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3.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE Dames & Moore visited the subject property on Monday, March 9, 1998. Weather conditions at the time were sunny and warm, with a temperature of approximately 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Dames & Moore's site reconnaissance included a walking survey of the interior and exterior of the onsite improvements. Photographs taken during Dames & Moore's site inspection are provided in Appendix A. 3.1 CURRENT USES OF THE PROPERTY The property consists of an approximate 4-acre parcel with one 6,200 square foot building, fenced storage yards, and paved parking areas (Photos 1 and 2). The site buildings and storage yard are used by the onsite tenant for the storage of aggregate crusher parts and office space. No manufacturing or service activities are performed at the subject property. 3.1.1 Tenants Spaulding Equipment Company is the sole tenant currently at the subject property. The company uses the subject property as a warehouse facility to store and distribute parts for aggregate crushing machines. 3.2 PAST USES OF THE PROPERTY Historic information was reviewed for the subject property dating back to 1912. This information indicated that the subject property was used as farmland. Further information on the historic use of the property is presented in Section 5.0. According to Mr. Vanorder, a small section of the warehouse was used to service parts prior to distribution. No service has occurred at the subject property for the past five years. The nature of service activities prior to that time was not well documented. 3.3 EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR SITE OBSERVATIONS The exterior areas of the subject property consist of a loading dock, concrete paved parking areas, and storage yards enclosed by wooden fencing. One forklift was observed parked on the concrete pad outside the west end of the building. The forklift is powered by gasoline. There were trace amounts of staining visible on the concrete pad (Photo 6). According to Mr. Vanorder, no spills or releases of hazardous materials have occurred. Four 2500-gallon steel aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) were observed on the northern boundary of the subject property (Photo 7 ). According to Mr. Vanorder, the tanks hold water used in the fire prevention program. The water is pumped into the ASTs by a groundwater pump located in a well west of the building (Photo 8). Scrap metal and rusting machinery was apparent along the site boundaries. The southern half of the subject property remains undeveloped vacant land and is • vegetated with small bushes and grass (Photo 1). J:\05930191\ESA.doc 5