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Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT REPORT Los Coyotes Country Club 8888 Los Coyotes Drive Buena Park, California 90621 (Assessor’s Parcel Number 280-201-04, 280-201-14) Prepared For: Prepared By: McAuley LCX Corporation Tait Environmental Services, Inc. 8888 Los Coyotes Drive 701 North Parkcenter Drive Buena Park, CA 90621 Santa Ana, California 92705 TAIT Project Number EM30660 Report Prepared By: ___________________________________________________ Kelly H. Klepinger Geologist Report Reviewed By: ___________________________________________________ Ann M. Hillyard, PG Senior Geologist Report Issuance Date: February 22, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. i 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF WORK ...................................................................... 1 1.1 General ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Scope of Services............................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Environmental Consultant and Environmental Professional Qualifications ..................... 2 1.5 Deviations from ASTM Guidelines ................................................................................... 2 1.6 User Reliance/Warranties .................................................................................................. 2 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 4 2.1 General Site Information ................................................................................................... 4 2.2 General Regional Property Use ......................................................................................... 4 2.3 Physical Setting ................................................................................................................. 4 2.3.1 General ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.3.2 Geology ....................................................................................................................... 4 2.3.3 Geohydrology ............................................................................................................. 5 2.3.4 Nearest Surface Water Body ....................................................................................... 5 2.4 Current Site Use and Conditions ....................................................................................... 6 2.4.1 General ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.4.2 Utilities and Other Services for Site Area ................................................................... 6 2.5 General Off-Site Description ............................................................................................. 6 2.5.1 Zoning ......................................................................................................................... 6 2.5.2 Adjacent Site Use ........................................................................................................ 6 3.0 OWNER/USER-SUPPLIED INFORMATION.................................................................... 7 3.1 Owner Interview/Questionnaire ........................................................................................ 7 3.2 Results of Interview/Questionnaire ................................................................................... 7 3.3 Title Documentation .......................................................................................................... 8 3.4 Environmental Lien Search ............................................................................................... 8 4.0 RECORDS REVIEW............................................................................................................ 9 4.1 Standard Environmental Record Sources .......................................................................... 9 4.2 Other Sources of Environmental Information ................................................................. 12 4.3 Site and Area History ...................................................................................................... 13 5.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE ............................................................................................... 16 5.1 General Site Observations ............................................................................................... 16 5.2 General Site Environmental Conditions .......................................................................... 16 5.2.1 Hazardous Substances ............................................................................................... 16 5.2.2 Petroleum Products ................................................................................................... 17 5.2.3 USTs ......................................................................................................................... 17 5.2.4 Aboveground Storage Tanks..................................................................................... 17 5.2.5 Other Suspect Containers .......................................................................................... 17 5.2.6 Equipment Likely to Contain PCBs .......................................................................... 18 5.2.7 Discharge Features/Drains/Sumps ............................................................................ 18 5.2.8 Pits, Ponds, And Lagoons ......................................................................................... 18 5.2.9 Solid Waste Dumping/Landfills ............................................................................... 19 5.2.10 Stained Soil/Stressed Vegetation .............................................................................. 19 i TABLE OF CONTENTS - continued 5.2.11 Groundwater Wells ................................................................................................ 19 5.3 General Off-Site Environmental Conditions ................................................................... 19 6.0 GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY FILE REVIEWS ............................................................. 20 6.1 Records Review, California State Water Resources Control Board GeoTracker ........... 20 6.2 Records Review, EnviroStor ........................................................................................... 20 6.3 Records Review, Environmental Protection Agency, Third Five Year Report ............... 21 6.4 Records Review, Orange County Fire Authority ............................................................ 22 6.5 Records Review, Orange County Sanitation District ...................................................... 23 6.6 Records Review, Orange County Health Care Agency ................................................... 23 6.7 Records Review, City of Buena Park .............................................................................. 24 6.8 Records Review, California Department of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources ......... 25 7.0 FINDINGS .......................................................................................................................... 26 7.1 On-Site Environmental Issues (Current and Historical) .................................................. 26 7.2 Off-Site Environmental Issues (Current and Historical) ................................................. 27 8.0 CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................................. 28 9.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................... 29 10.0 REPORT CERTIFICATION .............................................................................................. 30 List of Figures Figure 1 Site Location Map Figure 2 Site Plan List of Tables Table 1 Summary of Agencies/Persons Contacted Table 2 Summary of General Site Observations Table 3 Summary of Database Search Appendices Appendix A Resumes Appendix B Site Photographs Appendix C Site Owner Questionnaire Appendix D Preliminary Title Report Appendix E EDR Environmental Lien and AUL Search Report Appendix F EDR Governmental Agency Database Report Appendix G Historical Aerial Photographs Appendix H Historical Topographic Maps Appendix I City Directory Abstract Appendix J Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Report Appendix K GeoTracker Records Appendix L EnviroStor Records Appendix M Environmental Protection Agency Summary and Five Year Report Appendix N Orange County Fire Authority Records Appendix O Orange County Health Care Agency Records Appendix P City of Brea Records Appendix Q Department of Oil, Gas, & Geothermal Resources Records ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Tait Environmental Services, Inc. (TAIT) conducted a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for the Los Coyotes Country Club, located at 8888 Los Coyotes Drive in Buena Park, California (Site). The objective of the assessment was to provide an independent professional opinion as to whether Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs), as defined by ASTM International (ASTM), exist at this Site. TAIT understands that additional development is
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