TO SUPPORT CURRENT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) GOALS TO REDUCE COMPREH…

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TO SUPPORT CURRENT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) GOALS TO REDUCE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT (CERCLA) LIABILITY AT PARK FACILITIES, PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTS (ESAS) MUST BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT ANY HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES OR CONTAMINATION EXISTS PRIOR TO LAND PURCHASES AND TRANSACTIONS. TO FACILITATE THIS PROCESS WE SEEK ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING PHASE I ESAS CONSISTENT WITH REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH UNDER 40 CFR 312 (THE ALL APPROPRIATE INQUIRY (AAI) STANDARD) AND STANDARD PRACTICE AS DEFINED IN THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) E 1527-05.THE PHASE I ESA WILL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AND HISTORICAL CONDITIONS AT THE PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO SITE CONTAMINANTS AND POTENTIAL FOR CERCLA LIABILITY. THE GOAL OF THE SITE ASSESSMENT IS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL LIABILITIES UNDER CERCLA BEFORE LAND TRANSACTIONS TAKE PLACE SO THAT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO LAND TRANSACTIONS AND SO THAT INDIVIDUAL PARK FACILITIES DO NOT END UP BEARING THE BRUNT OF THE COST OF CERCLA ACTIONS. PHASE I ESAS MUST BE CONDUCTED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL (EP) AS DESCRIBED UNDER THE AAI STANDARD.