ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE STUDY (EBS) - STANDARD OPERATING

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PROCEDURES (SOP)

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National Guard Bureau, Environmental Programs Directorate

1999

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PROCEDURES:

Usually, the due diligence will be performed in phases. Phase I will consist of less than a full-blown

analysis of circumstances at the facility but will be structured to ascertain and evaluate all publicly

available sources of information about the facility. Generally, a Phase I audit, through a records

review and site walkthrough, seeks to determine whether and to what extent environmental liabilities

may exist. AR 200-1 states that when there is suspected or potential contamination the proponent

will proceed to a Phase II EBS.

Phase II will include whatever sampling is necessary to delineate the extent to which this practice

has caused presently existing hazards, such as soil or groundwater contamination.

Phase III develops a remedial alternative for identified contamination, such as extracting and

treating groundwater, and corresponding cost estimates (Appendix F). Such information could be

used by the parties to adjust the purchase price or negotiate appropriate indemnities.