Obtaining Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments
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Agenda
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Monday, June 10, 2024
9:00 am – 11:00 am CDT
Presented by: David C. Scott and Victoria Reed
Agenda:
- Federal Environmental Laws Impacting Real Property Transfers
- Environmental Liability for Contaminated Property
- When (and Why) Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) are Necessary
- Standards for ESAs
- Components of a Phase 1 ESA
- Components of a Phase 2 ESA
- Obtaining an ESA
- Understanding and using the results
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Engineers
2.0 PDHs
Attorneys
2.0 PDHs (AZ, CA, CT, PA, VT)
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 2.0 PDHs for professional engineers in most states; please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility. *This course is not approved in New York.
HalfMoon Education is an approved CLE provider for Pennsylvania attorneys (No. 1613); this webinar offers 2.0 CLE hours to Pennsylvania attorneys. This approval qualifies the webinar for Connecticut attorneys. HalfMoon Education is an approved CLE provider for Vermont attorneys. HalfMoon Education is an approved Multiple Activity Provider with the State Bar of California (No. 8370); this program offers 6.0 CLE hours to California attorneys.
The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 2.0 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
On-Demand Credits
The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format is not pre-approved by any licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate.
Speakers
Victoria Reed
Senior Project Manager at Verdantas in Somerville, NJMrs. Reed has over 20 years of environmental consulting experience, she primarily supports commercial and industrial clients with transactional due diligence services and provides practical remedial solutions that become integrated into site development. This includes the evaluation of diverse property types including industrial facilities, multi-family residential developments, water utilities, and commercial spaces. She is an environmental professional as defined by the ASTM Standard E1527-21 and has overseen the environmental assessment of properties in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Massachusetts, and other Mid-Atlantic states. The assessments are conducted in accordance with the ASTM Standard E1527-21 Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Assessment Process. Mrs. Reed also assembles, manages, and coordinates a team of professional experts, to collaboratively work towards developing a cost sensitive but effective investigation and/or remedial plan for clients in accordance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regulations and guidance. she plans and directs the implementation of Preliminary Assessments (PA), Site Investigations (SI), Remedial Investigations (RI), and Remedial Actions for soil, groundwater, vapor intrusion and Underground Storage Tank (UST) investigations and closures. Mrs. Reed’s additional work activities include litigation support, technical third-party evaluation, oversight, and building management support (i.e. asbestos surveys, lead paint surveys).
David C. Scott
Partner at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP in Roseland, NJMr. Scott’s environmental law practice emphasizes transactions, permitting, and regulatory compliance. He provides counsel on environmental risks associated with real estate and business transactions, methods for mitigating those risks, compliance with federal and state environmental statutes, and strategies for addressing environmental issues including the presence of hazardous substances in soil and groundwater, discharges from underground storage tanks, and the cleanup and remediation of contaminated sites. Mr. Scott also guides clients through all phases of environmental permitting and the coordination of remedial activities in connection with redevelopment activities. He has counseled private equity firms, manufacturers, retailers, lenders, and developers in mergers, divestitures, acquisitions, and the purchase and sale of commercial and industrial real estate properties. Mr. Scott has assisted in brownfield redevelopment projects and transactions at former industrial and commercial facilities, gas stations and other contaminated properties, including conducting pre-acquisition environmental due diligence. His background also encompasses assisting solid waste service vendors with licensure and certification issues, as well as the management of environmental, health and safety (EHS) risks and oversight of environmental compliance audits. A graduate of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (magna cum laude) and Vermont Law School (cum laude), Mr. Scott is admitted to practice in New Jersey, New York, and the District of Columbia.