ESA: Industrial Printing Facility

Project Description

BB&A Environmental conducted a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) to assess current and future environmental liability associated with the subject property due to former on-site operations and/or potential environmental trespass from nearby light industrial and manufacturing facilities. The results of the Phase I ESA identified several recognized environmental conditions including an on-site release of alcohol from a former underground storage tank (UST), former use of chemicals such as tetrachloroethylene (PCE), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCE), isopropyl alcohol, methanol, ethanol, and PCE-containing solutions in on-site operations, and area wide presence of trichloroethene (TCE) groundwater contamination. Based on the results of the Phase I ESA, and to limit potential future liability, BB&A Environmental recommended that background levels (if any) of contaminants in soil and groundwater beneath the property be investigated prior to acquisition of the property. A subsequent Phase II ESA conducted at the site, which included completion of five (5) push probe borings to facilitate sample collection, detected PCE, TCE, and related break-down compounds in groundwater at levels exceeding US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Preliminary Remediation Goals (PRGs) and Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) for drinking water. Although the sale of the property occurred, the former facility owner was identified as the responsible party for future cleanup.