RE-160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Safe Drinking Water Act, Chlorofluorocarbon, Water Table
22 Dec 2020
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Whenever a person purchases or uses real estate, it is important that they understand how environmental issues can affect the value and use of their property. Asbestos (a component in over 3,000 building materials) Formaldehyde contained in many household products - insulation. Polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) banned in 1979. Safe drinking water act (sdwa) 1974 set national health based standards for drinking water. Federally exempted types of tanks may be nonexempt by state or local. In 2002 the small business liability relief and brownfields. Revitalization act (or brownfields law) was passed to clean up several hundred thousand brownfields. Comprehensive environmental response, compensation, and liability act (cercla) In 1980, a 9 billion superfund was established for cleanup and response to spills. Landowner had no actual or constructive knowledge. Due care exercised in purchase (search or phase 1) Environmental site assessments phase 1, 2, 3. Washington state requires both residential and commercial property disclosure forms to detail any environmental hazards.
