Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

UES has registered environmental property assessors, engineers and geologists to perform Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments. Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Site inspection
• Search of state and federal records
• History of property
• Physical setting
• Adjacent properties

Site Inspection

• Search for storage tanks
• Electrical transformers for PCB content
• Preliminary asbestos survey, if applicable
• Search for hazardous wastes and materials
• Miscellaneous site characteristics and hazards
• Personnel interviews

Search of Records

• National Priority List/Superfund site inventory
• PA violations/corrective actions
• State hazardous waste disposal sites
• Hazardous waste generators
• Underground, above-ground and leaking storage tanks
• Solid waste landfill review
• Emergency Response Notification System/reported spills
• Comprehensive environmental response
• Compensation and liability information system
• All ASTM-required databases

History of Property

• Review of historical aerial photographs
• Research historical street directories
• Review of available fire insurance maps
• Agency file reviews (if necessary)
• Physical Setting
• Review of topographical maps
• Determine types of soil in area of subject property
• Determine likely groundwater flow direction

Adjacent Properties and Surrounding Areas

• Interviews
• file reviews with state and federal agencies

Ready to submit a free quote for your Phase 1 ESA? Click the “quote request” button just to the right. A member of our team will be in touch with you within the same business day.