INVESTIGATION AND REPORT
ON
PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL RISK AUDIT (ERA)
THE ARBOR OF MINDEN
A PROPOSED ASSISTED LIVING CENTER
GERMANTOWN ROAD
MINDEN, LOUISIANA
FOR:
MRS. JOANNE M. CALDWELL
507 TRENTON ST.
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 325-5462
BY:
KARL M. WALLACE, P.E.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
POINT PLACE ROAD
ROUTE 2 BOX 163B
DOWNSVILLE, LA 71234
(318)-396-2197
August 27, 1998
KARL M. WALLACE, P.E.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
ROUTE 2 BOX 163B
DOWNSVILLE, LA 71234
(318)-396-2197
August 27, 1998
Mrs. Joanne M. Caldwell
507 Trenton St.
West Monroe, LA 71291
Re: Phase I Environmental Risk Audit (ERA)
The Arbor of Minden
Germantown Road
Minden, LA
A. SCOPE:
The scope of this Environmental Risk Audit (ERA) consists of a general
site inspection, review of the site's history, review of Public Records,
and contacts with people familiar with the site to determine if there
is any environmental problem or liability. The site is located on the
West side of Germantown Road, directly across the street from Harper School,
and consists of a 9.72 acre Tract (See Exhibit A for legal description)..
B. REFERENCES:
B.1 ASTM Standards on Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial
Real Estate, E 1527-97 and E 1528-96.
B.2 The following Federal Rules and Regulations:
1. Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) of 1976, as amended.
2. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Implementing Regulations
40 CFR Parts 50, 51, 52 & 61(CAA),Parts 100-149 and Parts 240-265.
3.Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended.
B.3 The following Louisiana Rules and Regulations:
1. La. Administrative Code, Volumes 11 & 12, Air Quality.
2. La. Administrative Code, Volume 13, Hazardous Waste.
3. La. Administrative Code, Volume 14, Solid Waste, Underground Storage
Tanks, Water Resources.
4. La. Administrative Code, Volume 15, Nuclear Energy.
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C. INVESTIGATION:
C.1 Mrs. Joanne Caldwell retained this firm to conduct a Phase I
Environmental Risk Audit (ERA) of subject property before finalizing
property development. At the date of this investigation, the site
contained vegetation consisting of a few trees with grass cover. The
grass appeared to be cut at some interval for hay.
C.2 Information relative to the ERA is as follows:
C.2.1 Location: The site investigated is more specifically described
in the attached Plat. (See Attachment #1).
C.2.2 Visual Site Reconnaissance: A visual inspection was performed at
the site on August 27, 1998.
C.2.3 Records Search: A records search was conducted on Public Records
contained in the Clerk of Court and Tax Assessors Office in the Webster
Parish Courthouse.
C.2.4 Review of Past and Present Land Use: A review was made of aerial
photos owned by the Webster Parish Natural Resource Conservation Service
Office, United States Department of Agriculture. Mr. Robert Austin,
USDA, was interviewed for this report.
C.2.5 Soil Survey: A brief soil survey was conducted on the site to determine
the suitability of this site to have supported extensive agriculture in
it's history.
C.3 Adequate data was obtained to construct a current and historical
review of the site.
D. DISCUSSION:
D.1 General: The Environmental Risk Audit (ERA) is an investigation
of the site to determine if contaminants are present.
D.1.1 Records Search: Detailed ownership history was studied from the
public record including prior use and activities and descriptions of the
property and adjacent pertinent property. Property descriptions and
chain-of-title records were reviewed. The site has had minor
agricultural use with records showing the Hinton Dairy a occupant.
The sloping site was used primarily as a grazing pasture for dairy
animals. Aerial photographs confirm this use of the site. Interviews
with public employees confirm the same site usage.
D.1.2 Visual Inspection: Attention was given to readily apparent environmental
indicators. Particular concerns were distressed vegetation, ground
stains, trash, landfills, noxious odors, depressions, and evidence of any
below grade tanks or other potential contaminant sources. None were
evident. Contact was made and veification was given by Officials of
the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality that no enviromental
hazards existed on the site.
D.1.3 Soil Suitability for Farming: The site contains a high sand content
soil with more than 3 percent slopes. This soil has minor potential
for cultivated crops and has many limitations for this use. It has
average potential for most urban uses; average strength, and low
shrink-swell potential. It is very likely that the site was used for
minor farming. The likelihood of pesticide and herbicide residues is
minor.
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D.1.4 Check for Specific Contaminants: The specific contaminants of
interest in this report were asbestos, lead-based paint, volatile
organic compounds such as methyl ethyl ketone, semivolatile organic
compounds such as o-Cresol, pesticides/herbicides/PCB's such as
toxaphene, and metals/inorganic compounds such as mercury. No evidence
appeared to require specific tests for these contaminants.
E. CONCLUSION: Based on this investigation, which was performed according
to generally accepted standards in the profession, the site does not
appear to have any detectable contaminants.
F. RECOMMENDATIONS: It is the recommendation of this report that after
evaluation of all data, there is no need for further soil or groundwater
studies or chemical analyses on soil and groundwater samples at this
site. The ERA concludes there is no reasonable evidence to suggest
existing or potential environmental impairment.
G. LIABILITY:
G.1 This report is not a certification and in no way implies or envokes
any warranty or guaranty.
G.2 In as much as the visual inspection of a site requires that certain
assumptions be made regarding prior and existing conditions, and
because some of these assumptions cannot be verified without expending
great sums of additional money, or destroying otherwise adequate or
serviceable portions of the site, the Engineer and his agents are not
liable for claims, damages, losses, and expenses including attorney's
fees arising out of or resulting from any subsequent discovery of
contaminants not specifically discussed herein, acts of God, or any
cause not attributable to Professional Design negligence.
END OF REPORT
/S/KARL M WALLACE
KARL M. WALLACE, P.E.
Consulting Engineer
enclos.
EXHIBIT A
Perimeter Description of 9.72 Acre Tract
A 9.72 acre more or less,tract of land situated in Section 14. Township 19
North. Range 9 West: Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana being more particularly
described as follows:
Begin at a point on the West right-of-way of Germantown Road 347.85 feet
West and 1063.61 feet South of the Northeast corner of the Southweset Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter, said Section 14, for the point of beginning:thence run
South 31 degrees 18 minutes West along the West right-of-way of Germantown
Road 721.02 feet;thence run North 86 degrees 00 minutes West 393.09 feet;
thence North 4 degrees 00 minutes East 124.64 feet; thence run North 86
degrees 00 minutes West 146 feet; thence run North 475.16 feet to the center
line of L.P.& L. right-of-way; thence run South 88 degrees 40 minutes East
along said center line 903.74 feet to the point of beginning. Containing
9.72 acres, more or less.
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