REPORT on Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 1450 Merivale
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March 2014 REPORT ON Phase I Environmental Site Assessment 1450 Merivale Road Ottawa, Ontario Submitted to: Mr. Albert Ho, Director Environmental Programs First Capital Asset Management LP 85 Hanna Avenue, Suite 400 Toronto, ON M6K 3S3 Report Number: 14-1182-0013 Distribution: REPORT 2 copies - First Capital Asset Management LP 1 e-copy - First Capital Asset Management LP 2 copies - Golder Associates Ltd. PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT 1450 MERIVALE ROAD, OTTAWA, ON Executive Summary Golder Associates Ltd. (Golder) was retained by First Capital Asset Management LP (FCAM) to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Phase I ESA) on the property located at 1450 Merivale Road in Ottawa, Ontario (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Site” or “Phase One Property”). The Site is located in the southwest part of Ottawa, southwest of the Merivale Road and Baseline Road intersection and has an approximate area of 0.22 hectares (0.56 acres). It is understood that this Phase I ESA is being carried out for Site Plan Approval purposes with the City of Ottawa (the City) and that a Record of Site Condition (RSC) pursuant to O. Reg. 153/04 – Records of Site Condition – Part XV.1, made under the Environmental Protection Act, will not be filed for the Site. The Executive Summary highlights key points from the report only; for complete information and findings, as well as the limitations, the reader should examine the complete report. The Phase I ESA was completed in accordance with the requirements of Schedule D of Ontario Regulation (O.Reg.) 153/04 as amended and included a review of available current and historical information regarding the Site and surrounding properties, a Site reconnaissance, interviews, evaluation of readily available information, and reporting, subject to the limitations outlined in Section 8.0 of this report. The Site is considered an enhanced investigation property as defined by O.Reg. 153/04 as amended, given that the Site was formerly occupied by an automobile repair facility. Based on the information provided by the Site owner and the City of Ottawa geo-map, the legal description of the Site is PLAN 30 S PT LOT 16, City of Ottawa, PIN 046860018. At the time of the Site visit on February 6, 2014, the Site was occupied by a single-storey commercial building with a garage/service bay area built in approximately 1960 and was vacant. No operations were being carried out at the Site. The Site is considered an enhanced investigation property as defined by O.Reg. 153/04 (as amended). The Site is considered an enhanced investigation property as defined by O.Reg. 153/04 (as amended). Historically, the Site was undeveloped agricultural land until approximately 1960 when the Site building was constructed. Between approximately 1960 until 2011 the building was used as an automobile showroom with a repairs garage in the north portion of the Site building. Between 2011 and 2013 the Site was occupied by temporary commercial tenants such as a Halloween store and furniture storage and warehouse. At the time of the Phase I ESA, the neighbouring properties within the Phase One Study Area used for commercial and residential purposes. Based on the information collected as part of this Phase One ESA, no areas of potential environmental concern (APECs) were identified on the Site and no potentially contaminating activities (PCAs) were identified on the Site or on the Phase I ESA Study Area that might have resulted in APECs on the Site. The following is recommended for the Site: If the monitoring wells completed as part of the 2013 Golder Phase II ESA will be no longer used, they should be decommissioned as per O. Reg.903. However, it is considered that it will be beneficial for FCAM to keep the monitoring wells for future groundwater sampling to assess if the groundwater quality at the Site has changed since the 2013 Golder Phase II ESA. March 2014 Report No. 14-1182-0013 i PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT 1450 MERIVALE ROAD, OTTAWA, ON Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................................... i 1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Phase I Property Information ............................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION ........................................................................................................................................... 2 3.0 HISTORICAL RECORDS REVIEW .................................................................................................................................. 3 3.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 3.1.1 Phase I Study Area Determination ................................................................................................................. 3 3.1.2 First Developed Use Determination ............................................................................................................... 3 3.1.3 Review of Fire Insurance Maps and Reports ................................................................................................. 3 3.1.4 Chain of Title .................................................................................................................................................. 4 3.1.5 Review of Street Directories ........................................................................................................................... 4 3.1.6 Environmental Reports ................................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Environmental Source Information ....................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.1 Ministry of the Environment Correspondence ................................................................................................ 9 3.2.2 City of Ottawa Correspondence ..................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.3 City of Ottawa Document Review .................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.4 Ministry of Natural Resources Areas of Natural Significance ....................................................................... 10 3.2.5 Technical Standards and Safety Authority Correspondence ........................................................................ 10 3.2.6 EcoLog ERIS Report .................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 Physical Settings Sources ................................................................................................................................. 12 3.3.1 Aerial Photographs....................................................................................................................................... 12 3.3.2 Topography, Hydrology, Geology ................................................................................................................ 14 3.3.3 Fill Materials ................................................................................................................................................. 15 3.3.4 Water Bodies and Area(s) of Natural Significance ....................................................................................... 15 3.3.5 Well Records ................................................................................................................................................ 15 3.4 Site Operating Records ..................................................................................................................................... 15 4.0 INTERVIEWS .................................................................................................................................................................. 16 5.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 17 5.1 General Requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 17 5.2 Site Specific Observations ................................................................................................................................. 17 5.2.1 Site Details ................................................................................................................................................... 17 5.2.2 Enhanced Investigation Property ................................................................................................................. 21 5.3 Surrounding Land Use within 250 m of the Site ................................................................................................. 22 5.4 Written Description of Investigation ................................................................................................................... 22 March 2014 Report No. 14-1182-0013 ii PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT 1450 MERIVALE