Phase One Environmental Site Assessment, 135 Thad Johnson Private, Ottawa, ON
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Phase One Environmental Site Assessment, 135 Thad Johnson Private, Ottawa, ON Prepared for: Marco Vocisano Bona Building & Management Company Limited 333 North River Road, Suite 103 Ottawa, ON K1L 8B9 Prepared by: Stantec Consulting Ltd. 1331 Clyde Avenue, Suite 400 Ottawa, ON K2C 3G4 Project No. 122511104 May 20, 2015 PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT, 135 THAD JOHNSON PRIVATE, OTTAWA, ON Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. IV 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................1.1 1.1 PHASE ONE PROPERTY INFORMATION ......................................................................... 1.1 2.0 SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION .........................................................................................2.1 2.1 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK .......................................................................................... 2.3 3.0 RECORDS REVIEW ........................................................................................................3.1 3.1 GENERAL ......................................................................................................................... 3.1 3.1.1 Phase One Study Area Determination ..................................................... 3.1 3.1.2 First Developed Use Determination ........................................................... 3.1 3.1.3 Fire Insurance Plans ..................................................................................... 3.1 3.1.4 Chain of Title ................................................................................................. 3.1 3.1.5 Environmental Reports ................................................................................ 3.2 3.1.6 City Directories ............................................................................................. 3.5 3.1.7 Property Underwriters’ Reports and Plans ................................................ 3.6 3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCE INFORMATION .................................................................. 3.6 3.2.1 National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) ............................................ 3.6 3.2.2 PCB Storage Sites and Inventory Databases ........................................... 3.7 3.2.3 Certificate of Approval ............................................................................... 3.8 3.2.4 MOECC Freedom of Information Requests ............................................. 3.8 3.2.5 Coal Gasification Plant Waste Sites and Inventory of Industrial Sites Producing or Using Coal Tar and Related Tars in Ontario ............. 3.8 3.2.6 Hazardous Waste Generators and Receivers ......................................... 3.9 3.2.7 Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) ................................. 3.10 3.2.8 Environmental Registry .............................................................................. 3.11 3.2.9 Records of Site Condition (RSC) .............................................................. 3.11 3.2.10 Areas of Natural Significance .................................................................. 3.11 3.2.11 Waste Disposal Sites .................................................................................. 3.12 3.2.12 EcoLog ERIS ................................................................................................ 3.12 3.3 PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCES....................................................................................... 3.13 3.3.1 Aerial Photographs .................................................................................... 3.13 3.3.2 Topography, Hydrology and Geology ................................................... 3.15 3.3.3 Fill Materials................................................................................................. 3.16 3.3.4 Water Bodies and Areas of Natural Significance ................................. 3.16 3.3.5 Well Records ............................................................................................... 3.16 3.4 SITE OPERATING RECORDS .......................................................................................... 3.17 4.0 INTERVIEWS ..................................................................................................................4.1 5.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE ..............................................................................................5.1 5.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 5.1 5.2 SPECIFIC OBSERVATIONS AT PHASE ONE PROPERTY ................................................. 5.1 i PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT, 135 THAD JOHNSON PRIVATE, OTTAWA, ON 5.2.1 Property Information ................................................................................... 5.1 5.2.2 Property Buildings & Structures .................................................................. 5.1 5.2.3 Aboveground and Underground Storage Tanks .................................... 5.1 5.2.4 Underground Utilities and Services ............................................................ 5.2 5.2.5 Site Building Features................................................................................... 5.2 5.2.6 Wells ............................................................................................................... 5.2 5.2.7 Sewage Works .............................................................................................. 5.2 5.2.8 Surface Features .......................................................................................... 5.2 5.2.9 Current or Former Railway Lines or Spurs .................................................. 5.2 5.2.10 Surface Staining and Stressed Vegetation .............................................. 5.2 5.2.11 Imported Fill and Debris .............................................................................. 5.3 5.3 ENHANCED INVESTIGATION PROPERTY ....................................................................... 5.3 5.3.1 Current Phase One Property Operations ................................................. 5.3 5.3.2 Hazardous Material Use or Storage........................................................... 5.3 5.3.3 Products Manufactured ............................................................................. 5.3 5.3.4 By-Products and Wastes ............................................................................. 5.3 5.3.5 Raw Materials ............................................................................................... 5.3 5.3.6 Drums and Totes .......................................................................................... 5.4 5.3.7 Oil/Water Separators .................................................................................. 5.4 5.3.8 Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance .................................................... 5.4 5.3.9 Spills ................................................................................................................ 5.4 5.3.10 Liquid Discharge Points ............................................................................... 5.4 5.3.11 Hydraulic Equipment ................................................................................... 5.4 5.4 PHASE ONE STUDY AREA ............................................................................................... 5.4 5.5 WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF INVESTIGATION .................................................................. 5.5 6.0 REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF INFORMATION ...........................................................6.1 6.1 CURRENT AND PAST USES OF THE PHASE ONE PROPERTY ......................................... 6.1 6.2 POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATING ACTIVITIES (PCAS) ................................................... 6.1 6.2.1 Phase One Property .................................................................................... 6.1 6.2.2 Phase One Study Area ............................................................................... 6.2 6.3 AREAS OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (APECS) .................................. 6.2 6.4 PHASE ONE CONCEPTUAL SITE MODEL ....................................................................... 6.3 7.0 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................7.1 7.1 IS A PHASE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT REQUIRED BEFORE A RECORD OF SITE CONDITION IS SUBMITTED? .............................................................. 7.1 7.2 CAN A RECORD OF SITE CONDITION BE SUBMITTED BASED ON THE PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT ALONE? ..................................................... 7.1 7.3 CLOSURE ......................................................................................................................... 7.1 8.0 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................8.1 ii PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT, 135 THAD JOHNSON PRIVATE, OTTAWA, ON LIST OF TABLES Table 3-1 Surrounding Properties within Phase One Study Area ............................ 3.6 Table 3-2 PCB Storage Summary ................................................................................ 3.7 Table 3-3 Aerial Photograph Summary .................................................................... 3.14 Table 3-4 Site Operating Records............................................................................