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Description of Selected General Terms and Acronyms
<br /> Term/Acronym Description
<br /> Controlled Recognized Environmental Condition is defined in ASTM E1527-13 as "a recognized environmental condition resulting from a past
<br /> release of hazardous substances or petroleum products that has been addressed to the satisfaction of the applicable regulatory authority (for
<br /> example, as evidenced by the issuance of a no further action letter or equivalent, or meeting risk-based criteria established by regulatory
<br /> CREC authority) , with hazardous substances or petroleum products allowed to remain in place subject to the implementation of required controls (for
<br /> example, property use restrictions, activity and use limitations, institutional controls, or engineering controls). A condition considered by the
<br /> environmental professional to be a controlled recognized environmental condition shall be listed in the findings section of the Phase I
<br /> Environmental Site Assessment report, and as a recognized environmental condition in the conclusions section of the Phase I Environmental
<br /> Site Assessment report."
<br /> DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
<br /> EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
<br /> Emergency Response Notification System. An EPA-maintained federal database which stores information on notifications of oil discharges and
<br /> ERNS hazardous substance releases in quantities greater than the applicable reportable quantity under CERCLA. ERNS is a cooperative data-
<br /> sharing effort between EPA, DOT, and the National Response Center.
<br /> ESA Environmental Site Assessment
<br /> FRP Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic
<br /> As defined under CERCLA, this is (A) any substance designated pursuant to section 1321(b)(2)(A) of Title 33, (B) any element, compound,
<br /> mixture, solution, or substance designated pursuant to section 9602 of this title; (C) any hazardous waste having characteristics identified
<br /> Hazardous under or listed pursuant to section 3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (with some exclusions); (D) any toxic pollutant listed under section
<br /> Substance 1317(a) of Title 33; (E) any hazardous air pollutant listed under section 112 of the Clean Air Act; and (F) any imminently hazardous chemical
<br /> substance or mixture with respect to which the EPA Administrator has taken action under section 2606 of Title 15. This term does not include
<br /> petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is not otherwise listed as a hazardous substance under subparagraphs (A) through
<br /> (F) above, and the term include natural gas, or synthetic gas usable for fuel or mixtures of natural gas and such synthetic gas).
<br /> This is defined as having characteristics identified or listed under section 3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act(with some exceptions). RCRA,
<br /> Hazardous as amended by the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1980, defines this term as a "solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, which because of its
<br /> Waste quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may (A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality
<br /> or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness; or(B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health
<br /> or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed."
<br /> Historical Recognized Environmental Condition is defined in ASTM E1527-13 as "a past release of any hazardous substances or petroleum
<br /> products that has occurred in connection with the property and has been addressed to the satisfaction of the applicable regulatory authority or
<br /> meeting unrestricted residential use criteria established by a regulatory authority, without subjecting the property to any required controls (for
<br /> HREC example, property use restrictions, activity and use limitations, institutional controls, or engineering controls). Before calling the past release a
<br /> historical recognized environmental condition, the environmental professional must determine whether the past release is a recognized
<br /> environmental condition at the time of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is conducted (for example, if there has been a change in the
<br /> regulatory criteria). If the EP considers the past release to be a recognized environmental condition at the time the Phase I ESA is conducted,
<br /> the condition shall be included in the conclusions section of the report as a recognized environmental condition."
<br /> A listing of sites with institutional and/or engineering controls in place. IC include administrative measures, such as groundwater use
<br /> restrictions, construction restrictions, property use restrictions, and post remediation care requirements intended to prevent exposure to
<br /> IC/EC contaminants remaining on site. Deed restrictions are generally required as part of the institutional controls. EC include various forms of caps,
<br /> building foundations, liners, and treatment methods to create pathway elimination for regulated substances to enter environmental media or
<br /> effect human health.
<br /> ILP Innocent Landowner/Operator Program
<br /> LQG Large Quantity Generators
<br /> LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tank. This is a federal term set forth under RCRA for leaking USTs. Some states also utilize this term.
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