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U.S.Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 40
<br /> Granby,Colorado
<br /> 2.0 Executive Summary
<br /> Current Use of Property
<br /> The 368-acre subject site is located north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 40,
<br /> within the Town of Granby, Grand County, Colorado. The subject site is divided into three separate
<br /> areas of land and for the purposes of this Phase I ESA, will be collectively referred to as the "subject
<br /> site". Each area is described as follows: Area One - consists of portions of the south half of Section 19,
<br /> the southwest quarter of Section 20, and the north half of Section 30, Township 2 North, Range 76
<br /> West; Area Two - consists of portions of the south half of Section 25, Township 2 North, Range 77
<br /> West and the southwest quarter of Section 30, Township 2 North, Range 76 West, and Area Three -
<br /> consists of portions of the southwest quarter of Section 30, Township 2 North, Range 76 West and the
<br /> northeast quarter of Section 36, Township 2 North, Range 77 West. According to the Grand County
<br /> Assessor's website, the subject site is comprised of three parcels, which are identified as
<br /> 1329-302-00-002, 1331-251-00-118 and 1329-193400-095 and owned by The Town of Granby. The
<br /> majority of the subject site consists of undeveloped and grassland with some trees and shrubs. In
<br /> addition,three engineered ponds are located in Area One. At the time of this report,the subject site was
<br /> partially developed with fire hydrants,natural gas pipelines, several parking lots, golf cart paths, stream
<br /> culverts and bridges, and a few access roads. The subject site was purchased in 2016 by the Town of
<br /> Granby and portions of the land are currently open for public trail use, while other portions are fenced
<br /> off from public use. The previous owners of the subject site proposed to create an outdoor-oriented
<br /> residential community with a focus on recreational activities such as fly fishing, camping and golfing.
<br /> Area One of the subject site is bordered to the north by vacant undeveloped rangeland with several
<br /> unpaved roads and trails; to the east and south by undeveloped land and the Colorado River; and to the
<br /> west by an unpaved road, vacant undeveloped rangeland and what appears to be a surface mining
<br /> operation beyond.
<br /> Areas Two and Three of the subject site are bordered to the north by several unpaved roads and trails,
<br /> vacant grassland with some trees and the Colorado River beyond; to the east and west by vacant
<br /> undeveloped rangeland with several unpaved roads and trails; and to the south by ponds, ditches, an
<br /> unpaved road and US Highway 34 with what appears to be a surface mining operation beyond.
<br /> Prior to completing this Phase I ESA, a previous Phase I ESA report was completed for the subject site
<br /> by Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) in June 2015. In addition, a Phase I ESA report was
<br /> completed for the subject site by Ground Engineering Consultants, Inc. in 2005. The PSI 2015 Phase I
<br /> included the findings from the previous 2005 Phase I. The findings from the previous 2015 PSI Phase I
<br /> ESA report is summarized in Section 6.4.5.
<br /> Database/Records Review
<br /> Atwell retained EDR of Shelton, Connecticut, to review federal, tribal, state and EDR proprietary
<br /> records related to the subject site and nearby properties within the ASTM approximate minimum
<br /> search radius. However,Atwell typically reviews local, state,tribal or federal database records of those
<br /> properties of known environmental contamination (i.e., SHWS, LUST, CERCLIS, and NPL sites)
<br /> within a one-quarter mile radius of the subject site. Atwell considers properties within this specified
<br /> search radius as having the most potential to impact the subject site. Also, Atwell typically reviews
<br /> local, state, tribal or federal database records of those properties of suspected environmental
<br /> contamination (i.e., UST, Indian UST and RCRA generator sites), which adjoin the subject site, or in
<br /> the professional opinion of Atwell, are of such nature and proximity to the subject site to represent
<br /> RECs. Atwell's evaluation of RECs includes circumstances where migration of hazardous substances
<br /> or petroleum products in solid or liquid form at the surface or subsurface (including vapors) could
<br /> reach the subject site.
<br /> The EDR report did not contain any listings for the subject site.
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