West Coast Environmental offers a variety of services to assist lending institutions, legal firms, real estate brokers, developers and other parties involved in real estate property transactions.

Groundwater Services

LUFT (Leaky Underground Fuel Tank)

Contamination Assessment and

Characterization

Hydrogeologic Assessment Reports / Water

Resources Evaluation

Water Well Abandonment, Inspection and Well Condition Reports

Groundwater Monitoring

 

Geologic Studies

Geotechnical / Engineering Geology Assessments and Studies

Seismic Hazard Evaluation (CalARP)

Septic System Design Reallocation Testing

Specialized Mapping (Land Slides / Hazard Zones, etc.)

 

Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

Our Phase I Environmental Site Assessments generally exceed the ASTM Standards for site assessment; WCE customizes the assessment based on the property and client requirements. Our staff has extensive experience in collecting and reviewing agency documents, aerial photographs historic maps (Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, topographic maps), archival directories and other historical information essential to evaluating previous land use and identifying environmental liabilities and concerns.

WCE also conducts Preliminary Endangerment Assessments (PEAs) for schools and other public buildings.

 

Phase II Environmental Assessment & Characterization

Completing an environmental site assessment is the best way to assess the potential environmental liabilities associated with real property acquisition and ownership. The information collected during environmental site assessment can impact the economics of a property transaction affecting the owner, buyer, seller and lender. With over 1000 projects completed WCE can perform all aspects of the site assessment and characterization of your property, these services include:

 

Phase III Remediation

Environmental assessment often leads to involvement with regulatory agencies at federal, state and local levels. WCE is uniquely qualified and experienced with interacting with and meeting the requirements of the regulatory agencies. Typical agency processes include:

Corrective Action Plans
Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Assistance
DTSC, RWQCB, County & City Environmental Health Divisions and Fire Departments