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Ila <br /> N. C . Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services <br /> L '. N . C . ADFP Trust Fund <br /> Ue <br /> Environmental Audit (EA) Requirements and Checklist <br /> An Environmental Audit (EA) or Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) identifies potential or <br /> existing environmental contamination liabilities . The analysis addresses both the underlying land <br /> as well as physical improvements to the property . <br /> ; <br /> An EA is a stand alone document, and some required documents included in the EA will match <br /> other submitted materials in the survey, baseline documentation report, and title work . <br /> An EA can be conducted by USDA NRCS staff using the latest version of the NRCS Hazardous <br /> Materials Checklist and Landowner Interview, local soil and water conservation district staff <br /> using the latest version of the NRCS Hazardous Materials Checklist and Landowner Interview or <br /> equivalent, or with an environmental firm qualified to conduct Phase I Environmental Site <br /> Assessments . <br /> For USDA NRCS Agricultural Land Easement (ALE) projects , only an EA conducted by USDA <br /> NRCS staff using the latest version of the NRCS Hazardous Materials Checklist and Landowner <br /> Interview will be accepted . <br /> Below are the requirements for an EA for a conservation easement project with the N . C . ADFP <br /> Trust Fund (ADFPTF) : <br /> 1 . Map of the Conservation Area associated with the EA that includes any land <br /> improvements or special land use features . <br /> a . Must match the map found in the baseline documentation report. <br /> b . Acreage of the assessed site must match the surveyed acres of the Conservation <br /> Area , <br /> 2 . Documentation of land ownership associated with the EA, such as a property tax card, <br /> land deed, etc . <br /> a. Must match the preliminary title policy and preliminary attorney ' s signed title <br /> opinion . <br /> 3 . Description of current land uses . <br /> a . Must match the uses found in the baseline documentation report . <br /> 4 . Pictures of land area defined in the EA with the location of pictures identified on a map or <br /> survey . Please submit at least one picture for each different land use or land improvement <br /> placed on the land parcel . <br /> a . Must match the pictures found in the baseline documentation report. <br /> 5 . Any implied and prevalent easement or ingress/egress use must be defined by picture and <br /> mapped . <br /> a. Must match the preliminary conservation easement survey . <br /> 6 . Any trash, chemical or non-natural land use must be defined by picture and mapped . <br /> 7 . An environmental opinion review of the land by the agency performing the EA . <br />