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February 8, 2021 <br />Project No. 21-6289 <br />Page 3 <br />1.0. INTRODUCTION <br />AdvancedGeo <br />An Employee -Owned Compimy <br />AdvancedGeo, Inc. (AGI) has been retained by RayB Development to perform a Phase <br />I Environmental Site Assessment (Phase 1) of the property located at 2706 Pock Lane, <br />Stockton, San Joaquin County, California . The address of 2706 Pock Lane includes a <br />residence located immediately northwest of the subject property. The subject property <br />is an undeveloped agricultural field. The Phase I was performed in conformance with <br />the scope and limitations of ASTM Standard Practice E1527-13, the Environmental <br />Protection Agency Standards and Practices for `All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI)' (40 <br />CFR Part 312). The Phase I is designed to provide the Client (user) with an <br />assessment concerning environmental conditions (limited to those issues identified in <br />the report) as they exist at the subject property. <br />1.1. PURPOSE <br />The purpose of the Phase I is to identify and assess environmental characteristics of <br />the subject property that could lead to liability in the event of ownership, that could <br />have a potential impact on property value or that could impact the present or future use <br />of the subject property. <br />The purpose of ASTM Standard Practice E1527-13 and USEPA AAI is to define good <br />commercial and customary practice for conducting an environmental site assessment <br />of a parcel of commercial real estate with respect to the range of contaminants within <br />the scope of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability <br />Act (CERCLA) and petroleum products. As such, this practice is intended to permit a <br />user to satisfy one of the requirements to qualify for the innocent landowner, <br />contiguous property owner, or bona fide prospective purchaser limitations on CERCLA <br />liability: that is, the practice that constitutes all appropriate inquiries into the previous <br />ownership and uses of the property consistent with good commercial and customary <br />practice as defined at 42 U.S.C. §9601(35)(6). An evaluation of business <br />environmental risk associated with a parcel of commercial real estate may necessitate <br />investigation beyond that identified in this practice (based on ASTM Practice <br />E1527-13). <br />The goal of ASTM Standard Practice E1527-13 is to identify recognized environmental <br />conditions (RECs) in connection with the subject property. A REC is defined as the <br />presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products in, on, <br />or at a property: (1) due to release to the environment; (2) under conditions indicative <br />of a release to the environment; or (3) under conditions that pose a material threat of a <br />future release to the environment. Conditions that are determined to be de minimis, <br />which do not present a threat to human health or the environment and that generally <br />would not be the subject of an enforcement action if brought to the attention of <br />appropriate governmental agencies, are not recognized environmental conditions. <br />The standard further identifies historical RECs and controlled RECs. An historical REC <br />(HREC) is a past release of any hazardous substances or petroleum products that has <br />occurred in connection with the property and has been addressed to the satisfaction of <br />the applicable regulatory authority or meeting unrestricted use criteria established by a <br />regulatory authority, without subjecting the property to any required controls. A <br />controlled REC (CREC) is a REC resulting from a past release of hazardous <br />substances or petroleum products that has been addressed to the satisfaction of the <br />applicable regulatory authority, with hazardous substances or petroleum products <br />allowed to remain in place subject to the implementation of required controls. <br />