Houle Chevrier Engineering Ltd. 180 Wescar Lane R.R. 2 Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Tel: (613) 836-1422 Fax: (613) 836-9731 www.hceng.ca REPORT ON PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT 10 CORAL AVENUE OTTAWA, ONTARIO Submitted to: Ottawa Islamic School 10 Coral Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K2E 5Z6 DISTRIBUTION: 2 bound copies – Ottawa Islamic School 1 digital copy – Ottawa Islamic School 1 bound copy – Houle Chevrier Engineering Ltd. June 2013 Our Ref: 13-178 Geotechnical Engineering Hydrogeology Environmental Site Assessment Geotechnical Materials Testing and Inspection June 2013 - i - Our ref: 13-178 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents i SECTION PAGE 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 1 2.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Phase One Property Information ................................................................................. 2 3.0 SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION ......................................................................................... 3 4.0 RECORDS REVIEW ....................................................................................................... 4 4.1 General ....................................................................................................................... 4 4.1.1 Phase I Study Area Determination ..................................................................... 4 4.1.2 First Developed Use Determination .................................................................... 4 4.1.3 Fire Insurance Plans / Insurance Reports ........................................................... 4 4.1.4 Chain of Title ...................................................................................................... 4 4.1.5 Environmental Reports ....................................................................................... 5 4.2 Environmental Source Information ............................................................................... 5 4.2.1 Ecolog Eris Database Report ............................................................................. 5 4.2.2 City Directories ................................................................................................... 6 4.2.3 MOE Search Results .......................................................................................... 6 4.2.4 Technical Standards and Safety Authority .......................................................... 7 4.2.5 City of Ottawa - Freedom of Information Request ............................................... 7 4.2.6 Mapping and Assessment of Former Industrial Sites .......................................... 7 4.3 Physical Setting Sources ............................................................................................. 8 4.3.1 Aerial Photographs ............................................................................................. 8 4.3.2 Topography, Hydrology and Geology ................................................................. 9 4.3.3 Fill Materials ....................................................................................................... 9 4.3.4 Water Bodies and Areas of Natural Significance ................................................ 9 4.3.5 Well Records .................................................................................................... 10 4.3.6 Site Operating Records .................................................................................... 10 5.0 INTERVIEWS .................................................................................................................11 5.1 Interview with Property Owner ....................................................................................11 5.2 Assessment and Evaluation of Interview ....................................................................12 6.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE .............................................................................................13 6.1 General Requirements ................................................................................................13 6.1.1 Site Photographs .............................................................................................. 13 6.2 Specific Observations at Phase One Property ............................................................14 6.2.1 Onsite Structures.............................................................................................. 14 6.2.2 Exit and Entry Points ........................................................................................ 14 6.2.3 Observations .................................................................................................... 14 6.2.4 Site Services .................................................................................................... 15 6.3 Specific Observations within the Study Area ...............................................................15 6.3.1 Services ........................................................................................................... 15 6.3.2 Water Bodies and Areas of Natural Significance .............................................. 15 Houle Chevrier Engineering Ltd. June 2013 - ii - Our ref: 13-178 6.3.3 Surrounding Properties .................................................................................... 15 6.4 Enhanced Investigation Property ................................................................................15 6.5 Written Description of Investigation .............................................................................16 7.0 REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF INFORMATION ..........................................................17 7.1 Current and Past Uses ...............................................................................................17 7.2 Potentially Contaminating Activities ............................................................................17 7.3 Areas of Potential Environmental Concern .................................................................18 7.3.1 North Side of Building Outside Mechanical Room ............................................ 19 7.3.2 Fill Material ....................................................................................................... 19 7.3.3 Discussion of Uncertainty ................................................................................. 19 7.4 Phase One Conceptual Site Model .............................................................................19 7.4.1 Underground Utilities ........................................................................................ 20 7.4.2 Geological and Hydrogeological Information .................................................... 20 7.4.3 Discussion of Uncertainty ................................................................................. 20 8.0 CONCLUSIONS .............................................................................................................21 9.0 REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................24 10.0 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................25 In Order Following Page 25 FIGURE 1 - Key Plan FIGURE 2 - Study Area Plan FIGURE 3 - Topographic Map APPENDIX A Fire Insurance Plans / Insurance Reports APPENDIX B Ontario Land Registry Title Search Results APPENDIX C Ecolog Eris Database Report APPENDIX D City Directory Records APPENDIX E Ministry of Environment Search Request APPENDIX F Technical Standards and Safety Authority Search Results APPENDIX G City of Ottawa – Freedom of Information Request APPENDIX H Aerial Photographs – National Air Photo Library APPENDIX I MNR and RVCA Correspondence APPENDIX J Ministry of Environment Well Records APPENDIX K Site Photographs APPENDIX L Plan of Survey Houle Chevrier Engineering Ltd. Report to: June 2013 Ottawa Islamic School -1- Our ref: 13-178 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Houle Chevrier Engineering Ltd. (HCEL) was retained by Ottawa Islamic School to carry out a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for the property located at 10 Coral Avenue in Ottawa, Ontario (hereafter referred to as “the subject property”). It is understood that an addition will be built on the west side of the existing school building. The primary objective of this Phase I ESA was to identify any former or current operations or practices at the subject property and its vicinity to document the presence or absence of areas of potential environmental concern. This Phase I ESA was carried out in accordance with Ontario Regulation 153/04 made under the Environmental Protection Act and meets the requirements of Part VII (Sections 23 to 31) and Schedule D of the regulation. Section 2.0 of this report provides a brief description of the site and Section 3.0 of this report provides the scope of investigation. Section 4.0 presents the findings of the records review. Section 5.0 presents the results of the interviews conducted. Section 6.0 presents the findings of the site reconnaissance. Section 7.0 provides a review and evaluation of information gathered. Section 8.0 presents the conclusions and recommendations of the study. Section 9.0 lists the references used and Section 10.0 provides the appendices. The potentially contaminating activities that were determined to create an area of potential environmental concern (APEC) on the subject site are as follows: Former Underground