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City of Albany 200 Henry Johnson Boulevard Albany, NY 12210 USEPA BROWNFIELDS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ASSESSMENT GRANT ASSISTANCE ID No. BF-97249507-0 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 566 Washington Avenue Albany, New York September 2011 Report Prepared By: ARCADIS US 855 Route 146, Suite 210 Clifton Park, New York 4279011 518-250-7300 Table of Contents Contents Limitations L-1 Certifications C-1 1. Introduction 1-1 1.1. Purpose of ESA ............................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2. General Site Description ............................................................................................... 1-1 1.3. General Vicinity Description .......................................................................................... 1-2 1.4. Physical Environmental Setting .................................................................................... 1-2 1.4.1. General Topography ..................................................................................... 1-2 1.4.2. Geology and Soils ......................................................................................... 1-2 1.4.3. Surface Water and Wetlands ........................................................................ 1-3 1.4.4. Hydrogeology ................................................................................................ 1-3 2. Records Review (40 CFR §312.24, 312.25 & 312.26) 2-1 2.1. Site Contact Information ............................................................................................... 2-1 2.2. Site Chain of Title/Environmental Clean-Up Liens (40 CFR §312.25) .......................... 2-1 2.3. Regulatory Agency Records (40 CFR §312.26) ........................................................... 2-2 2.4. Databases of Environmental Enforcement Records (40 CFR §312.26) ....................... 2-3 2.5. Area Radon Information (40 CFR §312.24(a)) ........................................................... 2-13 2.6. Publicly Available Maps (40 CFR §312.24(a)) ............................................................ 2-13 2.7. Historical Aerial Photographs (40 CFR §312.24(a)) ................................................... 2-13 2.8. Historical Topographic Maps (40 CFR §312.24(a)) .................................................... 2-13 2.9. Historical City Directories (40 CFR §312.24(a)) ......................................................... 2-14 2.10. Fire Insurance Maps (40 CFR §312.24(a)) ................................................................. 2-14 3. Site Reconnaissance (40 CFR §312.27) 3-1 3.1. Observations of Exterior and Interior Portions of Property (40 CFR §312.27(1)) ......... 3-1 3.1.1. Roads, Parking Areas, and Site Access ....................................................... 3-2 3.1.2. Hazardous Substances and Petroleum Products Storage Areas ................. 3-2 3.1.3. Underground/Aboveground Storage Tanks (USTs/ASTs) ............................ 3-2 3.1.4. Solid Waste and Waste Disposal Areas ........................................................ 3-2 3.1.5. Odors ............................................................................................................. 3-2 3.1.6. Stained Soil, Stained Pavement, and Stressed Vegetation .......................... 3-2 3.1.7. Pools of Liquid ............................................................................................... 3-2 3.1.8. Stormwater and Wastewater ......................................................................... 3-3 3.1.9. Pits, Ponds or Lagoons ................................................................................. 3-3 3.1.10. Wells .............................................................................................................. 3-3 3.1.11. PCBs and Asbestos ...................................................................................... 3-3 City of Albany Phase I Environmental Site Assessment – 566 Washington Avenue i \H:\PROJECT\4279011\FILE\Phase I\Draft 566 Washington Ave Phase I.docx Table of Contents 3.2. Site Photographs .......................................................................................................... 3-3 3.3. Observations of Adjoining Properties (40 CFR §312.27(2)) ......................................... 3-3 4. Information from Interviews (40 CFR §312.23) 4-1 4.1. Interviews with Current Owners and Occupants of the Subject Property (40 CFR §312.23 (A) & (B)) ......................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2. Interviews with Parties other than the Current Owner and Occupant (40 CFR §312.23 (C) & (D)) ....................................................................................................................... 4-1 5. Findings and Conclusions 5-1 5.1. Property Data Gaps (40 CFR §312.10) ........................................................................ 5-1 5.2. Findings ......................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.3. Recommendations (40 CFR §312.31(b)) ...................................................................... 5-1 6. References 6-1 Figures 1. USGS Topographic Map 2. Aerial Photograph 3. Surficial Geologic Map 4. Bedrock Geologic Map Appendices A. Chain of Title and Environmental Lien Search B. Environmental Database Report C. Historical Aerial Photographs D. Historical Topographic Maps E. Historical City Directories F. Fire Insurance Maps G. Site Photographs City of Albany Phase I Environmental Site Assessment – 566 Washington Avenue ii \H:\PROJECT\4279011\FILE\Phase I\Draft 566 Washington Ave Phase I.docx Limitations This Environmental Site Assessment Report [Report] has been prepared for the sole use of ARCADIS-US’s (ARCADIS) Client, the City of Albany, New York [Client]. The purpose of this Report is to provide information to the Client on the environmental conditions of the subject site, which consists of one parcel totaling approximately 0.08 acres which consists of one building on Washington Avenue in the City of Albany, Albany County, New York. The City of Albany will use this information in prioritizing further environmental investigation at this site. The use of and reliance on this Report by any person or entity other than the Client is not authorized unless the user enters a secondary user agreement with ARCADIS. At the time this report was written there were no authorized users identified. It is the responsibility of the unauthorized user to assure itself that information contained herein is accurate and complete. Any reliance on the contents shall be solely at the unauthorized user’s risk. ARCADIS’ work presented in this Report was performed pursuant to its agreement to implement the City’s grant under the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA’s) Brownfields Hazardous Substances Assessment Grant. Any modifications, deviations or exceptions to the services proposed or limitations in the scope of the Phase I ESA arising out of Site access issues and the actual availability of data and information related to the Site are as follows: None. This Report may not address all the requirements that may be required in the Client’s or other user’s due diligence assessment of risks associated with this property, including but not limited to an evaluation of the relationship of the purchase price to the fair market value considering site contamination, if any. An Environmental Site Assessment can reduce but not wholly eliminate uncertainty regarding the potential for recognized environmental conditions in connection with the Site. The conclusions in this Report have been based, in part, on information obtained from third parties including historical aerial photographs, environmental agency records, and other public records regarding the Site obtained from various sources. Unless noted, ARCADIS has not independently evaluated or verified the accuracy or completeness of such third party information. Visual observations related to hazardous materials or waste on the Site only represent conditions at the time of the site visit. ARCADIS makes no warranties that the on-site observations made during the Environmental Site Assessment are representative of historical or future conditions at the Site. ARCADIS performed its City of Albany Phase I Environmental Site Assessment – 566 Washington Avenue L-1 Limitations services and prepared this Report at the level customary for other prudent and competent professional engineers performing such services at the time and place where the services are provided. ARCADIS makes no other warranty, expressed or implied. City of Albany Phase I Environmental Site Assessment – 566 Washington Avenue L-2 1. Introduction Subject to the limitations presented in this Report, this Report presents the results of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) of one parcel totaling approximately 0.08 acres, located in the City of Albany, Albany County, New York. The ESA was commissioned by the City of Albany [Client] and was conducted by ARCADIS (formerly Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.) pursuant to its agreement to implement the City’s grant under the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA’s) Brownfields Hazardous Substances Assessment Program (Grant No. BF-97249507-0). 1.1. Purpose of ESA The purpose of an Environmental Site Assessment is to identify recognized environmental conditions1 on a property, as the term is defined by the American Society of Testing