Stokes Environmental provides years of experience and expertise in Phase I / II Environmental Site Assessments.
Comprehensive Environmental Assessments for Diverse Properties
We perform environmental assessments of real estate, industrial properties, multi-family sites, forests, and other land to identify and record existing, potential, or suspect conditions that may impose environmental liabilities to, or restrict the use of the subject property.
We have provided thousands of environmental assessments throughout Virginia since 1990.
Municipalities
Lenders
Housing Authoritieas
Attorneys
Public Schools
Engineers & Developers
What We Do:
SEA conducts environmental reconnaissance, including detailed on-site inspections, review of environmental practices, conduct of appropriate interviews, identification of waste streams and regulated substances, evaluation of neighboring environmental practices, asbestos, fill material, PCBs, radon, above ground and underground storage tanks, and other potential contaminant sources. The review characterizes environmental concerns associated with the general location, zoning, prior permits and inspections, and current and prior uses.
Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA):
Phase I Environmental Site Assessments are completed for commercial real estate, industrial properties, multi-family sites, forests, and other land to establish environmental conditions. The report is prepared on a time-sensitive basis in accordance with the current ASTM 1527 Standard, which is the required method to establish environmental due diligence, all appropriate inquiry, and the innocent landowner defense. A Phase I ESA by the ASTM 1527 method provides a thorough analysis of the environmental history and conditions of the property. The Phase I ESA is intended to identify environmental liabilities at the site and includes a summary of findings and recommendations.
Site assessments are often requested by investors as part of their feasibility study, or by banks for due diligence prior to lending on a property. They are also sought by property owners and tenants for routine management purposes. Typical clientele for these assessments include lenders, attorneys, developers, and engineers. The need for site assessments arose from the federal Superfund laws, which impose strict, joint, and several, retroactive and virtually perpetual liability for environmental contamination.
Additionally, the environmental professional conducting the assessment can evaluate the potential for wetlands, endangered species, Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas, asbestos, lead-based paint, and radon. If a Phase II or III is determined to be necessary following completion of a Phase I and is desired by the client, we can conduct those as well.
We identify and describe pertinent characteristics of soils and topography, surface water and groundwater characteristics, wetlands and Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas, and other attributes of the surrounding environment to evaluate land use constraints or other environmental conditions which could affect the proposed project. SEA reviews aerial photographs, ownership data, local municipal data, maps, diagrams, available prior investigations or historical reports, and other records to identify historic land use and environmental conditions in the site vicinity. Environmental database reviews, including Federal, state, and local agency data, identify known or potential contaminant sources at or near the site.
