December 2014

Do Clients Have To Complete Consultant Questionnaires To Comply With AAI?

The short answer is no. Environmental consultants routinely submit environmental questionnaires to property owners and their clients as part of the phase 1 process. Some consultants tell their clients that they are obligated to complete the questionnaire to be able to comply with EPA’s All Appropriate Inquires (“AAI”) rule. A few go as far as

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50% of BCP Projects Fail to Obtain COCs in 2014

Earlier this year, we reported that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) was expecting to issue a record number of Certificates of Completion (COCs) under the Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) in 2014. Based on anticipated project completion dates provided by applicants, NYSDEC projected that it could issue as many as 92 BCP COCs by

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Does A Phase 1 Have To Be Issued To The Person Seeking To Comply With AAI?

Purchasers who want to be able to assert the CERCLA Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser (BFPP), Innocent Landowner (ILO) or Continuous Property Owner (CPO) landowner liability protections (LLPs) need to conduct a pre-acquisition investigation that complies with EPA’s All Appropriate Inquires (AAI) rule. A question that is surfacing with surprising frequency is if the phase 1

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