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Edison Job Corps Center 500 Plainfield Avenue, Edison, NJ Edison Job Corps Center 500 Plainfield Avenue, Edison, NJ 08817 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Prepared for: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Job Corps, Division of Facilities and Asset Management 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20210 Prepared by: 2101 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, VA 22201-3062 Subject Property Inspection Date: June 4, 2020 Report Date: October 2, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 6 2.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Detailed Scope of Services ..................................................................................... 7 2.3 Significant Assumptions ......................................................................................... 8 2.4 Limitations and Exceptions .................................................................................... 8 2.5 Special Terms and Conditions ................................................................................ 9 2.6 User Reliance .......................................................................................................... 9 3.0 SITE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Location and Legal Description ............................................................................. 9 3.2 Site and Vicinity General Characteristics ............................................................. 10 3.3 Current Use of the Subject Property ..................................................................... 10 3.4 Description of Structures, Roads, Other Improvements on the Site ..................... 10 3.5 Current Uses of the Adjoining Properties ............................................................ 10 4.0 USER PROVIDED INFORMATION .................................................................................... 11 4.1 Lease and Title Documents .................................................................................. 11 4.2 Environmental Liens or Activity and Use Limitations ......................................... 11 4.3 Specialized Knowledge ........................................................................................ 12 4.4 Commonly Known or Reasonably Ascertainable Information ............................ 12 4.5 Valuation Reduction for Environmental Issues .................................................... 12 4.6 Owner, Property Manager, and Occupant Information ........................................ 12 4.7 Reason for Performing Phase I ............................................................................. 12 5.0 RECORDS REVIEW ............................................................................................................. 12 5.1 Standard Environmental Record Sources ............................................................. 12 5.1.1 Subject Property. ......................................................................................... 14 5.1.2 Adjacent Properties, Upgradient and Higher Elevation .............................. 14 5.1.3 Non-Adjacent Properties in the Search Radius, Upgradient or Higher Elevation from the Subject Property .................................................................... 17 5.2 Additional Environmental Record Sources .......................................................... 19 5.3 Physical Setting Source(s) .................................................................................... 21 Edison Job Corps Center Final Phase I ESA i 5.4 Historical Use Information on the Property ......................................................... 21 5.5 Historical Use Information on Adjoining Properties ............................................ 28 6.0 SITE INSPECTION ............................................................................................................... 29 6.1 Methods and Limiting Conditions ........................................................................ 29 6.2 General Site Setting .............................................................................................. 29 6.3 External Observations .......................................................................................... 29 7.0 INTERVIEWS ........................................................................................................................ 30 7.1 Interview with Owner ........................................................................................... 30 7.2 Interview with Site Manager ................................................................................ 31 7.3 Interviews with Occupants ................................................................................... 31 7.4 Interviews with State and/or Local Officials ........................................................ 31 7.5 Interviews with Others ......................................................................................... 31 8.0 FINDINGS ............................................................................................................................. 31 8.1 Subject Property: ............................................................................................ 31 8.2 Adjacent Properties: ....................................................................................... 31 8.3 Non-Adjacent Properties in the Search Radius, Upgradient or Higher Elevation from the Subject Property: ................................................................... 32 9.0 OPINIONS .............................................................................................................................. 33 10.0 CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................. 33 11.0 DEVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 33 12.0 ADDITIONAL SERVICES ................................................................................................. 33 12.1 Cultural Resources ........................................................................................ 33 12.2 Threatened and Endangered Species and Critical Habitats .......................... 35 12.3 Wetlands ....................................................................................................... 35 12.4 Ecologically Critical Areas ........................................................................... 35 13.0 REFERENCES and DATA SOURCES REVIEWED ......................................................... 35 14.0 SIGNATURES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL ............................................. 38 15.0 QUALIFICATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL ..................................... 38 16.0 APPENDICES ...................................................................................................................... 39 16.1 Site Area and Site Vicinity Maps ............................................................................. 39 16.2 Site Photographs ....................................................................................................... 41 16.3 Interview Documentation ......................................................................................... 49 Edison Job Corps Center Final Phase I ESA ii 16.4 Special Contractual Conditions between User and Environmental Professionals .... 49 16.5 Fuel Storage Tank Records for Edison Job Corps Center (Core Campus) ............... 50 Edison Job Corps Center Final Phase I ESA iii LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Amsl above mean sea level AST Above Ground Storage Tank ASTM ASTM International (formerly American Society for Testing and Materials) CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System CORRACTS RCRA Corrective Action Sites CRGIS Cultural Resources Geographic Information System DOL Department of Labor EDR Environmental Data Resources, Inc EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ESA Environmental Site Assessment FINDS Facility Index System FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map GLO General Land Office GSA General Services Administration HREC Historical Recognized Environmental Condition HPO Historic Preservation Office JCC Job Corps Center LBP Lead Based Paint LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tank MLTS Material Licensing Tracking System MOA Memorandum of Agreement Edison Job Corps Center Final Phase I ESA iv NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NJ New Jersey NRHP National Register of Historic Places NPL National Priorities List OHP Office of Historic Preservation PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyl POE Port of Embarkation POW Prisoner of War RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act REC Recognized Environmental Condition SWF/LF Solid Waste Facility/Landfill TRIS Toxic Chemical Release Inventory System TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act TSDF Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility US United States USC United States Code USFWS US Fish and Wildlife Service USGS US Geological Survey UST Underground storage tank WAC Women’s Army Corps Edison Job Corps Center Final Phase I ESA v 1.0 SUMMARY The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) administers the Job Corps, a national residential
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