Legal Resources | | T22 69104
Division 4.5. Environmental Health Standards For The Management Of Hazardous Waste. Chapter 51.5. Assessment Of School Sites. Article 1. Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (Proposed New And Expanding School Sites). Preparation of a Phase I.
(a) A Phase I shall be prepared for the Proposed School Site pursuant to this article and section 17213.1, subdivision (a), of the Education Code. The Phase I shall be submitted to the Department for review and approval.
(b) The Phase I shall be conducted in accordance with the ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process cited in section 69103, subsection (a)(1).
(c) The Phase I may contain results of sampling as follows: lead in soils from lead-based paint (performed in accordance with the sampling protocols described in section 69105 of these regulations), PCBs in soil from electrical transformers (performed in accordance with sampling protocols described in section 69107), and OCPs in soil from termiticide application (performed in accordance with the sampling protocol described in section 69106 of these regulations). If a Phase I has already been completed and submitted to the Department, these sampling results may be submitted as a Phase I Addendum.
(d) The Phase I shall include the following:
(1) a site map describing the boundary of the project and the current development on the property,
 
(2) a description of the intended use of the property that includes whether the school district intends to use all or a portion of the parcel, the type of school proposed, and the disposition of any existing structures, and
 
(3) past and existing land uses, including but not limited to, easements; adjacent properties; former governmental use; residential, industrial, or commercial uses.
 
(e) If a Phase I Addendum is submitted more than 180 days subsequent to the date that the Phase I was conducted, or if a Phase I was conducted for the Proposed School Site more than 180 days prior to its submittal to the Department, information to verify current site conditions shall be submitted to the Department. Verification activities include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) a site reconnaissance visit; (2) any changes to site conditions or site boundaries; and (3) updated review of environmental records, as described in the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process cited in section 69103, subsection (a)(1).
(f) The Phase I shall identify and evaluate all sources for the potential release or presence of hazardous material on the Proposed School Site, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
 
(1) agricultural use,
 
(2) mines,
 
(3) surface drainage pathways,
 
(4) fill material,
 
(5) debris,
 
(6) illegal drug manufacturing, and
 
 
(7) naturally occurring hazardous materials.
 
Authority cited:
Health and Safety Code 58012
Education Code 17210(g)
Reference:
Education Code 17210(g)
Education Code 17213.1
(Register 2007, No. 12.)