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9.0 FINDINGS

This Phase I ESA was prepared in accordance with ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process Designation: E 1527-13, 40 CFR Part 312 Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries: Final Rule, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Multifamily Accelerated Processing Guide, as amended, and accepted Phase I ESA industry standards. This assessment has revealed the following findings based on the subject property inspection, interviews, and review of available records:

OBSERVED CONDITIONS ON-SITE ADJACENT

STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS REVIEW No No

UNREGULATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK(S) (UST) No No

PAST INDUSTRIAL/DETRIMENTAL OPERATIONS No No

VAPOR ENCROACHMENT CONDITION No No

STORED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Yes NA

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) Yes NA

ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK(S) (AST) Yes No

DUMPING, LANDFILLS No No

HAZARDOUS RUN-OFF No No

ASBESTOS-CONTAINING MATERIALS No NA

LEAD-BASED PAINT No NA

RADON GAS No NA

FLOOD ZONE No NA

OTHER: UNDERGROUND MINE Yes NA

NA = Not Applicable

10.0 OPINION

Based on the findings of this Phase I ESA, the following observed conditions are not considered a REC or an environmental concern to the subject property: Stored Hazardous Materials

No bulk storage of hazardous materials or petroleum products was identified at the subject property. However, paints and cleaning products are stored in the maintenance areas. None of the stored materials were observed to be leaking or to have had signs of major spillage. No floor drains or other potential receptors for the release of hazardous materials were observed within the areas of material storage. The on-site chemicals are commercially available, stored in limited quantities, and are not believed to present an environmental concern to the subject property.

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PCBs One (1) hydraulic trash compactor is also located on the subject property. It is not known whether the trash compactor contains regulated levels of PCBs; however, based on the subject property structure’s date of construction (1985), the hydraulic oil is not suspected to contain regulated levels of PCBs. In addition, leakage was not observed at the time of the subject property visit. Therefore, the trash compactor is not believed to present environmental concerns to the subject property.

In addition, one (1) hydraulic elevator is located on the subject property. It is not known whether the hydraulic elevator equipment contains regulated levels of PCBs; however, based on the subject property structure’s date of construction (1985), the elevator equipment is not suspected to contain regulated levels of PCBs. In addition, leakage was not observed at the time of the site visit. Therefore, the elevator and the associated equipment are not believed to present environmental concerns to the subject property.

On-site AST

Located at the subject property is an approximately 50-gallon diesel aboveground storage tank (AST) which is utilized to fuel the fire suppression system. The AST was located over bare ground attached to the western side of the subject property structure and was observed to be in good physical condition. Based on observed subject property conditions, the diesel AST is not suspected to present an environmental concern to the subject property. In addition, according to HUD guidelines, ASTs with a capacity of less than 100 gallons are not subject to 24 CFR Part 51.

Underground Mine According to the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (WVGES) Interactive Mining Map accessed at http://ims.wvgs.wvnet.edu/All_Coal/viewer.htm, an underground mine named Minden No. 4 & 5 in the Sewell coal bed has been or is currently located under the subject property. D3G submitted a FOIA Request to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) – Division of Mining and Reclamation on April 3, 2013 to obtain additional information pertaining to the mine. According to an e-mail response from Mr. Dustin C. Johnson, Environmental Resource Specialist III, the Minden No. 4 and 5 mine that underlays the subject property ceased mining sometime in the mid-1950s. It was owned by the now obsolete New River & Pocahontas Coal Company. This is a pre-Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) mine and there is little information on the actual mine available within the Division of Mining and Reclamation and Abandoned Mine Lands files. The mine itself encompassed 1,579.18 acres. The mine is below drainage and inundated as part of the local Sewell Seam Mine Pool. Mr. Johnson stated that there are no known environmental issues with the mine. Based on the fact that the mine has not been operational since approximately the mid-1950’s and the fact that there are no known environmental issues associated with the mine, the on-site former mine is not suspected to present environmental concerns to the subject property.

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11.0 CONCLUSIONS

Dominion Due Diligence Group performed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) in conformance with the scope and limitations of ASTM Practice E 1527-13 of the Twin Oaks Plaza located at 201 Oak Hill Avenue in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia (subject property). Any exceptions to, or deletions from, this practice are described in Section 2.4 of this report. This assessment has revealed no evidence of recognized environmental conditions (RECs) in connection with the subject property.

12.0 DEVIATIONS

There are no deviations from the ASTM standard Phase I ESA except for those outlined in Section 2.4 of this report.

13.0 ADDITIONAL SERVICES

No additional services were contracted between the User and D3G.

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14.0 REFERENCE MATERIALS

West Virginia Fire Marshal Fayette County Assessor and Health Department Web Soil Survey accessed at http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/ USGS Topographic Quadrangle – Oak Hill, West Virginia 2016 Environmental Data Resources Inc. (EDR) Report, dated November 18, 2016 FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) #54019C-0310D, dated September 3, 2010 National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Status Book accessed at

https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program/national-flood-insurance-program-community-status-book  

Delorme Street Atlas USA 2014 ERIS Fire Insurance Map Report Google Earth and USGS EarthExplorer – aerial photographs EPA Radon Map A Smaller Intrusion, by Anthony J. Buonicore, P.E. published in the May 2009 Issue of

Pollution Engineering magazine CBRA information: http://www.fws.gov/CBRA/Maps/index.html U.S. EPA NEPAssist access at http://nepassisttool.epa.gov/nepassist/entry.aspx

Below provides basic descriptions for the data included in the mapping layers available through NEPAssist that were utilized in this Phase I ESA

USFWS National Wetlands Inventory map accessed at http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html

The Airport Polygons layer includes airport boundaries and airport runways within the United States. Source: National Transportation Atlas Database

The Sole Source Aquifer layer includes information on the sole source aquifers (SSA) designated by EPA under section 1424(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974. Source: http://catalog.data.gov/dataset

The Wild and Scenic Rivers layer includes segments of the National Wild and Scenic River System for the United States. Source: http://www.rivers.gov/mapping-gis.php

The National Register of Historic Places - National Register layer is downloaded from the NPS National Register of Historic Places KML files. Source: http://focus.nps.gov/nrhp/Download?path=/natreg/docs/Download.html

Demographic Information is obtained from the Census Bureau data from the full 2000 Census Summary File 3 (SF3) estimates, the 2010 Census Summary File 1 (SF1) 100% count data, and the annual American Community Survey (ACS) estimates using the 2008-2012 ACS 5-Year Summary database. Please note that all variables that show the percent rather than count were derived from count-based Census variables using the standard approach of count divided by total population of the population in question.

National Park Service National Rivers Inventory accessed at http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca/nri/index.html

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Information, Planning, and Conservation (IPaC) System, accessed at http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Ocean and Coastal Resource Management accessed at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/mystate/

Federal Aviation Administration website accessed at https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=showCircleSearchAirportsForm

EPA Green Book – Current Nonattainment Counties for All Criterial Pollutants: http://www3.epa.gov/airquality/greenbk/ancl.html

U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Geography Division website accessed at http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb/