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Environmental Site Assessment Level I Survey Checklist

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete each section. When the answer is “Yes” or when no response is given in parts B., C. and D., provide documentation under Part E. Describe the distance if “Nearby” is checked and whether there is a known potential pathway for hazardous substances and/or other environmental problems on site. Attach a legal description and plat, topographic map, or other identification of the real property covered by this Survey.

Note: Any deletions or omissions from this form will render this Survey invalid.

A. Background Information

Bureau Name U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Tract Name/No. Bryan M. Nolen (21)

Project Name Green River NWR County Henderson State Kentucky .

B. Interviews: Interview owners, neighbors, county agents, etc. and any appropriate Federal authorities on past and present use, addressing the topics in Parts C. and D. below. (Attach documentation)

1. Bryan M. Nolen (Landowner)

2. Michael Johnson, Project Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Kentucky Refuges)

C. Site Inspection Screen: Note observances or knowledge of the following on site or nearby with checkmark:

ONSITE NEARBY

YES YES NONE

1. Dumps, especially with drums or other containers. (Read labels if possible; do not open or handle! If no labels, note identifying characteristics).

2. Other debris: note type (e.g., household, farm, industrial, etc.)

(See Section E attachment – C1)

3. Fills: note type (e.g., possible cover for dumps)

4. Unusual chemical odors

5. Above ground storage tanks: note type (e.g., petroleum products, pesticides, etc.) Estimate tank size.

6. Chemical/solvents storage: note where (e.g., barn residence, etc.).

7. Evidence of asbestos: note where (e.g., fire proofing, acoustical plaster, siding, or floor tiles)

8. Vegetation different from surrounding area for no apparent reason (e.g. bare ground)

9. "Sterile" or modified water bodies

10. Oil or formerly oiled roads (note if no apparent damage)

11. Oil seeps or other stained ground, or discolored stream banks

12. Oil slicks on water, unusual colors in water n2

13. Spray operation base: note type (e.g., airstrip, equipment area).

14. Machinery/equipment repair areas.

15. Pipelines; major electrical equipment.

(See Section E attachment – C15)

16. Electric transmission lines: pole-mounted transformers, pad-mounted transformers (note evidence of leakage).

17. Underground storage tanks, standpipes, constructed sites for petroleum product storage.

18. Evidence of oil and gas drilling pads or holding ponds

19. Evidence of strip mining, hard rock mining, or other extractive mineral activity

(See Section E attachment – C19)

21. Other environmental problems: (see 341 FW 3.5 C.) Attach documentation.

D. Record Searches: Coordinate with Division of Realty. Attach documentation to show that “appropriate inquiry” was made from “reasonably ascertainable” information (see 341 FW 3, Exhibit 4) for the following:

See also Attachment 5 – Environmental Risk Information Services (ERIS) Database Reports for Tract 21 (dated XXX, 2121).

1. Past uses which might indicate potential hazardous substance or other environmental problems of site (BOLD AND UNDERLINE any that are applicable and document in Section E): None ..

Manufacturing; service stations; dry cleaning; air strip; pipelines; rail line; facilities large electrical transformers or pumping equipment; petroleum production; landfills; scrap metal, auto, or battery recycling; military; lab; wood preserving. Other - Coal mining

2. Nearby land uses, especially upstream or up gradient, or that might have had waste to dump at site (see above list). Identify: None .

3. Known hazardous substances in vicinity: NPL, state sites, candidate sites (check with EPA; State EPA counterpart) Yes No .

4. Agricultural drainage history: surface, and/or subsurface drains. Yes No

5. In acquiring land from another Federal agency, that agency has notified the Department of past or current presence of a hazardous substance under section 121 (h) of CERCLS (Superfund). Yes No

E. Documentation and Analysis (Attached): Include all documentation for Parts A, B, and C above (e.g., detailed summary of site conditions; description of topography and other site features; list of records search and findings; list of persons interviewed and comments; analysis; photos; etc.). Include conclusions by Environmental Contaminants Specialist, if any.

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F. Certification (Preparer sign one and only one of the following)

1. I certify that to the best of my knowledge, no hazardous substances or other environmental problems are present on this real property, and there are no obvious signs of any effects of such substances or problems.

Signed Print Name Kimberly Sykes .

Date Title Assistant Refuge Manager .

2. The surveyed real property, or a portion thereof, contains hazardous substances or other environmental problems as determined by the environmental site assessment. The owner of the real estate has cleaned up and will clean up the hazardous substances or other environmental problems to bureau specifications (documentation of the owner’s commitment, ability, and plan to clean up the property is attached). A level II or Level III Survey is not required.

Signed Print Name .

Date Title .

3. On the basis of the information collected to complete this form it is possible to reasonably conclude that there is a potential for hazardous substances or other environmental problems, or the effects of hazardous substances or other environmental problems, to be present on this real property.

A Level II Survey is recommended A Level III Survey is recommended

Signed Print Name .

Date Title .

4. On the basis of the information collected to complete this Survey it is possible to reasonable conclude that there is a potential for hazardous substances or other environmental problems, or the effects of hazardous substances or other environmental problems, to be present on this real property, but there is sufficient information documented to conclude that a Level II or III Survey is not necessary. The actual or potential remediation or other environmental cleanup cost or other monetary damages on this real property can reasonably expect to be

Signed Print Name .

Date Title .

G. Reprogramming

Reprogramming will will not be required.

H. Approving Official

Signed Print Name .

Date Title .

Form F341-3X1 n4

Section E – Documentation and Analysis Attachment LA-Kentucky Green River NWR Bryan M. Nolen (21) Legal Description of the Property:

See Attachment 1.

Physical Description of the Property:

Green River National Wildlife Refuge (refuge) consists of five refuge units encompassing an approximately 53,000 acre Conservation Partnership Area (CPA) located along the Green and Ohio rivers in Henderson County, Kentucky (See Attachment 2). The refuge units are: Scuffletown Unit (29,627 acres), Horseshoe Bend Unit (5,443 acres), Race Track Unit (1,994 acres), Bluff Unit (5,365 acres) and Green River Unit (10,212 acres).

Tract 21:

Tract 21 is located within the Bluff Unit of the refuge approximately eight and a half miles north northeast of the town of Henderson, Kentucky (See Attachments 2 and 3). Tract 21 is approximately 20 acres. The tract is bordered on the south by Green River Road 2, on east and west by private lands, and on the north by the Green River. Tract 21 is residential with bottomland hardwood and a small pond on the site (approximately 20 acre). A lodge/house built, a shop, a wood shed, and a car port are located on the property.

Interviews:

1. Bryan Nolen (Landowner). Interviewed Mr. Nolen in person on August 25, 2121 during the

Environmental Assessment site visit. Mr. Nolen is familiar with the property and indicated that he is not aware of any current or historical environmental problems on Tract 21.

2. Michael Johnson, Project Leader, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Kentucky Refuges).

Interviewed Mr. Johnson in person on August 26, 2121. Mr. Johnson frequently conducts site visits to various areas within the refuge Conservation Partnership Area (CPA). Most of his observations of the property have been from the road, Mr. Johnson is unaware of any issues from environmental standpoint regarding Tract 21.

Site visits:

1. August 25, 2121 – Kimberly Sykes (USFWS): Site visit for Level 1 contaminants survey of Tract 21. The site visit included a walk-over of most of the tract. No environmental problems were observed.

Section C C2. Debris – This property has a small area where wood that has washed up or blown over has been placed. Additionally, there is some discarded plastic, concrete, and a tarp located in the general area. There is an abandoned piece of equipment and a vehicle on the property. There is a small wood shed on the property. A separate garage and shop are also located on the property. The landowner indicated the lot, shop, and garage would be cleaned out prior to purchase.

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There are no known environmental problems on Tract 21 associated with debris.

C5. Tanks - A petroleum tank provides heat for the home.

There are no known environmental problems on Tract 21 associated with above ground tanks.

C15. Pipelines – Oil and gas wells and pipelines associated with past and ongoing oil and gas development occur throughout the CPA and surrounding areas. Henderson County ranks number sixth and twenty-ninth in statewide oil and gas production, respectively. There are no oil or gas wells on Tract 21.

There are no known environmental problems on Tract 21 associated with oil and gas activities in the vicinity.

C19. Evidence of strip mining – There are active and inactive coal mines within the CPA and surrounding area. There are no coal mines on Tract 21. Coal mining has a long history in Kentucky.

Regulation oversight of coal mining in the United States is carried out by the Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977; and, in cooperation with states and tribes. The OSMRE and Kentucky Department of Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (KDMRE) oversee coal mining permitting, operations and reclamation in Kentucky. The Service consulted with the OSMRE and KDMRE in September 2119 when the initial Environmental Assessment was done for refuge establishment. No coal mining operations have occurred in the past and no coal mining operations are currently underway on Tract 21. The following is from the Due Diligence Mineral Preview conducted by the Appraisal and Valuation Services Office division of Minerals Evaluation (See Attachment 6):

Coal Approximately ¼ mile south of the southern edge of tract 10A is the shaft for the Wolf Hills Coal Mine. The Wolf Hills mine was an underground coal mine that operated in the 1940s and 1950s. The maximum extent of the mine workings stopped about 1/10 of a mile from the southern boundary of Tract 10A. The mapped “mined out” area, although currently beneath some residential property, does not appear to extend northward onto the subject property (KY MMIS, 2121).

Although coal had been produced in the county from both underground and surface mines starting in 1821, coal production stopped in 2114. In addition, all coal production from 2100 to 2114 was from the southern side of the county, many miles from the subject property.

The KY Dept. for Energy Development and Independence still indicates that there may be several coal beds that may have potential resources in the area (DEDI, 2121). There is no indication that these are mineable at the location of the properties or that there is any interest in mining this coal. The development potential of the resources is low to nonexistent on the property; therefore, there are no recognized mineral valuation issues for coal.

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There are no known environmental problems on Tract 21 associated with current or historical coal mining activities in the vicinity.

Section D – Record Searches See Attachment 5 – Environmental Risk Information Services (ERIS) Database Reports for Tract 21 (dated July 9, 2121). There are no environmental problems identified in the Reports. A summary of the Report follows:

Tract 21 ERIS Database Report – Order No. 21022300004, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 02/25/2121:

• Environmental Records searches were done on Federal, State and Tribal databases (no County databases were available) (See pages 4-6 for listing of databases searched).

• Searches were made within a 1.00 mile, 0.50 mile and 0.25 mile radius of Tract 10a (See maps on pages 10-12).

• On the Project Property (Tract 21) – No Records Found (Page 7).

• On Surrounding Properties – No Records Found (Page 8).

• No records found in the selected databases for The Project Property or Surrounding

Properties.

Attachments:

1. Legal Descriptions

2. Maps

3. Aerial Photographs

4. Photographs

5. ERIS Database Reports

6. AVSO Mineral Preview Report n7

Attachment No. 1 – Legal Descriptions Land Description - Tract 21 (page 1 of 2)

Located in Henderson County, Kentucky, about l ½ miles Northeast of Baskett, to-wit:

TRACT I: A lot of ground near the mouth of Race Creek in Section 61 of Henderson's Land Grant, beginning at a stake or stone (2 willow trees pointers) corner to a lot containing 2 acres conveyed by Celia Duncan and husband to Go. Lee in February, 1894; thence with said Lee’s line S. 79-38 E. 5.76 chains to a stake or stone another corner with of Lee in Fred Clark's line;

thence with the Clark line S. 26-53 E. 50/100 chains to a stone, corner to Clark; thence with another line of Clark S. l 0-22 W. 6. 73 chains to a stake or stone near a gate and in the Clark line; thence N. 79-38 W. 5.17 chains to a stake or stone in the line of the orchard fence; thence with said fence N. 6-45 E. 3.82 chains to a stake or stone in line of said fence; thence N; 79-38 W. 62/100 chains to a stake or stone (a small black locust about 4 inches in diameter bears from stake N. 79-38 W distant 2 feet); thence N. 10-22 E. 3.33 chains to the beginning, containing 4 acres.

TRACT 2: A lot of ground near the mouth of Race Creek in Section 61 of Henderson and Company's Grant, beginning at a birch snag under a bluff bank on the East side of Race Creek, Comer to Fred C lark; thence with Clark's line N. 82-45 E. 3.14 chains to 3 sycamore sprouts comer to Clark; thence with another line of Clark, S. 21 E. 5,70 chains to a stake in Clark's line and N. 21 W. 50/100 chains from Clark's comer; thence N. 79-45 W. 5.76 chains to a stake on the East bank of Race Creek (two willow trees pointers) ; thence down said creek N. 7-30 L. 3.96 chains to the beginning, containing 2 acres.

TRACT 3: One parcel of land lying in that portion of Henderson County, Kentucky, known as the mouth of Race Creek, being East of Race Creek and South of Green River; beginning at a stone near a black walnut comer to Lewis Hart; thence with a line of said Hart, S. 10 W. 6.73 chains to a stake, comer to said Hart; thence S. 8-08 E 8.67 chains to a stake in James Key's line;

thence with a line of Key, N, 25.35 W. 26.64 chains to a stone in the mouth of a ditch on the South bank of Green River, comer to the said Key; thence down the River, S. 61 W. 5.38 chains to a stake at the Mouth of Race Creek; thence up said Creek, S. 22-27 E. 2.62 chains to a stake comer to Lewis Hart; thence with said Hart's line N. 83 E. 3.14 chains to 2 sycamores, comer to said Hart; thence S. 20-30 E. 6.23 chains to the beginning, containing 8.21 acres.

TRACT 4: A parcel of ground lying between the County Road and the River (Green) starts at a rock at the comer of Lewis Hart's 4 acre tract, running with said Hart's line toward Green River until same touches the Blair land; thence with the Blair line to the old Creek; thence with the old Creek to the new Creek; thence up the new Creek to where the County Road touches the. Creek bank; thence with the County Road, to the beginning, containing 2 1/2 acres more or less.

TRACT 5: The Blair Land is located in Henderson County, Kentucky, 6500 feet, northeast of Baskett and beginning at a point being N. 66° 15' E.173 feet up the Green River from the center of the mouth of Race Creek and at a comer of Gene Warren, Jr.'s 22.33 acre tract from Lloyd Hart, December 1963, said point also being in the center of the old creek bed, thence With Warren S. 19° E 196 feet, S. 41 ° 45' E. 73 feet, S. 51 ° 45' E. 162 feet, N. 47".30' E. 120 feet, N.

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Attachment No. 1 – Legal Descriptions Land Description - Tract 21 (page 2 of 2)

24° E. 112 feet, N. 21° 30' W. 186 feet, and N. 0° 30' l;,117 feet all with Warren to the low water mark of Green River thence S. 66° 25' W. with Green River to the point of beginning and containing 2.4 acres, more or less.

This conveyance is subject to easements, restrictions, rights of way, and mineral reservations of record.

Being the same property conveyed to Kevin T. Roth, by deed from Glenn A.Miller and Natalie D. Miller, husband and wife, dated October 28, 1999, of record in Deed Book 490, page 235, Henderson County Clerk's Office.

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Attachment No. 2 – Maps Refuge Map n10

Attachment No. 2 – Maps (continued) Refuge Units Map n11

Attachment No. 2 – Maps (continued) Subject Tract n12

Attachment No. 3 – Aerial Photographs Subject Tract n13

Attachment No. 4 – Photographs Tract 21 (1 of 8)

Wood Shed located on the tract n14

Attachment No. 4 – Photographs (continued)

Tract 21 (2 of 8)

Petroleum tank on Property.

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Tract 21 (3 of 8)

Discarded Concrete and Plastic n16

Tract 21 (4 of 8)

Old wood pile n17

Tract 21 (5 of 8)

Old Farm Equipment n18

Tract 21 (6 of 8)

Old Vehicle n19

Attachment No. 5 – ERIS Database Reports

Tract 21 n20

Attachment No. 6 – AVSO Mineral Preview Report

Bluff and Horseshoe Bend Units

1. Bryan Nolen (Landowner). Interviewed Mr. Nolen in person on August 25, 2121 during the Environmental Assessment site visit. Mr. Nolen is familiar with the property and indicated that he is not aware of any current or historical environmental probl...