AECOM 3292 Production Way. Floor -4 80-4 ...... &400 let Burnaby, BC. Canada VSA '4R-4 80-4 29-4 8597 fax www.aecom.eom November 17, 2014 Marc Rutten, P.Eng. General Manager of Engineering Services Comox Valley Regional District 600 Comox Road Courtenay, BC V9N 3P6 Dear Mr. Rutten: Re: Comox Pump Station No. 2 - Property Assessment Project No.: 80333483.501 The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) retained AECOM to complete a desk top environmental site assessment and geotechnical assessment for a designated property (Site) located on Beech Street, Com ox, BC with legal address: Lot A Plan VIP 82713 OL 110 LO 15. The CVRD's objective in undertaking the work Is to identify whether there are any identifiable environmental and geotechnlcal Issues from a high level screening perspective to ascertain the suitability of the site for construction of a future wastewater pump station. AECOM undertook a desktop phase 1 environmental assessment (Appendix A) and retained Levelton Consultants to carry out a geotechnical desktop assessment (Appendix B). Copies of both of these documents are attached herein. The Desktop Phase 1 ESA is comprised of historical record searches, an aerial photograph review, regulatory searches and a review of past reports. The following table summarizes the findings of the ESA: Sub ect stte No civic address. Site Is near the Intersection of Beech Street and Oocllddle Road, Comox. BC 026-997·266 Lot A, Plan VIP82713, District Lot 110, Comox Land District 15 CR-1 • Coun Residential 1 0.156 hectares Site Vlalt Conducted b Dm of Site Vlalt Current/Hlatortcal Prior to 2004. the Site appeared to be undeveloped land. It Is currently developed with one Condition• shed. Ad)acent land use was hlstor1cally undeveloped land and Is currently rural residential properties. No currentlhlstorical environmental conditions were noted based on regulalofy searches conducted. Current/Hlatoncal There are no kllO'Ml Issues related to special attention Items at the Site Envlronmental Concems 201~11·1"-.CVRD Ccmoa PS 2 • Pool*Y ~Doca Page 2 November 17, 2014 Based on the findings of the ESA, the Site is considered as low-risk of having any environmental concerns or impacts. The desktop geotechnical assessment conducted by Levelton provides a screening level review of potential geotechnical concerns with the proposed Site. In summary, the Site is considered geotechnically suitable for support of a proposed pump station. The dense natural deposits (i.e. hard till, Quadra sand} that are inferred to underlie the Site are considered resistant to liquefaction and favourable from a bearing and temporary excavation slope stability perspective. We trust that the findings of the environmental and geotechnical screening assessments provides the CVRD with the infonnation sought to complete its due diligence checks related to property acquisition for the purpose of constructing a future wastewater pump station. Please contact the undersigned if you have any questions. Sincerely, AECOM Canada Ltd. Ken Moysiuk, P.Eng. Senior Engineer Encl. :KM 2014-11·14_CVRDComokPS2· f'-'Y-Ooca AECOM Appendix A Environmental Site Assessment {AECOM Canada Ltd.) Environment A:COM Desktop Phase I Environmental Site Assessment - PIO 026997266, Comox, BC Prepared by: AECOM 3292 Production Way 604 444 6400 tel Burnaby, BC, Canada VSA 4R4 604 294 8597 fax www.aecom.com Project Number: 60333483 Date: November 2014 AECOM Comox Valley Regional District Desktop Phase I Environmental Site Assessment – PID 026997266, Comox, BC Statement of Qualifications and Limitations The attached Report (the “Report”) has been prepared by AECOM Canada Ltd. (“Consultant”) for the benefit of the client (“Client”) in accordance with the agreement between Consultant and Client, including the scope of work detailed therein (the “Agreement”). 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Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, any estimates or opinions regarding probable construction costs or construction schedule provided by Consultant represent Consultant’s professional judgement in light of its experience and the knowledge and information available to it at the time of preparation. Since Consultant has no control over market or economic conditions, prices for construction labour, equipment or materials or bidding procedures, Consultant, its directors, officers and employees are not able to, nor do they, make any representations, warranties or guarantees whatsoever, whether express or implied, with respect to such estimates or opinions, or their variance from actual construction costs or schedules, and accept no responsibility for any loss or damage arising therefrom or in any way related thereto. Persons relying on such estimates or opinions do so at their own risk. Except (1) as agreed to in writing by Consultant and Client; (2) as required by-law; or (3) to the extent used by governmental reviewing agencies for the purpose of obtaining permits or approvals, the Report and the Information may be used and relied upon only by Client. Consultant accepts no responsibility, and denies any liability whatsoever, to parties other than Client who may obtain access to the Report or the Information for any injury, loss or damage suffered by such parties arising from their use of, reliance upon, or decisions or actions based on the Report or any of the Information (“improper use of the Report”), except to the extent those parties have obtained the prior written consent of Consultant to use and rely upon the Report and the Information. Any injury, loss or damages arising from improper use of the Report shall be borne by the party making such use. This Statement of Qualifications and Limitations is attached to and forms part of the Report and any use of the Report is subject to the terms hereof. AECOM: 2012-01-06 © 2009-2012 AECOM Canada Ltd. All Rights Reserved. RPT-2014-11-14-CVRD Phase I ESA-60333483.Docx AECOM Four tl Floor. 3292 Production Way 604.444.6400 tel Burnaby, BC, canada V5A 4R4 604.294.8597 fax www.aecom.com November 14, 2014 Marc Rutten General Manager of Engineering Services Comox Valley Regional District 600 Comox Road Courtenay, British Columbia V9N 3P6 Dear Mr. Rutten, Project No : 60333483 Regarding: Desktop Phase I Environmental Site Assessment PIO 026997266, Comox, British Columbia We are pleased to submit our Desktop Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for PIO 026997266, located in Comox, British Columbia. We trust that this report and the information presented herein are consistent with your expectations. Please feel free to contact the undersigned if you have any questions. Sincerely, AECOM Canada Ltd. ~4~ Jennifer White, P. Eng. Environmental Engineer [email protected] JWiu RPT-2014-11- 14-CVRO Phase I ESA--60333483.0ocx AECOM Comox Valley Regional District Desktop Phase I Environmental Site Assessment - PID 026997266, Comox. BC Distribution List # of Hard Co1>ies PDF ReQu ired Association I Company Name 1 Yes Ccmox Valley Regional District Revision Log Revision # Revised By Date Issue I Revision Description AECOM Signatures J Report Prepared By: l ~~nski , B. ~c .. G.l.T. Hydrogeologist Report Reviewed By: Jennifer White, P.Eng. Environmental Engineer RPT-2014-11-14-CVRD Phase I ESA-60333483.0ocx AECOM Comox Valley Regional District Desktop Phase I Environmental Site Assessment - PID 026997266, Comox. BC Executive Summary AECOM Canada Limited (AECOM) was retained by the Comox Valley Regional District to conduct a Desktop Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for a site comprising of PIO 026-997-266 in Comox, British Columbia (the Site). This Phase I ESA was undertaken as part of a 90-day due diligence check in advance of a purchase of property. The Site is being purchased by the Comox Valley Regional District in order to construct a wastewater pump station. The Site is currently undeveloped and is bounded by Beech Street to the east and residential properties to the north, west and south. The Desktop Phase I ESA was undertaken to identify and document current and historical conditions of the Site. This ESA is comprised of historical records searches, an aerial photograph review, regulatory searches and a review of past reports.