Environmental Site Assessment

Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) are provided to provide all appropriate inquiry and due diligence in a commercial real estate transaction and to delineate any area of contamination within a particular property.

Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

Traditionally Phase I Environmental Site Assessments are used to satisfy one of the requirements to qualify for the "Innocent Landowner, Contiguous Property Owner, or Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser" also known as "Landowner Liability Protections" that are offered through the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. §9601) by providing "all appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of the property consistent with good commercial or customary practice" as defined at 42 U.S.C. §9601(35)(B). (ASTM E 1527-05).

Phase II Environmental Site Assessments

When a "Recognized Environmental Condition" (REC) is found through a Phase I ESA, A Phase II ESA is conducted in a continuation of the Phase I ESA to evaluate the REC to provide sufficient data regarding the nature and extent of the contamination. This information can provide important information concerning the property for making informed business decisions concerning the property. A Phase II Environmental Site Assessment also provides knowledge about the property that is sometimes necessary to satisfy the "Innocent Purchaser Defense" under CERCLA.