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APPENDIX A ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SURVEY Lafayette Regional Airport Terminal Program Improvements Environmental Assessment This Page Intentionally Left Blank Lafayette Regional Airport Terminal Program Improvements Environmental Assessment ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SURVEY NEW LAFAYETTE AIRPORT TERMINAL AND ANCILLARY FACILITIES LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE AIRPORT COMMISSION LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA FEBRUARY 2017 Prepared By: 17170 Perkins Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810 (225) 755‐1000 CK Associates’ Project No. 14312 Environmental Conditions Survey February 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. II 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE REVIEW ......................................................................... 1 3.0 HISTORICAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 8 4.0 LAC FILE REVIEW ........................................................................................................ 11 4.1 Building Demolition.............................................................................................. 11 4.2 Active Environmental Monitoring/Injection Wells ............................................. 14 4.3 Impacted Soil and Shallow Groundwater............................................................ 16 5.0 INTERVIEWS/SITE VISIT .............................................................................................. 30 6.0 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................... 31 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Proposed Actions Location Map 2 Wetlands Inventory 3 Active Monitoring Wells Location Map 4 Environmental Conditions Summary LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Environmental Conditions Summary LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Database Report B Historical Aerial Photographs C Historical Topographic Maps D 113 Borman Drive Investigation Figures E 114 Chaplin Investigation Figures 14312 i CK Associates Environmental Conditions Survey February 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CK Associates (CK) conducted a review of available information for the proposed actions related to the construction of the new Lafayette Airport Terminal and ancillary projects to identify potential environmental conditions which may impact construction or the proposed redevelopment. The proposed actions are presented in Figure 1. In order to characterize environmental conditions for the project, CK: Reviewed federal, state, and local environmental databases; Conducted historical research; Reviewed files provided by the Lafayette Airport Commission (LAC) pertinent to environmental conditions associated with the areas that may potentially affect the proposed actions; and Performed site visits and interviews as needed. Based on the information reviewed, environmental conditions associated with the proposed action areas include the potential presence of asbestos and other regulated materials within buildings proposed for demolition, impacted soil and/or groundwater which may be disturbed during construction activities and/or serve as a source of chemical/petroleum constituent exposure as a result of the proposed developments, the presence of active monitoring/injection wells within proposed construction areas, potential disturbance of wetlands, and the potential presence of USTs. A listing of the potentially affected proposed actions, associated environmental condition(s), and recommendations for further action/evaluation is presented in Table 1. Locations of the identified environmental conditions and affected proposed actions are presented in Figure 4. 14312 ii CK Associates Environmental Conditions Survey February 2017 1.0 INTRODUCTION CK Associates (CK) conducted a review of available information for the proposed actions related to the construction of the new Lafayette Airport Terminal and ancillary projects to identify potential environmental conditions which may impact construction. The proposed actions are presented in Figure 1. In order to characterize environmental conditions for the project, CK: Reviewed federal, state, and local environmental databases; Conducted historical research; Reviewed files provided by the Lafayette Airport Commission (LAC) pertinent to environmental conditions associated with the areas that may potentially affect the proposed actions; and Performed site visits and interviews as needed. Information and findings from each of these tasks are presented in the following sections. 2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL DATABASE REVIEW CK conducted a thorough search of federal, state and local government environmental databases to obtain and review records and/or documents that would aid in the identification of known or potential environmental issues which may impact the proposed action projects. Databases reviewed included those listed in Section 8.0, Records Review of the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) E 1527‐13, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process. Those databases included: Federal National Priority List (NPL) and Delisted NPL Site List Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) List Federal CERCLIS‐ No Further Remedial Action Planned (NFRAP) Site List Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Generators List Federal RCRA Corrective Action (CORRACTS) List Federal RCRA Non‐CORRACTS Treatement, Storage, or Disposal (TSD) Site List Federal Institutional Control/Engineering Control (IC/EC) Registries Federal Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS) List State‐Equivalent NPL List State‐Equivalent CERCLIS List (State Hazardous Waste Sites (SHWS)) State Landfill and/or Solid Waste Disposal Site Lists State Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST) Lists State‐Registered Underground Storage Tanks (UST) Lists State IC/EC Registries State Remediation Services Database (REM) State Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) State and Federal Brownfield Sites (BROWNFIELDS) 14312 1 CK Associates Environmental Conditions Survey February 2017 A database search report was compiled by Environmental Data Resources, Inc. (EDR). Information generated by the database search conducted by EDR is contained in Appendix A. Additional information was obtained through searching the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s (LDEQ’s) Electronic Document Management System (EDMS). EDR research of the databases identified 25 plottable sites located within the ASTM‐ recommended search radii. The information was reviewed to identify sites which are located within the proposed action areas. Fourteen sites were identified as being located within the proposed action areas. EDR noted 29 orphan sites, or sites within the same zip code as the property but without sufficient location information to plot. CK’s review of information provided by EDR and LDEQ records revealed none of the orphan listings to be located within the proposed action areas. A list of sites identified within the proposed project areas and a discussion of potential environmental conditions are included below. Facility Name: LRA 118‐128 John Glenn Facility Location: 118 – 128 John Glenn Dr. Facility ID: 96164 Database: BROWNFIELDS, REM, VRP Proposed Action Area: 9 – Rental Car Ready Return Lot Discussion: Lafayette Regional Airport, 118‐128 John Glenn Drive is listed as a BROWNFIELDS, REM, and VRP facility. The EDR Report indicates that a Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) were conducted at the facility under the Environmental Planning Agency’s (EPA’s) Brownfields Program. The Phase I and Phase II ESA were included in the files provided to CK by the LAC and are discussed further in Section 4.3. LAC conducted voluntary remedial actions under the LDEQ VRP to remove USTs which were identified as part of the Phase II ESA. The USTs were removed and closure was requested in a letter dated April 22, 2014. A VRP Report was submitted to the LDEQ on May 3, 2014. The report concluded that groundwater use restrictions are required for the facility due to concentrations that exceeded the RECAP standards for groundwater. A conveyance notice was filed with the title records for the site, restricting installation of water wells within the impacted groundwater zone. The LDEQ issued a Certificate of Completion for the site on May 12, 2016. Facility Name: FAA ALS Power Vault Building Facility Location: 101 John Glenn Dr. LDEQ AI No.: 67118 Database: UST Proposed Action Area: 6A – Parking Garage Discussion: The EDR Report states that the FAA ALS Power Vault Building had one 500‐gallon UST that was reported to be closed. A review of EDMS identified one file under the listed AI# which consisted of correspondence from LDEQ, dated July 15, 1990, approving closure status of the 500‐gallon UST. The 14312 2 CK Associates Environmental Conditions Survey February 2017 correspondence did not indicate whether the UST was removed or closed in place, and no sampling information was included. Information regarding investigations to identify potential USTs in this area was provided in the LAC files, and are discussed further in Section 4.3. The investigations were conducted in 2015 and 2016 and included soil sampling, a ground penetrating survey (GPR), and exploratory excavation and probing in the area of a potential anomaly