently zoned R1 <br /> (residential). <br /> 5 <br />