Recommendations in Phase I ESAs

Most clients, these days, ask consultants to include recommendations in Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), but did you know that there are no standards for the development of these recommendations? The standard which governs most ESAs, ASTM E 1527,...

The Problem with HRECs

HREC or Historical Recognized Environmental Condition is a sometimes misunderstood term used in Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and is commonly used to describe situations in which contamination is known to have occurred at a property and cleanup has been...

Understanding Environmental Risks

Under federal laws, property owners are responsible for cleaning up contamination at real property they own. This is true even if the problem was caused by a previous occupant or resulted from an action that was legal when the contamination occurred.  Since the...