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N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services <br />N.C. ADFP Trust Fund <br />Environmental Audit (EA) Requirements and Checklist <br />Approved 06/2022 1 <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 />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 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 />DocuSign Envelope ID: 480AFBD4-654C-48FA-9CB8-F7C8D7E98DB2