Site Assessment and Investigation Services
Environmental Site Assessments
Include Phase I Site Assessments, Preliminary Assessments, Property Condition Assessments, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Assessments. These assessments are necessary for real estate transactions, transfer of ownership, ceasing certain operations, bank loans, insurance coverage, and general due diligence. The purpose of conducting an environmental site assessment is to identify “areas of concern”.
Depending upon the protocols being used, there are a number of variations in the scope of an environmental site assessment. However, the tasks listed below are common to all assessments:
- Perform an onsite visit to view, evaluate, and document site conditions
- Interview persons knowledgeable of present and past site use and operations
- Evaluate risks of surround land use upon the subject property
- Review federal, state, local, and tribal historical and environmental records
- Review municipal and county land usage and permit files
- Review public agency files (water board, fire department, county health department, etc)
- Review and evaluate historic aerial photography
- Review and evaluate current USGS topographical maps
- Review property title
- Identify any environmental liens, activity and land use limitations
Site Investigations
Site Investigations are required when an “area(s) of concern” has been identified during the environmental site assessment process. A site investigation could consist of collecting and analyzing soil and groundwater samples, locating underground storage tanks and utility conduits, determining the integrity of a floor drain, conducting an asbestos or lead survey, identifying the contents of a storage tank, etc. The purpose of conducting a site investigation is to confirm the presence of contamination and delineate the vertical and horizontal extent, which will be used in developing remedial actions.
Total Environmental & Safety, LLC (Total) offers a variety of services Total’s associates include experienced environmental, safety and waste professionals, licensed site remediation professionals, geologists, hydrogeologists, ecologists, wildlife biologists, marine biologists, and civil and chemical engineers, which allow us the ability to effectively handle not only small, but, large complex environmental projects.