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Phase I Ena�ironmental Site Assessment September 2, 2009 8.0 CONCLUSIONS At the request of Blaine State Bank, Carlson has performed a Phase I ESA in general conformance with the scope and limitations of ASTM Standard Practice E 1527-05 for the properry located at 445 Brown Road South in Orono, Minnesota. Any exceptions to, or deletions from, this practice are described in Section 1.3 of this report. 8.1 Summary of RECs This assessment has revealed no evidence of "recognized environmental conditions" or "historical recognized environmental conditions" (as those terms are defined in ASTM Standard Practice E 1527- 05) in connection w�ith the Properry except for the follo��ing: • On-site dumt� - The Site has historically been used as a disposal and burn site for household goods since 1958. The exact materials have not been documented and/or controlled in the past It is possible that materials that may be considered hazardous may have been disposed on the Site. During the site reconnaissance, debris w�as observed scattered in several areas across the Site. Most of the items observed appeared to be household aoods, concrete, metal, wood pieces or tires. However, there v��ere areas observed with cans with unknown contents. It is possible that these cans may have contained paint, gasoline, v��aste oil or any odier hazardous items. • LonQ Lake Nursing Home - This site is considered to be a REC for the Property since it is located in an expected hydraulically up-gradient ground w�ater flow direction from the Property, is listed as having suspected ground water contamination and is located approximately 500 feet away. In addition, contaminated soils are listed as remaining on-site. 8.2 Data Gaps Access to the buildings on the Properry v��as not provided. Residential houses and animal barns are not typically considered buildings that usually involve activity that may lead to a REC. However the garage is considered to be an environmental concern since typically a garage could be used to store or dispose of possible hazardous v�astes or petroleum products. Mechanical work on vehicles may have been done in the garage and the flooring and/or floor drains ��ithin the garage are unknown. Carlson recommends gaining access to these buildings to further identify any possible RECS. 8.3 Additionallnformation Blaine State Bank submitted an application for a No Association Determination Letter and a No Action Agreement from the MPCA Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Program. Carlson Professional Sera,�ices, Inc. Page 18