astm update: february 2021
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ASTM Update: February 2021
A Look Back at the ASTM Phase I ESA Standard
Which of the following are most influential in your decision to review historical information
on adjoining properties?
SOURCE: Survey of EPs attending December 2020 EDR LightBox webinar
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
84.6%
68.0%
30.1% 32.7%
80.1%
14.7%
Long development history of the
property & surrounding
area
Current uses of hazardous substances or
petroleum products
Historical changes to
street names & addresses
Client scope requirements
ASTM E 1527-13
requirements
Other(please specify)
“This round of revisions is different from previous efforts in that it is more focused on refinements and clarifications, but there could be a lot more to them than you think. The great news is that the Task Group will be including more examples and better training support material in the document than ever before to help Users and Producers with a smooth transition.”
Alan Agadoni General Manager, LightBox
TASK GROUP UPDATE
January’s Task Group discussions focused on addressing negatives from the last balloting progress, particularly in the areas of Historical Research, Activity Use Limitations (AULs) and Environmental Professional's duties. Task Group calls will be held weekly to continue addressing outstanding negatives.
DID YOU KNOW... ?
Read our blog on the LightBox website for a summary of our December 2020 webinar previewing potential revisions to the ASTM E 1527 Standard.
CONTENT SPOTLIGHT
HOW TO GET INVOLVED:UPCOMING:
Inaugural Edition
Current government records are part and parcel of environmental due diligence, but did you know that many government databases provide valuable historical information as well? We examined 58 state underground storage tank databases, comprising almost 3 million tanks across the United States. Of those listed tanks, about 81% (2.5 million) were used in the past, but are no longer currently active. Similarly, of the 975,000 facilities reporting USTs, about 790,000 of those facilities no longer have any active USTs, but instead would be considered historical facilities. Stay tuned as we share more insights uncovered from within the LightBox collection.
1990 1995 2010 2015
First ASTM committee formed to develop
guidance on satisfying AAI for property purchasers
SARA Amendment to Superfund included innocent landowner
protection under CERCLA
First publication of E1527 standard
Release of E 1527-94
Publication of E1527-97 standard
Brownfields Amendments to CERCLA require U.S. EPA to promulgate regulations for
conducting All Appropriate inquiries
Publication ofE 1527-13
Expected publicationof E 1527-21
Publication of E1527-00 standard
2000
ASTM E1527-05 published in Summer
2005, followed closely by...... the first Federal AAI Rule recognizing E 1527-05 as appropriate protocol for
meeting AAI under CERCLA
2005 2020
Early balloting on revisions to E 1527-13
This is the first in a new series of fun,
informational updates to keep LightBox clients
educated about upcoming changes to the
ASTM Phase I ESA standard as efforts near
completion this year.
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Q&A from December Webinar - Questions regarding how the Task Group was handling PFAS, shelf life, recommendations, REC definitions, adjoining property research, responsible charge, databases, vapor intrusion, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
2nd LightBox ASTM Webinar will focus on ASTM users and producers. Date TBD.
All Task Group members have access to the proposed changes. To join the Task Group, visit https://www.astm.org/MEMBERSHIP/index.html