| 1. |
The results of an inquiry by an environmental professional. |
| 2. |
Interviews with past and present owners, operators, and occupants of the facility
for the purpose of gathering information regarding the potential for contamination
at the facility. |
| 3. |
Reviews of historical sources, such as chain of title documents, aerial photographs,
building department records, and land use records, to determine previous
uses and occupancies of the real property since the property was first
developed. |
| 4. |
Searches for recorded environmental cleanup liens against the facility that are
filed under Federal, State, or local law. |
| 5. |
Reviews of Federal, State, and local government records, waste disposal records,
underground storage tank records, and hazardous waste handling, generation,
treatment, disposal, and spill records, concerning contamination at or
near the facility. |
| 6. |
Visual inspections of the facility and of adjoining properties. |
| 7. |
Specialized knowledge or experience on the part of the defendant. [Defendant or owner
cannot hide information not uncovered by environmental professional] |
| 8. |
The relationship of the purchase price to the value of the property, if the property was
not contaminated. |
| 9. |
Commonly known or reasonably ascertainable information about the property. |
| 10. |
The degree of obviousness of the presence or likely presence of contamination at
the property, and the ability to detect the contamination by appropriate
investigation. |
