05-02-11 Drainage and Flooding Committee Meeting minutes

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Task 2: Historical Aerial Photographs Historical Use Information Aerials will be obtained from aerial photography firms having inventory of the subject area. The photographs will be reviewed to evaluate previous land use characteristics for the property and adjacent parcels. The photographs will also be checked for possible oil and gas exploration activities, surficial anomalies associated with waste ponds or dumps, previous commercial and /or industrial activities, and possible wetlands. OR PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Phase I) will be performed in accordance with ASTM standard practice E 1527 -2005, Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. This practice is intended to permit you to satisfy one of the requirements to qualify for the innocent landowner defense to CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act) liability: that is, the practices that constitute "all appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of the property consistent with good commercial or customary practice" as defined in 42 USC '9601§(35)(B). SITE LOCATION The site location is reported to be 4,000 lineal feet of channel improvements, located southwest of the Sens Road and SH 225 intersection, in Harris County, Texas. The Client will need to furnish Berg•Oliver with the following items in order to begin the Phase I ESA process: • A survey map of the site; • Metes and bounds or legal description; and • Contact name of the current owner or owner's representative to complete an owner /occupant inquiry. These items should show or describe the exact location of the subject property to be assessed. The objective of the Phase I is to identify, to the extent feasible under the processes prescribed in ASTM E 1527 -2005, the potential for recognized environmental conditions; that is, the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products on the property under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of a release of any hazardous substances or petroleum products into the ground, groundwater, or surface water of the property. The Phase I will have four components, described as follows: 1. Records Review: Obtain and review records that will help identify recognized environmental conditions in connection with the property. Some records will pertain to properties within an additional approximate search distance in order to help assess the likelihood of potential problems from migrating substances. 2. Site Reconnaissance: Visually and physically inspect the property and adjoining properties, to the extent not obstructed by bodies of water, adjacent buildings, or other obstacles, for evidence of hazardous substances or petroleum products. Berg* Oliver Associates, Inc. BOA Project Number 8310espr July 5, 2011