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Veranda Blackshear
2011.2232.01
• Preparation of this report to document the results of the site reconnaissance, historical
and regulatory research and interviews, and to provide United Consulting's professional
opinion of the environmental condition of the Project Site.
The Phase I Environmental Assessment was performed to substantially meet the requirements of
ASTM for such investigations. The technical requirements of the ASTM standard, revised in the
year 2005, were followed. Deviations made from the ASTM standard include use of the DCAmandated
format and review of certain non-scope, DCA-mandated issues.
2.3 Significant Assumptions
This Assessment was based on the following significant assumptions in the preparation of this
report:
• Site Use – This assessment was conducted for a DCA tax credit application with the
understanding that the client proposed to renovate the existing apartment complex
located on the Project Site.
• Groundwater Flow Direction - The direction of groundwater flow in the area of the
property has been inferred based on the site observations of topographic slope, proximity
of nearby water bodies, and review of the current USGS topographic map.
• Regulatory Records Information - We assume that all information provided by
Environmental Data Resources, Inc., (EDR) regarding the regulatory status of facilities
within the minimum search distances is complete, accurate, and current.
• Data Gaps – Only the identified significant data gaps affect the assessment.
• Other - This assessment is also based on all information provided through interviews of
pertinent agencies, occupants, users, and persons familiar with the property being
complete and unbiased.
These limitations are referred to in the ASTM Standard as assumptions. They form part of the
basis for the assessment performed for this Project Site. If any of these items are not accurate,
United Consulting must be so informed so appropriate re-assessment can be performed.
2.4 Qualifications of Personnel/Documentation of qualifications as an
“Environmental Professional”
United Consulting has been providing engineering and environmental service for over 20 years.
The Principals started performing Phase I Environmental Assessments in 1986 and have adopted
the ASTM standards as they were developed and modified. The Environmental Professionals
(EP) performing the reconnaissance and supervising this Phase I Environmental Assessment
have more than five and 15 years of relevant environmental experience, respectively. The
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