Environmental Services in Anne Arundel County, MD

ASTM E1527-21 governs the Phase I scope and defines recognized environmental conditions, and it satisfies the federal All Appropriate Inquiries rule. Maryland does not mandate a different Phase I standard, but the Maryland Department of the Environment maintains its own voluntary cleanup and brownfields programs that reference Phase I findings. Lenders and MDE program staff may have supplemental documentation expectations beyond the ASTM baseline, which our reports are structured to address.

Proximity to tidal tributaries raises the likelihood of historic fill, stormwater discharge structures, and prior industrial or maritime use that a Phase I historian must document. The ASTM E1527-21 historical research component — aerial photographs, Sanborn maps, regulatory agency records — is especially important on waterfront or near-waterfront parcels. These sites may also have overlapping Maryland Critical Area Act boundaries, which the Phase I report can note as a planning consideration even though it is not a contamination finding.

Former fueling areas commonly require soil and groundwater sampling targeted at petroleum hydrocarbons and BTEX compounds. Sampling locations are positioned based on Phase I findings, site layout, and likely release pathways toward any downgradient receptors or waterways. Laboratory analysis follows EPA SW-846 methods; chain-of-custody documentation accompanies all samples. If results indicate MDE action levels are exceeded, the findings feed directly into a corrective action or voluntary cleanup program submission.

Field work in Anne Arundel County is dispatched through the Washington, DC regional hub, about 24 miles away. Laboratory testing is performed in Sugar Land, TX under chain of custody, or in a mobile laboratory mobilized to large Anne Arundel County projects.

Field sampling and testing in Anne Arundel County are performed by our ACI- and NICET-certified technicians. Environmental engineering and professional services are delivered with professionals licensed in Maryland, coordinated under one proposal.