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i Environmental Data Resources, Inc. City Directory Abstract ' Environmental Data Resources, Inc 's (EDR) City Directory Abstract is a screening tool designed to assist professionals in evaluating potential liability on a target property resulting from past activities ASTM E 1527-00, Section 7 3 on Historical Use Information,identifies the prior use requirements for a Phase I environmental site assessment.The ASTM ' standard requires a review of reasonably ascertainable standard historical sources Reasonably ascertainable means information that is publicly available, obtainable from a source with reasonable time and cost constraints, and practically reviewable To meet the prior use requirements of ASTM E 1527-00,Section 7 3 4, the following standard historical sources may be used aerial photographs,fire insurance maps,property tax files,land title records(although these cannot be the sole historical source consulted),topographic maps,city directories,building department records,or zoning/land use records ASTM F 1527-00 requires 'All obvious uses of the property shall be identified from the present, back to the property's ' obvious first developed use,orback to 1940,whichever is earlier 77us task requires reviewing only as maty of the standard historical sources as are necessary,and that are reasonably ascertainable and likely to be useful"(ASTM E 1527-00,Section 7 3 4,page 12) EDR's City Directory Abstract includes a search and abstract of available city directory data ' City Directories City directories have been published for titres and towns across the U S since the 1700s Originally a list of residents,the city directory developed into a sophisticated tool for locating individuals and businesses in a particular urban or suburban area Twentieth century directories are generally divided into three sections a business index,a list of resident names and ' addresses,and a street index With each address,the directory lists the name of the resident or,if a business is operated from this address, the name and type of business(mf unclear from the name) While city directory coverage is comprehensive for mayor cities, it may be spotty for rural areas and small towns ASTM E 1527-00 specifies that a "review of city directories(standard historical sources)at less than approximately five year intervals is not required by ' this practice "(ASTM E 1527-00, Section 7 3 4,page 12) Please call EDR Nationwide Customer Service at 1-800--352-0050(8am-8pm EST) t with questions or comments about your report Thank you for your business Disclaimer Copyright and Trademark Notice This report contains information from a variety of public and other sources Environmental Data Resources, Inc (EDR) has relied on the information provided to a from such sources EDR has not reviewed and does not warrant or guarantee the completeness accuracy timeliness or authenticity of such information in preparing this report THE INFORMATIONAND METHODOLOGY USED TO COMPILE THIS REPORT AND THEANALYSISAND SERVICES INTENDED TO BE PROVIDEDBYTHISREPORTAREPROVIDED'AS IS"WHHOUT WARRANTY OR GUARANTYOFANYKWD EDRDISCLAIMS ANY011ibREXPPESSORIIVIPL D WARR4A=WIIHRESPEC:I7i HMRFPORTANDALL711EATORMA77ONCONTAINEDIt Y,EV INQ.UDV1 Q ' w11HoLTLlMI7ATION,IMPLIED WARRAWLESOFMERCHANIABILIIYORFHNESSFORAPARTICULAR PURPOSE Innoevent shall EDR be liable for any indirect special punitive or consequential damages whether arising out of contract, tort or otherwise arising out of this report and the information contained herein even if EDR has been advised of the possibility that such damages may arise Entire contents copynght 2000 by Enviromwnial Data Resources Inc (EDR)All rights reserved Reproduction in any media or for»rat,ui whole or in part of any report or map of Environmental Data Resources Inc,or its affiliates is prohibited without prior written permission EDR and the edr logos are registered trademarks of Environmental Data Resources Inc or its affiliates All other trademarks used herein are the ' property of their respective owners 1 1 1