5900 36TH AVE W SEPA 015 - 034 - SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS CAMPUS - VERITAS Land Use Decision Documents 2025-04-22

Veritas Construction, Inc. ES-4011.01 August 14, 2015 Page 2 The purpose of this assessment is to assist Veritas Construction, Inc. in recognizing "environmental conditions" at the site. A recognized environmental condition (REC) is defined by the ASTM standard as "the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products in, on, or at a property: (1) due to any release to the environment; (2) under conditions indicative of a release to the environment; or (3) under conditions that pose a material threat of a future release to the environment. De minimis conditions are not recognized environmental conditions." ESNW performed a reconnaissance of the subject site and surrounding properties on August 10, 2015. Information obtained during the site reconnaissance, as well as information obtained at public agencies reviewed by ESNW, was used to complete this Phase I ESA investigation. 1.3 SCOPE -OF -SERVICES The following sections of this report (summarized below) describe the report format and scope: • Executive Summary: This section provides a summary of the Phase I ESA process, findings, opinions and conclusions. • Section 1, Introduction: This section identifies the property, location, legal description, and the purpose of the Phase I ESA. This section also provides contractual details as well as limiting conditions, deviations, exceptions, significant assumptions, and special terms and conditions. • Section 2, User Provided Information: This section presents information provided by the user of the Phase I ESA and information from the user questionnaire. • Section 3, Records Review: This section presents a review of standard and additional environmental records sources available from Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies regarding hazardous substance use, storage, or disposal at the site, and for off -site facilities up to a mile radius from the site. Environmental liens or activity and use limitations determined during this records review are included in this section. • Section 4, Historical Use of the Property and Adjoining Properties: This section provides a summary of the historical use of the site and adjoining properties. This history is based on various sources including a review of: aerial photographs, fire insurance maps, city or suburban directories, historical topographic maps, chain -of -title records (if provided by the client), and previous environmental reports completed for the site (if available). • Section 5, Site Reconnaissance: This section presents site reconnaissance observations including general site setting, interior and exterior observations, current uses and conditions of the property and adjoining properties, and a discussion of the geology and groundwater of the site. • Section 6, Interviews: This section provides a summary of interviews regarding the subject property, including the site owner representative and local government officials. Earth Solutions NW, LLC