R2002-217 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT

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, QTARGEf Developer Guide, Edition 2.2 ' , ' � 7) Conduct a records search, contacting the appropriate federal, state and local authorities. The Consultant need only search records that are "readily available", as defined above. The Consultant should attempt to obtain equivalent information from other sources if certain records are not"readily available". An effort should be made to ensure that the records examined are the most current version. Alternative sources may be used in lieu of standard sources if they are of similar or better reliability and detail or if a standard source is not"readily available". Information may be obtained through companies that specialize in providing environmental data to industry. The information request should include the city, county and zip code of the area in which the site is located. If the site is located near a boundary, information for adjacent zip codes, counties or cities should also be requested. The Phase I Report should document and discuss each search,even ff it revealed no information, so as to facilitate reconstruction of the research if necessary. Copies of the requests for information and the agency responses should be reproduced in the appendix of the assessment report. At a minimum,the following federal databases should be searched: a) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) (both the CERCLIS list and the National Priori6es List(NPL)); b) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System (RCRIS) or the Hazardous Waste Data Management System(HWDMS); c) Resource Conservation and Recovery Corrective Action Sites(CORRACTS); d) Eme�gency Response Notification System (ERNS); and, e) Facility Index System (FINDS), which contains EPA identification numbers for facilities or sites found in the folfowing EPA data bases: (i) CERCLIS; (ii) Compliance Data System (CDS); (iii) RCRIS/HWDMS; (iv) Permit Compliance System(PCS); � (v) FIFRA and TSCA Enforcement System(FATES); (vi} DOCKET; (vii) Federal Underground Injection Control Reporting System(FURS); (viii) Federal Repo�ting Data System(FRDS); (ix) Toxic Release Information System(TRIS); (x) Federal Facility Information System(FFIS); and, (xi) Chemicals in Commerce Information System(CICIS). At a minimum the following state databases should be searched (if they exist in the state in which the site is located): fl State lists of hazardous waste sites identified for investigation or remediation (CERCLIS and . NPL equivalents); g) State lists of landfills and/or solid waste facilities; h) State lists of registered UST/AST; and, i) State lists of leaking UST/AST, � j) State lists of gas or oil exploration/production wells. Local authorities may also maintain lists of landfills, solid waste sites, hazardous materials s pills and incidents, registered and/or leaking UST/AST, contaminated wells, and so on. Local sources vary greatly, but may include the following: k) Local emergency planning committees for emergency response and reporting information pursuant to Title 111 of SARA (Title III reports may also be available from the State Health Department or the local fire department); I) Tax assessor's office for property information, including building and property specifications, property maps, the age of improvements located on the site, and the sources of utilities for the site; m) Local planning and zoning departments for current and past zoning and other land use information; n) Local water quality boards/environmental health departments for water quality information; o) Local water and sanitation department for verification of the water supply and sewer system servicing the site (Note: The current or past use of a septic system on the site is an immediafe cause for concem. The existence of a septic system on site in combination with evidence of the use or disposal of hazardous maferials must be considered a potentia/ for contaminafion and a Phase ll should be recommended); 3.17