Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report
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PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT REPORT Property Located at: PBIA Parcel F 87.85 Acres Between North Military Trail and Haverhill Road West Palm Beach, Florida Prepared for: Palm Beach County Facilities Development and Operations Department 2633 Vista Parkway West Palm Beach, Florida Contact: John Tierney Telephone: (561) 233-0252 Prepared by: Eco Advisors, LLC. Contact: Rachael Rossmeissl-Stone May 3, 2017 Eco Advisors, LLC | www.ecoadvisors.net | Engineering.CA28480 | Asbestos.ZA444 | Lead.FL-F152099-1 3931 RCA Blvd., Suite 3114, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 | Ph 561-627-1810 | Fax 561-627-2270 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................ 1 FIGURE 1: AREA MAP ................................................................................................................................................ 3 FIGURE 2: SITE MAP .................................................................................................................................................. 4 2 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 DETAILED SCOPE-OF-SERVICES ....................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 SIGNIFICANT ASSUMPTIONS ............................................................................................................................. 5 2.4 LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 5 2.5 SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS ................................................................................................................... 5 2.6 USER RELIANCE ............................................................................................................................................... 5 3 SITE DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................ 6 3.1 LOCATION AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................... 6 3.2 SITE AND VICINITY GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................ 7 3.2.1 Physical Setting ..................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2.2 Access .................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 CURRENT USE OF THE PROPERTY ..................................................................................................................... 8 3.4 DESCRIPTIONS OF STRUCTURES, ROADS, OTHER IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SITE ............................................... 8 3.5 CURRENT USES OF THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES .............................................................................................. 8 4 USER PROVIDED INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 9 4.1 TITLE RECORDS ............................................................................................................................................... 9 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL LIENS OR ACTIVITY AND USES LIMITATIONS ...................................................................... 9 4.3 SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE .............................................................................................................................. 9 4.4 VALUATION REDUCTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES .................................................................................. 9 4.5 OWNER, PROPERTY MANAGER, AND OCCUPANT INFORMATION ...................................................................... 9 4.6 REASON FOR PERFORMING PHASE I ................................................................................................................. 9 5 RECORDS REVIEW ...................................................................................................................................... 10 5.1 STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD SOURCES .......................................................................................... 10 5.1.1 Summary of Environmental Database Report ..................................................................................... 10 5.1.2 Historic Aerial Photographs ................................................................................................................ 15 5.1.3 Fire Insurance Maps ............................................................................................................................ 17 5.1.4 USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps .................................................................................................. 17 5.1.5 Historic City Directories ..................................................................................................................... 18 5.2 ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD SOURCES ........................................................................................ 18 5.2.1 Agency File Reviews ............................................................................................................................ 18 5.3 PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE(S) ...................................................................................................................... 25 5.4 HISTORICAL USE INFORMATION ON THE PROPERTY ....................................................................................... 25 5.5 HISTORICAL USE INFORMATION ON ADJOINING PROPERTIES ......................................................................... 25 6 SITE RECONNAISSANCE ............................................................................................................................ 26 6.1 METHODOLOGY AND LIMITING CONDITIONS ................................................................................................. 26 6.2 GENERAL SITE SETTING ................................................................................................................................. 26 6.2.1 Current Use(s) of the Property ............................................................................................................ 26 6.2.2 Past Use(s) of the Property .................................................................................................................. 26 6.2.3 Geologic, Hydrogeologic, Hydrologic, and Topographic Conditions ................................................. 26 6.2.4 General Description of Structure(s) .................................................................................................... 26 6.2.5 Roads ................................................................................................................................................... 27 6.2.6 Potable Water Supply .......................................................................................................................... 27 6.2.7 Sewage Disposal System ...................................................................................................................... 27 Phase I ESA Report | PBIA Parcel F, West Palm Beach, Florida| May 2017 | Table of Contents 6.3 EXTERIOR OBSERVATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 27 6.3.1 Hazardous Substances and Petroleum Products in Connection with Identified Uses ....................... 27 6.3.2 Storage Tanks ...................................................................................................................................... 27 6.3.3 Odors ................................................................................................................................................... 27 6.3.4 Pools of Liquid ..................................................................................................................................... 28 6.3.5 Drums .................................................................................................................................................. 28 6.3.6 Hazardous Substances and Petroleum Products Containers ............................................................... 28 6.3.7 Unidentified Substance Containers ...................................................................................................... 28 6.3.8 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) ...................................................................................................... 28 6.3.9 Pits, Ponds, or Lagoons ....................................................................................................................... 28 6.3.10 Stained Soil or Pavement ................................................................................................................ 28 6.3.11 Stressed Vegetation ......................................................................................................................... 28 6.3.12 Solid Waste.....................................................................................................................................