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Waste Management Tank Removal/Cleaning I� <br /> BODI N� ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. z4-hour Service Air Monitoring I <br /> Site Remediation Spill Response <br /> Environmental Audits RCRA Closures I <br /> Environmental Consulting & Contracting I <br /> August 29, 2003 I, <br /> Mr. Dane Bragg, AICP I, <br /> City of Decatur I <br /> One Gary Anderson Plaza <br /> Decatur, Illinois 62523-1196 <br /> Re: Phase II - Environmental Site Assessment Letter Report, Bodine Project Number 114675 <br /> Dear Mr. Bragg: <br /> In accordance with Bodine Environmental Services, Inc.'s(Bodine's)proposal#03-0310, <br /> Bodine is pleased to provide this letter report summarizing the Subsurface Investigation, Phase II <br /> - Environmental Site Assessment of Mound School, 3789 North Water Street, Decatur, Illinois. <br /> 1.0 Background: <br /> The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of Parcel #07-34-226-001, estimated to be <br /> approximately 19 acres and containing Mound Middle School (Mound), 3789 North Water <br /> Street and Sunnyside School (Sunnyside), 303 West Mound Road in Decatur, Illinois was <br /> completed in January 2003. The assessment was undertaken at the request of the City of <br /> Decatur to identify potential environmental concerns associated with the parcel. Based upon <br /> the property records, aerial photographs,the EDR report, interviews and responses to <br /> Freedom of Information Act(FOIA)requests, the property appears to have been owned or <br /> controlled by the Public School District and used for public education for a substantial period <br /> of time. <br /> In accordance with the ASTM Practice E1527-00, a site inspection was conducted on <br /> through coordination with the Decatur Public School District. It appears that the parcel is <br /> currently used for educational and recreational purposes. Surrounding property uses were <br /> observed to be dominated by single and multi family residential, churches and an Ameritech <br /> facility at the northwest corner of Mound Road and North Water Street. No apparent stained <br /> soils or stressed vegetation due to releases of hazardous substances or petroleum products <br /> were observed during the site inspection. Industrial/commercial activities were not observed <br /> at the time of the inspections. <br /> Specific items identified during the Phase I activities and contained in the Phase I report <br /> include: 1) Identification of two former Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) at the Mound <br /> facility; 2) Significant quantities of building materials which appear to have been identified <br /> as Asbestos Conta.ining Materials(ACM); 3) Transformer,pad mounted, at both Mound and <br /> Sunnyside facilities; 4) Older fluorescent lighting fixtures which may contain <br /> polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); 5) Laboratory facilities at Mound appear to contain small <br /> quantities of hazardous substances which require proper profiling, manifesting and disposal; <br /> and, 6) Manufacturer's Safety Data Sheet(MSDS) information for cleaning compounds. <br /> 5350 East Firehouse Road ■ Decatur,Illinois 62521-9601 ■ 800/637-2379 ■ FAX: 217/864-2086 <br />