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Area-Wide Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

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The Situation

The Riverside County Transportation Authority engaged a right-of-way acquisition consultant, who retained our experts to conduct approximately 75 Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and 12 Tier 2 Vapor Encroachment evaluations over an eight-month period. Our experts coordinated assessments across multiple sites within a defined timeframe.

In a separate engagement, a council of governments initiated an area-wide study of 200 parcels as part of a Brownfields Pilot program over a 12-month period. The objective was to support the development of underutilized land and assist property owners in obtaining loans for the cleanup of polluted soil and groundwater across 11 cities adjacent to a freeway corridor.

How We Advised

Our experts organized the environmental assessments into three phases and clustered the target sites. This approach increased efficiency across the program and enabled the client to reduce costs.

For the area-wide study, our team conducted evaluations and prepared staff reports for 200 parcels. The findings provided the client with information to prioritize the next phase of the program and supported efforts to encourage development and assist property owners in securing cleanup funding.

Related Practice Areas

> Environmental Risk and Compliance
Our team provides expert advice in the identification and mitigation of risk in environmental matters and develops solutions to deliver ongoing EHS regulatory compliance and independent monitoring. 

 

> Environmental, Health, and Safety
J.S. Held provides environmental, health, and safety consulting and expert services spanning environmental damage and remediation, environmental due diligence, energy transition, toxicology and epidemiology, industrial hygiene, product stewardship and product liability, and human health and safety.

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