Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment

Solutech Environmental Consultants complete Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI), 40 CFR Part 312} and guidelines established by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) in the Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Process/Designation E 1527-05/13 (ASTM Standard Practice E 1527-05/13): Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, for real estate transactions, property development,  bank financing, refinancing and foreclosures, and other in-house proactive audit programs.
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The intent of a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment is to assemble sufficient information to form an independent professional opinion about the environmental condition of the property and to identify actual or potential environmental contamination, which may impact the property value.

Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments should be an essential step in acquiring commercial or industrial property, but there are many questions stakeholders have about Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments. Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments are the introductory phase of investigating if there is a potential for environmental risk or contamination on a property that would affect its value and if additional investigation and testing is warranted.