| If you plan to purchase, rent, refinance or lease a commercial or industrial property, you could be liable for pre-existing environmental conditions on the site. These include:
Limit Your Liability To protect yourself and to limit your liability, it is highly recommended that you perform a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of the property in question. A Phase I Environment Site Assessment (Phase I ESA) satisfies one of the requirements of the Innocent Landowner Defense to liability imposed by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Phase I ESAs are performed by buyers, sellers, brokers and lenders involved in the sale, purchase, re-finance or lease of industrial, commercial and agricultural properties. Phase I ESAs are typically required by lenders in order to assure that properties do not possess environmental conditions that could diminish the value of the property, the ability of the borrower to repay, or to establish baselines to allocate responsibility for clean-up costs. What is a Phase I ESA? A Phase I ESA is a detailed study of the property and surrounding properties including a thorough site inspection, occupant interviews, historical records searches, a study of past land uses, spills, tanks, and other environmental conditions. Gathered information is presented in a written report format. Our Phase I ESAs are performed in accordance with ASTM Standard E1527-05. |
| What do the Phases mean? Transaction Screen A limited study of site features and historical records, per ASTM E1528-06. Phase I An in-depth non-invasive study of the property and relevant historical records per ASTM E1527-05 . Phase II Invasive sampling and analysis of the site, often by subsurface drilling. Phase III Remediation of adverse site conditions including soil removal, tank removal, hazardous waste removal, and groundwater clean-up. |
| COST The cost of an ESA depends on several factors:
Phase I ESA approximate costs:
The cost of an ASTM E1528-06 Transaction Screen is typically 20% to 30% less than a Phase I ESA. Please contact Lakeland Environmental for an ESA quote or use our online quote form. |
| What's needed to proceed? (1) Documents: If available, we need copies of the following documents:
(2) Information: We need as much of the following information as available:
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