Is there evidence of visibly contaminated water draining to the adjacent waterways?
If the answers to any of these questions is yes, then a more comprehensive site assessment program and clean up effort may be required. Any work, including clean up, that occurs within a jurisdictional water of the United States may require a consultation with the Army Corps of Engineers to determine if a Section 404 permit is required. If there are known endangered species in the area, this information needs to be factored into the clean up process. The presence of endangered species may also affect the actual clean up work by requiring mitigation measures for impacted species. Appropriate clean up activities for contaminated soils depend upon whether the soil has or may impact groundwater or surface water and on the intended reuse of the property. Contaminated sites whose reuse may be for home or school construction could require a greater degree of soil clean up than property which will be left as open space. The potential or actual impacts to groundwater or property reuse will affe
