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50 <br /> HEnv Project#201603 <br /> March 1, 2016 <br /> Mr. Pascarosa entered the site from a paved access road extending north from Highway <br /> 70. The interior and perimeter of the site was walked and visually assessed. <br /> Photographs taken during the site reconnaissance are provided in Appendix D. <br /> The adjacent properties were visually observed from the limits of the subject site and <br /> public right-of-ways. <br /> VII.2. Physical and Visual Limitations <br /> The site was assessed to the extent feasible and reasonable. Dense vegetation is <br /> located throughout the site. The dense vegetation creates a visual limitation to the site <br /> visit. Additional physical and visual limitations were not encountered during the site visit. <br /> VII.3. Site Observations <br /> The majority of the site is comprised of scrub/shrub vegetation. The site was cleared for <br /> timber purposes 3 to 5 years ago. The southeast portion of the site is used as a staging <br /> for Mace Grading Company, Inc. Two man-made ponds are located on the southern <br /> and northwestern portions of the site, respectively. A stream is located on the northeast <br /> portion of the site. No buildings are located within the site boundary. <br /> Piles of miscellaneous solid waste were observed on the southeast portion of the site. <br /> The solid waste piles are substantial and include asphalt, timber, gravel, <br /> concrete/construction rubble, 12-inch corrugated plastic piping, cardboard, aluminum <br /> cans, plastic bottles, and other assorted trash. The miscellaneous solid waste appears <br /> to be surficial. Proper removal of the miscellaneous solid waste represents a BER of the <br /> site. <br /> HEnv observed three empty ASTs (varying between 250-gallon and 1,000-gallons in <br /> volume), six 55-gallon drums (contents unknown), and seven empty 5-gallon motor oil <br /> buckets. Petroleum stained soil was observed around the perimeter of the ASTs, drums, <br /> and buckets. The area of stained soil represents a REC of the site. <br /> Additionally, HEnv observed an approximate 10,000-gallon empty AST on the southern <br /> portion of the site, north of the pond. Neither stained soil, nor evidence of a leak was <br /> observed around the empty AST. The approximate 10,000-gallon AST does not <br /> represent a REC of the site. <br /> Refer to Figure 2, Appendix A, for a depiction of the site and surrounding properties. <br /> VII.4. Adjoining Properties <br /> The site is bounded on the north and east by wooded land and residential dwellings. <br /> The residential dwellings and wooded land extend over 1,000 feet to the north and east. <br /> The site is bounded on the southeast by Mace Grading Company, Inc. Numerous <br /> vehicles, storage buildings, construction equipment, and miscellaneous solid waste were <br /> observed throughout the adjoining property to the southeast. Two 10,000-gallon diesel <br /> ASTs are located approximately 500 feet south of the site. Mace Grading Company, Inc. <br /> uses the ASTs for fueling fleet vehicles. An above ground fuel line and pump system <br /> are located adjacent to the ASTs. Based on the distance from the subject site, the <br /> 14 <br />