Shoener provides Environmental Site Assessments in accordance with the American Society of Testing Methods (ASTM) Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments and the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) revised standard operating procedure, SOP 50-10 5(A).

Environmental Site Assessments are used primarily to help clients in assessing potential environmental liabilities connected with property acquisition. Ownership information obtained through a good environmental site assessment can help clients better estimate the economics of a property transaction.

Shoener has provided Environmental Site Assessment services to many types of clients, including banks, wind farm developers, and private individuals. Shoener Environmental has extensive experience performing assessments on properties that are thousands of acres in size to those that are less than one acre.

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ASTM E 1527-13 Phase 1 Assessments
Commonly referred to as a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment (ESA), this assessment is a thorough evaluation of a property, an in-depth review of government and historical records and an on-site investigation. A Phase 1 Site Assessment is necessary if the potential for environmental hazards exist; for example, the site is an old industrial property, or a Transaction Screen Assessment indicates the potential for environmental problems on the site.

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ASTM E 1528-14 Transaction Screen Assessments
Transaction Screen Assessments (TSA’s) include completion of a questionnaire assessment. The process includes observing on-site conditions and conducting a limited search of government and historical documents. A transaction screen may be appropriate if the potential for negative environmental conditions is low; for example, if the site has been a residential home for many decades.