Phase I Environmental Site Assessments have become the most widely recognized transactional tool for the environmental evaluation of commercial property. Phase I investigations help insulate property buyers and lenders from liability under certain environmental laws by demonstrating the exercise of due care in evaluating the property for environmental impacts. Also, these Assessments help parties accurately determine the environmental condition of the property with regard to its value and suitability for its intended use.

LOGIC’s Phase I Assessments are based upon a careful site inspection, in-depth historical research, interviews, government records review, interviews, and other sources. LOGIC’s Assessments exceed the standards prescribed the American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM) and the US Environmental Protection Agency’s All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) standards, established in November 2006. Also, we have completed many projects requiring strict adherence to other client-specific or lender-specific standards. In each case, LOGIC provided a final product which exceeded our client’s expectations.

We recognize that each project presents unique issues, based upon the nature of the property’s current and historical use, location, geology and other factors. We rely upon our broad range of experience with similar properties to add depth and insight to our work. In fact, we have performed hundreds of Phase I Assessments at virtually every type of commercial, residential and industrial site, including manufacturing facilities, convenience stores, hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, dry cleaners, agricultural land, landfills and waste handlers, state parks, apartments, warehouses, food and beverage processors, mines, places of worship, assisted living and child care facilities, junkyards, transportation and logistics centers, communications and broadcast sites, historical landmarks and many, many other types of property. In each case, our study is exhaustive and entails a wide array of information sources which take the unique character and history of the property into consideration.

LOGIC also offers the capability to expand our Assessments to meet our client’s particular requirements, including, where appropriate, sampling for asbestos, lead paint, radon, mold and lead in drinking water. LOGIC believes that even the most exhaustive investigation is successful only to the extent that it facilitates our clients’ effective decision-making. For this reason, we present all of our Assessment findings in clear, non-technical language and provide our clients with decisive answers.

Occasionally, a Phase I or Transaction Screen Assessment may identify specific historical or current practices that may have materially impacted a property. Identifying and quantifying such impacts may require sampling of soil, groundwater, surface water, or other potentially contaminated media. This additional investigation is known as a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment. If Phase II is necessary, Logic believes it should be targeted specifically to obtaining the technical data most relevant to our client’s goals, in the most cost-effective manner possible. We represent this data in reports with clear, non-technical language in order to give our clients a clear interpretation of the practical implications our investigation will hold for them.

At LOGIC, we recognize our clients sometimes require a degree of environmental assurance for transactions which, for financial or practical reasons, do not warrant the exhaustive depth of study included in a Phase I Assessment. In response, LOGIC has developed the Transaction Screen Assessment to provide a low-cost, no-nonsense evaluation of major environmental liabilities for sites which do not immediately suggest a significant risk of contamination, such as restaurants, vacant land and retail stores. LOGIC’s transaction screen assessments comply with the standards of ASTM 1528. We perform a site visit, conduct historical research, evaluate surrounding properties and present the findings in a clearly written report, along with photos and other helpful illustrations. Transaction Screen investigations provide a cost-effective alternative for many properties.

Risk assessments are the most basic due diligence tool we offer. These assessments comply with the Small Business Administration’s Standard Operating Procedures and consist of a review of federal and state environmental records, consideration of topography, and a limited review of a site’s history based on aerial photos to determine whether a site is low risk, elevated risk, or high risk.

When applying for government funding, such as a USDA Rural Development loan, a higher standard of environmental review is required for construction projects, per the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). We understand the importance of identifying environmental issues early on in the process and working with our clients to offer solutions to potential issues and mitigation measures which will be acceptable under NEPA. We offer feasability consultations for proposed projects, as well as comprehensive Environmental Review for USDA construction loans, per RD 1970. Our USDA Environmental Review includes preparation of environmental reports, environmental assessments, intergovernmental review, tribal notification, and public notices, as necessary.

Our Underground Storage tank service includes tank removals, in-place closures, compliance assistance and GUST trust fund reimbursement applications.

This service is for chemical or petroleum contamination caused by spills and leaks regulated by Underground Storage Tank rules, the Georgia Hazardous Sites Response Act (HSRA), Hazardous waste regulations (RCRA) or other environmental rules. 

Our servcies for Hazardous Waste include generator compliance permitting, waste characterization and removal, and waste unit closure.

Our services include Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), Underground Storage Tank permitting, facility compliance audits, third-party oversight and review of environmental cleanups.