Phase 1 Environmental Baseline Survey for Leasing of Nellis Air Force Base Land for Construction and Operation of a Solar Photovoltaic System, Clark County, Nevada
Abstract
This Phase I Environmental Baseline Survey report was prepared to support the proposed lease of approximately 212 acres of property (hereafter referred to as subject property) owned by Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) to a contractor (not yet determined) for the construction and operation of a Solar Photovoltaic System (SPS). The SPS will be used as a main power source for Nellis AFB. The property in consideration is a portion of Area III, and is located near the northern boundary of Nellis AFB, Clark County, Nevada (see Figures B1 and B2; Appendix B). This report was prepared and the site reconnaissance was conducted according to Air Force Instruction 32-7066: Environmental Baseline Surveys in Real Estate Transactions and the American Society for Testing and Materials guidelines ASTM E1527-05 which define good commercial and customary practices in the United States for conducting an environmental site assessment of a parcel of commercial real estate with respect to the range of contaminants within the scope of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 USC 9601). According to information gathered from document searches, interviews, and the site reconnaissance, Gulf South Research Corporation (GSRC) found evidence of contamination in connection with the subject property and found evidence of contamination on adjacent properties to the south and southeast of the subject property. One Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) site, Landfill (LF) -02 exists within the subject property and two ERP sites, ST- 27 and SS-46, exist within the 1 mile search radius. Based on interviews and document searches, the groundwater beneath and surrounding LF-02 is contaminated with low concentrations (<5 parts per billion [ppb; see Appendix A]) of tetrachloroethene (PCE), trichloroethene (TCE) and volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in monitoring wells downgradient of LF-02.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA605389