Saturday, July 17, 2010

Phase I Environmental Assessment - Environmental Review in MN, IA, IL, WI, ND, SD, NE

A Phase I ESA conducted using ASTM E 1527-05 is intended to identify “Recognized Environmental Conditions” (or RECs) associated with a property. Recognized Environmental Conditions are defined as “the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products on a property under conditions that indicate an existing release, a past release, or a material threat of a [future] release”. In short, a Phase I ESA addresses releases hazardous substances and petroleum products.

Caltha LLP provides “qualified professionals” to conduct Environmental Due Diligence on industrial and commercial properties. Caltha’s assessment staff are also qualified to conduct environmental compliance assessments, and environmental liability assessments. These additional assessments can be conducted concurrently with a Phase I ESA, thus reducing both cost and time.

What does a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment cost?
Click here to go to Caltha’s on-line Environmental Due Diligence quote request page. You will be prompted to answer a few basic questions regarding the property(ies) you wish to have assessed. Once a request is completed and submitted, you should receive a quote within 24-hours.

Caltha offers Phase 1 ESA services at a very competitive cost for any site in any State. We also offer Rapid Response Phase I Environmental Assessments over selected geographic areas, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska & Illinois.

Click on a State below to request a quote:

Phase I Environmental Assessment – Environmental Review in Illinois
Phase I Environmental Assessment – Environmental Review in Iowa
Phase I Environmental Assessment – Environmental Review in Minnesota

Phase I Environmental Assessment – Environmental Review in Nebraska
Phase I Environmental Assessment – Environmental Review in North Dakota
Phase I Environmental Assessment – Environmental Review in South Dakota
Phase I Environmental Assessment – Environmental Review in Wisconsin



Caltha LLP assists Sellers, prospective Buyers and their Lenders in meeting Due Diligence, Environmental Site Assessment and Environmental Review requirements.

For further information contact Caltha LLP at info@calthacompany.com or Caltha LLP Website



Wednesday, July 14, 2010

ASTM Standard On Sustainable Site Assessment and Remediation

ASTM is currently developing a proposed standard guide in response to requests to minimize greenhouse gases and resource use during site cleanup. Proposed standard WK23495, Guide for Green and Sustainable Site Assessment and Cleanup, is an effort to help the regulated community to develop more sustainable ways to balance the social, environmental and economic aspects of a cleanup operation.

The Green and Sustainable Site Assessment and Cleanup Standard is expected to include sections covering planning and scoping requirements for green and sustainable corrective actions, as well as elements that characterize greener, more sustainable approaches to remediation; the proposed standard includes a scalable, three-tiered decision process similar to ASTM’s risk-based corrective action guides. The three-tiered process consists of a matrix where users can choose from screening, qualitative and quantitative evaluations, or tiers, and environmental, societal and economic categories. The proposed standard will also describe processes for monitoring, tracking and documentation. Finally, the proposed standard will include appendices with examples of the decision-making process, information about off-the-shelf technologies for green cleanup and references, and information from state programs about green and sustainable processes.

Caltha LLP assists Sellers, prospective Buyers and their Lenders in meeting Due Diligence, Environmental Site Assessment and Environmental Review requirements. To request a quote on-line, go to Caltha Environmental Assessment Quote Web Page.

For further information contact Caltha LLP at info@calthacompany.com or Caltha LLP Website