WSP ENVIRONMENT PRESENTED TO THE FIRST NATIONS OF QUÉBEC AND LABRADOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Training Workshop – Environmental Site Assessment OCTOBER 2019
Phase I & II Training Workshop 1. Phase I ESA Introduction 2. Phase I ESA Simulation – Historical Review 3. Phase I ESA Simulation – Site Visit 4. Break 5. Case Study 6. Phase II ESA Presentation 3
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Phase I ESA Phase I ESA Introduction Presentation of the Guides, Standards and Regulations Steps : 1. Mandat 2. Access to Information Requests 3. Historical Research 4. Site Visit 5. Report 5
PHASE I ESA Phase I ESA Introduction The environmental assessment allows us to determine the current and/or historical presence of potential sources of contamination which may have affected the environmental quality of the subject site. • Historical Review • Identification of current and former site activities • Site Visit Identification of current and former site activities • Identification of building construction, infrastructure and other elements • 6
PHASE I ESA Phase I ESA Introduction • Required by financial institutions for financing and mortgages Multi-unit residential buildings (more than 6 units) • Commercial and industrial properties • • Due diligence • Regulatory Cases • Cessation of designated activity Change of land use • Authorization requests (eg. Article 22 of the Environment Quality Act (EQA)) • 7
PHASE I ESA Guides, Standards and Regulations • Canadian Standards Association (CSA) CSA Z768-01 (reconfirmed 2016) – Phase I Environmental Site Assessment • • Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change (MELCC) Site Characterization Guide (2003) • Action Guide (2019) • • Environment Quality Act (LQE, Q-2) Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (Q-2, r. 37) • 8
PHASE I ESA Step 1 – Confirmation of Mandate • Information required for offer of services Site address, surface area and current land use • Contact information of the client and site owner • • Commence of work following acceptance of mandate Report generally available 10 to 205 business days following the Site visit • Determine the language of the report before beginning the work • • Obtaining pertinent site documentation Certificat of location or any other plans of the property and building • Previous environmnental and geotechnical reports • A letter of authorization signed by the Site owner • All other pertinent documents • 9
PHASE I ESA Step 2 – Access to Information • MELCC • Énergir (formerly Gaz Métropolitain) • City / Municipality / Borough • Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ), if listed in the Petroleum Equipment Registry • Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) • Opta Intelligence Informationnelle – fire insurance documents • CDPNQ – if study is subject to Section IV.2 of the EQA 10
PHASE I ESA Step 3 – Historical Research • Preliminary verification of available documents Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images • Fire Insurance Plans • Land Use Maps • Topographic Maps • Geological Maps • • Municipality • Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec • Other online sources 11
PHASE I ESA Step 3 – Historical Research • Site-specific documents Valuation roll – Québec municipal • Québec Land Registre – property land titles • Registre et répertoire des entreprises du Québec (REQ, iCRIQ) • Répertoire d’entreprises canadiennes • Directory of Canadian Companies • • Consultation of government databases and inventories Phase I ESA search list • 250 m search radius with the exception of: • o Hydrogeological information system (HIS) – 1 km radius 12
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PHASE I ESA Step 4 – Site Visit • Information to obtenir for the site visit Date and time of site visit • Meeting point • Name and coordinates of the site contact • Ensure that all the areas and rooms of the building will be made available during • the site inspection, with the exception of residentiel apartments • Documents and items to bring to the site visit Phase I Inspection checklist • Aerial photograph or other useful site plan • Camera • Flashlight • TAKE PHOTOS!! 15
PHASE I ESA Step 4 – Site Visit • Site Visit: Arrive 15 minutes early • Identify occupants of adjacent and neighbouring properties • Elements to verify outside on the site and on adjacent and neighbouring • properties: Condition of exterior surfaces Natural gas entry Presence of secondary buildings Water entry Condition of exterior walls Debris and material on the ground Pipes stemming from walls or ground Storage tanks and other storage Type of roof Evidence of backfill Identification of heating and/or cooling Drains and drainage ditches systems Monitoring wells 16
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PHASE I ESA Step 4 – Site Visit • Complete the inspection checklist with the site representative Give examples of elements of importance • If there are industrial activities on site • Ask for a description of the process • Ask for a list of products and raw materials used • Ask for a list of finished products • According to the process used, verify the existence of a cerificate of authorization or of a • permit to discharge into the sewers and/or atmosphere • Conduct a building inspection with the site representative Validate the information collected with the inspection checklist • Inspect all rooms and areas of the building • 18
PHASE I ESA Step 4 – Site Visit • Elements to verify inside the building Building construction • Wood frame vs steel Walls (brick vs concrete) Exterior cladding (aluminum siding, brick, stucco, vinyl, etc.) Interior cladding (wood, gypsum, plaster, etc.) Concrete foundations vs stone and mortar Number of storeys, presence of basement Interior garage Condition of the floors, presence of cracks or staining 19
PHASE I ESA Step 4 – Site Visit • Elements to verify inside the building Heating system • Centale water, central forced air, electric baseboards, heatpump, HVAC, radiant heater, suspended units Fuel source for the heating system (current and former) – coal, fuel oil, propane, natural gas, electricity, wood Identification of current and/or former heating system elements – furnace, boiler, heat pump, HVAC unit, chimney, fuel oil storage tank, fuel feed et return lines Aboveground and/or underground storage tanks • Fuel oil, gasoline, diesel, propane, glycol, used oil, etc. Fill and vent pipes, level-o-meter, fuel pump, feed line 20
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PHASE I ESA Step 4 – Site Visit • Elements to verify inside the building Mechanical equipment • Dock leveller – hydraulic vs manual Lifting apparatus (lift, platform) – electric vs hydraulic Elevator and freight elevator – electric vs hydraulic Garbage compactor All other mecanical equipment Interior drainage Floor drains Decantation and neutralization bassin Oil-water separator Sump with or without pump Grease trap Floor trench or gutter 24
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PHASE I ESA Step 4 – Site Visit • Elements to verify inside the building Hazardous materials • Type (household maintenance products, chemical products, etc.) Storage, use Non hazardous residual materials • Domestic waste, recyclables Storage, disposal Hazardous residual materials • Type (used oil, used oil filters, process waste, etc.) Storage, disposal 27
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PHASE I ESA Step 4 – Site Visit • Special attention substances Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) • Transformers, fluorescent light ballasts Asbestos containing material (ACM) • Insulation, floors tiles, ceiling tiles, plaster, etc. Lead • Paint, plumbing • Urea formaldehyde foam insulating material (UFFI) • Mould • Ozone depleting substances (ODS) Air conditiong units containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) 29
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PHASE I ESA Step 5 – Report • Mandate, context and objectives • Historical research data • Responses to access to information requests • Public inventories and regulatory review data • Site visit observations • Figures • Photographic record • Identification of environmental risks • Conclusions and recommendations 31
Phase I ESA Simulation – Historical Review Former road maintenance yard Presentation of the site ◦ History ◦ Figures of environmental risks Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images Historic maps and plans ◦ Topographic Maps ◦ Land Use Maps ◦ Fire Insurance Plans 32
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