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1.4L IMITATIONS
<br />Propertyconditions,aswellaslocal,state,tribal,andfederalregulationscanchangesignificantly
<br />overtime.Therefore,therecommendationsandconclusionspresentedasaresultofthis
<br />assessmentapplystrictlytotheenvironmentalregulationsandpropertyconditionsexistingat
<br />thetimetheassessmentwasperformed.Availableinformationhasbeenanalyzedusingcurrently
<br />acceptedassessmenttechniquesanditisbelievedthattheinferencesmadearereasonably
<br />representativeoftheproperty.AEImakesnowarranty,expressedorimplied,exceptthatthe
<br />serviceshavebeenperformedinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedenvironmentalproperty
<br />assessment practices applicable at the time and location of the assessment.
<br />ConsiderationsidentifiedbyASTMasbeyondthescopeofaPhaseIESAthatmayaffectbusiness
<br />environmentalriskatagivenpropertyincludethefollowing:ACMs,radon,LBP,leadindrinking
<br />water,wetlands,regulatorycompliance,culturalandhistoricalresources,industrialhygiene,
<br />healthandsafety,ecologicalresources,endangeredspecies,indoorairquality,mold,andhigh
<br />voltagelines.Theseenvironmentalissuesorconditionsmaywarrantassessmentbasedonthe
<br />typeofthepropertytransaction;however,theyareconsiderednon-scopeissuesunderASTM
<br />Standard Practice E1527-13.
<br />Ifrequestedbytheclient,thesenon-scopeissuesarediscussedherein.Otherwise,thepurpose
<br />ofthisassessmentissolelytosatisfyoneoftherequirementsforqualificationoftheinnocent
<br />landownerdefense,contiguouspropertyownerorbonafideprospectivepurchaserunder
<br />CERCLA.ASTMStandardPracticeE1527-13andtheUnitedStatesEPAStandardsandPractices
<br />forAllAppropriateInquiries(40CFRPart312)constitutethe"allappropriateinquiryintothe
<br />previousownershipandusesofthepropertyconsistentwithgoodcommercialorcustomary
<br />practice" as defined in:
<br />1.42 U.S.C. ¤ 9601(35)(B), referenced in the ASTM Standard Practice E1527-13.
<br />2.Sections101(35)(B)(ii)and(iii)ofCERCLAandreferencedintheEPAStandardsand
<br />Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries (40 CFR Part 312).
<br />3.42 U.S.C. ¤ 9601(40) and 42 U.S.C. ¤ 9607(q).
<br />ThePhaseIESAisnot,andshouldnotbeconstruedas,awarrantyorguaranteeaboutthe
<br />presenceorabsenceofenvironmentalcontaminantsthatmayaffecttheproperty.Neitheris
<br />theassessmentintendedtoassurecleartitletothepropertyinquestion.Thesolepurpose
<br />ofassessmentintopropertytitlerecordsistoascertainahistoricalbasisofpriorlanduse.
<br />Allfindings,conclusions,andrecommendationsstatedinthisreportarebaseduponfacts,
<br />circumstances,andindustry-acceptedproceduresforsuchservicesastheyexistedatthetime
<br />thisreportwasprepared(i.e.,federal,state,andlocallaws,rules,regulations,marketconditions,
<br />economicconditions,politicalclimate,andotherapplicablematters).Allfindings,conclusions,
<br />andrecommendationsstatedinthisreportarebasedonthedataandinformationprovided,and
<br />observations and conditions that existed on the date and time of the property reconnaissance.
<br />Responsesreceivedfromlocal,state,orfederalagenciesorothersecondarysourcesof
<br />informationaftertheissuanceofthisreportmaychangecertainfacts,findings,conclusions,
<br />orcircumstancestothereport.Achangeinanyfact,circumstance,orindustry-accepted
<br />procedureuponwhichthisreportwasbasedmayadverselyaffectthefindings,conclusions,and
<br />recommendations expressed in this report.
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