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JUN-19-2003 -0:50A FROM: -0::2093694223 P: NOA ENVIRONMENTAL JOB NUMBER- LE03-201 PROPERTY LOCATIONO 11931 East Norman Avenue, Stockton, CA The Phase 1. Environmental Site Assessment Background The primary purpose of a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment is to provide vou, the user of the report, with some legal protections in the event that previously unknown environmental contarnination is discovered on the site at some time in the future. Under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response.Compensation and Liability Act(CERCLA),a current property owner can be held financially liable for contamination caused by previous owners or occupants of a property, unless they can meet specific requirements to qualify as an "innocent landowner" Among the requirements to qualifv for this defense is a need to mane"all appropriate inquiry'into the previous ownership and uses of the property consistent with good commercial or customary practice." [42 US(' fi960t(3S)(B1]Frequently,lending institutions require preparation of Phase 1 report prior to accepting a property a collateral on a loan to provide the institution with similar protection, In order to provide a standardized definition of "good commercial or customary practice." the American Society of 'Testing and Materials has devised a standard practice, known as ASTM Standard F 1527-00, for conducting Phase I Fnvironmental Site Assessments. By retaining NOA Environmental to complete a Phasc 1 according to ASTM E15Z7-00, you have set in motion an investigative process by which"all appropriate inquiry into the previous owmership and uses of the property" will be conductzd, Please be aware that while the Phase 1 process is often routine, our responsibility is not to merely complete a.checklist of information sources reviewed,but to investigate the past ownership or uses of the subject property and nearby properties and identify any situations - which might have caused environmental contamination of the property. User's Responsibilities ASTM Standard E1527-00 identifies specific responsibilities on the part of the user to assist in completing the investigation, It also specifies that the current owner(s) and occupants (i4'any) be interviewed The attached two-part questionnaire is designed to address these specific portions of the Phase I investigation. Part 1 includes questions which relate specifically to the user's responsibilities, and to additional information sources which will be useful to us in completing our investigation most efficiently, Please complete this portion of the questiormaire at your earliest convenience and return it to us promptly. Part 2 includes questions to be asked ofthe current property owner and'or occupants. Please forward a copy of this portion of the questionnaire to the current owner and request that they complete and return it as soon as possible. [If you currently own the property, please complete Part 2 as well.] Lf the property is currently developed for non-residential uses,a copy of Part 2 should also be forwarded to each commercial tenant, with a request that it be completed and returned. We thank you for you assistance with this process. 1J'ynu hm e any yuer[iuns about chis que.stionnatre,!lease cuntjcl.Eric Rowls4 at(209)367-3701 2 O o r