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.... reasonably ascertainable - for purposes of both this practice and Practice E 1527 information that is <br /> publicly available, obtainable from it's source within reasonable time and cost restraints, and practically <br /> .... reviewable. <br /> recognized environmental conditions - the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or <br /> petroleum products on a property under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or <br /> material threat of a release of any hazardous substances or petroleum products into structures on the <br /> property or into the ground, groundwater, or surface water of the property. The term includes hazardous <br /> substances or petroleum products even under conditions in compliance with laws. The term is not <br /> intended to include de minimis conditions that generally do not present a material risk of harm to public <br /> health or the environment and that generally would not be the subject of an enforcement action if brought <br /> to the attention of appropriate governmental agencies. <br /> SARA - Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act of 1986 - Extended CERCLA and makes <br /> substantial changes in the doctrines of Federal law governing liability for cleanup of hazardous waste <br /> sites. <br /> SB 245 - California law that requires that non-residential property owners inform buyers of known or <br /> �. suspected hazardous substance releases on site. <br /> solid waste disposal site- a place, location, tract of land, area, or premises used for the landfill disposal of <br /> solid wastes as defined by state solid waste regulations. The term is synonymous with the term landfill <br /> and is also known as a garbage dump, trash dump, or similar term. <br /> -W- <br /> SP—Sierra Pacific Industries <br /> standard historical sources - those sources of information about the history of uses of property specified <br /> in 7.3.4 of the Records Review Section of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of Practice E 1527. <br /> strict and several liability - the doctrine under CERCLA and SARA that holds, if any one party can be <br /> assigned any portion of the responsibility for an indivisible environmental harm, that party can be held <br /> financially and legally accountable for all of the liability. This is also known as the "deep pockets" <br /> doctrine. <br /> SWRCB- California State Water Resources Control Board <br /> TOXICPITS- Toxic Pits Cleanup Act Sites List <br /> underground storage tank- any tank, including underground piping connected to the tank, that is or has <br /> been used to contain hazardous substances or petroleum products and the volume of which is 10% or <br /> more beneath the surface of the ground. <br /> UST- underground storage tank <br /> wastewater - water that is or has been used in an industrial or manufacturing process, conveys or has <br /> conveyed sewage, or is directly related to manufacturing, processing, or raw materials storage areas at an <br /> industrial plant. Wastewater does not include water originating on or passing through or adjacent to a <br /> site, such as storm water flows, that has not been used in industrial or manufacturing processes, has not <br /> s been combined with sewage, or is not directly related to manufacturing, processing, or raw materials <br /> storage areas at an industrial plant. <br />