Phase I ESA

The purpose of a Phase I ESA is to identify, to the extent feasible, Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs) in connection with a site and will provide a professional opinion as to the potential for contamination from hydrocarbon or hazardous waste to exist, which may require remedial action.

Phase II ESA

Phase II ESAs are conducted in order to obtain further understanding of the potential environmental liabilities for a property and the financial impacts of such liabilities and involve the collection and analysis of soil, groundwater, and/or site building materials to assess the presence and extent of hazardous chemicals that are suspected or have been identified during the Phase I assessment.

Remediation

• Characterize the extent of groundwater contamination

• Assess health risks

• Identify and review potential remedial action alternatives

• Determine the feasibility of implementing these alternatives

• Select and implement the most appropriate cleanup strategies

Methodology

Risk-Driven Site-Investigation Approach:

Our planning focuses on site investigations that are “risk-driven.” This approach allows us to identify the most efficient and cost-effective site remedy at the outset of the investigation. Our risk-driven approach prevents the collection of unnecessary field data and fosters a negotiating stance with regulators that minimizes the potential for major expansions of scope later.

Primary Attention to Realistic Approaches:

The key limitation of the typical practice of site assessment is the naive use of guidance as a legal directive and the simplistic use of inappropriate and/or overly-conservative cleanup goals or standards rather than realistic approaches to estimate exposure and potential health risk.