Phase One Environmental Site Assessment, Redevelopment Parcel, Northeast Part of Merivale Mall, 1642 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario
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REPORT Phase One Environmental Site Assessment, Redevelopment Parcel, Northeast Part of Merivale Mall, 1642 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario Submitted to: First Capital Asset Management LP 85 Hanna Avenue, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M6K 3S3 Submitted by: Golder Associates Ltd. 100 Scotia Court, Whitby, Ontario, L1N 8Y6, Canada +1 905 723 2727 19123353 September 2019 September 2019 19123353 Distribution List 1 copy (.pdf) - First Capital Asset Management LP 1 copy - Golder Associates Ltd. i September 2019 19123353 Table of Contents 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1 2.1 Phase One Property Information.......................................................................................................... 1 3.0 SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION ......................................................................................................................... 2 4.0 RECORDS REVIEW ....................................................................................................................................... 2 4.1 General ................................................................................................................................................. 2 4.1.1 Phase One Study Area Determination ............................................................................................ 2 4.1.2 First Developed Use Determination ................................................................................................ 2 4.1.3 Insurance Records .......................................................................................................................... 3 4.1.4 Chain of Title ................................................................................................................................... 3 4.1.5 City Directories ................................................................................................................................ 4 4.1.6 Environmental Reports ................................................................................................................... 5 4.2 Environmental Source Information ....................................................................................................... 6 4.2.1 Ministry of the Environment ............................................................................................................ 9 4.2.2 Technical Standards and Safety Authority, Fuel Safety Division Records ..................................... 9 4.3 Physical Setting Sources ..................................................................................................................... 9 4.3.1 Aerial Imagery ................................................................................................................................. 9 4.3.2 Topography, Hydrology and Geology ........................................................................................... 10 4.3.3 Fill Materials .................................................................................................................................. 10 4.3.4 Water Bodies and Areas of Natural Significance .......................................................................... 11 4.3.5 Well Records ................................................................................................................................. 11 4.4 Site Operating Records ...................................................................................................................... 11 5.0 INTERVIEWS ................................................................................................................................................ 12 6.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE ........................................................................................................................... 12 6.1 General Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 12 6.2 Specific Observations at Phase One Property ................................................................................... 13 ii September 2019 19123353 6.2.1 Enhanced Investigation Property .................................................................................................. 15 6.3 Surrounding Land Use ....................................................................................................................... 16 6.4 Written Description of Investigation ................................................................................................... 16 7.0 REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 17 7.1 Current and Past Uses of the Site...................................................................................................... 17 7.2 Potentially Contaminating Activity ...................................................................................................... 18 7.3 Areas of Potential Environmental Concern ........................................................................................ 20 7.4 Conceptual Site Model ....................................................................................................................... 20 7.4.1 Uncertainty and Absence of Information ....................................................................................... 21 8.0 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 22 8.1 Need for a Phase Two ESA ............................................................................................................... 22 9.0 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 22 10.0 LIMITATIONS AND USE OF REPORT ........................................................................................................ 22 11.0 CLOSURE ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 TABLES No table of figures entries found. FIGURES Figure 1 – Key Plan Figure 2 – Site Plan with Areas of Potential Environmental Concern Figure 3 – Topographic Map and Areas of Natural Significance Figure 4 – Surficial Geology Figure 5 – Bedrock Geology Figure 6 – Draft Thickness Figure 7- Soil Survey Complex (Ontario Soils) APPENDICES APPENDIX A Plan of Survey APPENDIX B EcoLog ERIS iii September 2019 19123353 APPENDIX C Regulatory Responses APPENDIX D Site Photographs iv September 2019 19123353 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Golder Associates Ltd. (“Golder”) was retained by First Capital Asset Management LP (“FCAM”) to conduct a Phase One Environmental Site Assessment (“Phase One ESA”) for northeast portion of Merivale Mall (the “Subject Property”), municipally addressed 1642 and 1650 Merivale Road in Ottawa, Ontario. The parcel of land included in this Phase One ESA, municipally addressed 1642 and 1650 Merivale Road, is located northeast of the Merivale Mall building and immediately west of the intersection between Merivale Road and Titan Private, hereafter referred to as the “Site” or “Phase One Property”, as shown on Figure 1. At the time of the Site reconnaissance, conducted on September 4, 2019, the Phase One Property consisted of a rectangular-shaped parcel with an area of 0.18 hectare parcel. The Phase One Property was occupied by an asphalt-paved parking lot associated with the Merivale Mall building. It is understood that the Phase One Property is to be developed with a stand-alone commercial building to be occupied by Harvey’s Restaurant. The Phase One Property is owned by FCAM. The Phase One ESA was completed in accordance with O.Reg. 153/04 and included a review of available current and historical information, a Site visit, an interview, evaluation of readily available information, and reporting, subject to the limitations outlined in Section 9.0 of this report. The Phase One Property is not considered an enhanced investigation property as defined by O.Reg. 153/04. Golder understands that the Site is to be redeveloped for commercial land use. Given that the Site land use will remain unchanged (from commercial to commercial), there is no mandatory requirement for filing of a Record of Site Condition (“RSC”) pursuant to Ontario Regulation 153/04 – Records of Site Condition – Part XV.1 of the Act, made under the Environmental Protection Act (“O.Reg. 153/04”). As such, this Phase One ESA was completed to support development permit applications for the Site to the City of Ottawa. Response to Golder’s request for information from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (“MECP”) had not been received at the time of report preparation. 2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Phase One Property Information Golder Associates Ltd. (“Golder”) was retained by FCAM to conduct a Phase One ESA of the following property: Municipal Address 1650 Merivale Road Property Identification Number Part of 04661-0087 (LT) Legal Description Part Block F Plan 401392; Part Lot 31 Concession 1 Rideau Front parts 1,2, & 4 Plan 4R2133 The location of the Phase One Property is provided on Figure 1. A plan describing the Phase One Property