S01_Buck Run Appraisal Request Packet.pdf

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Essnova Solutions, Inc.

The Essence of Innovation

Pre-Acquisition Environmental Database Search

Buck Run LLC Richland County, Ohio www.essnova.com

Prepared By:

Essnova Solutions, Inc.

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April 27, 2025

NEST Application Number:

545E3425021J4

Order Number:

Buck Run LLC

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Essnova Solutions, Inc

April 27, 2025

Katharine Tack

Realty Specialist

Natural Resources Easement Staff

Re: Buck Run LLC located in Richland County, Ohio

Order # Buck Run LLC

To Whom It May Concern:

Essnova Solutions, Inc. (Essnova) conducted a Pre-acquisition Environmental Database Search

(database search) in accordance with 40 CFR 312 and 33 CFR 137 (generally consistent with the ASTM Standard 1527-21) for the Buck Run LLC proposed easement identified by the State of Ohio Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office.

According to information provided by the NRCS, the Buck Run LLC proposed easement in

Richland County, Ohio contains approximately 226 acres, as described in the legal description and information supplied by NRCS.

Appendix A of this report includes a site map, which was provided by the NRCS. This site map illustrates the property boundaries and area that comprise the proposed easement.

Scope of Services/Methodology

This database search was performed to provide information concerning properties that are being considered for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The purpose of this database search is to delineate potential environmental issues and liabilities that are associated with this parcel based upon a review of web-based records. The web-based records that are reviewed during the performance of this database search are specified by the NRCS. When no web-based records were found for the environmental concerns listed, this information is indicated. Further, in accordance with the NRCS-provided Scope of the Environmental

Database Search, this written report will not include any recommendations by Essnova or the

Environmental Professional providing this assessment. It is solely designed to discuss

Essnova’s summary of findings related to the presence of environmental issues and liabilities associated with the proposed easement.

Essnova utilized Environmental Data Resources Inc. (EDR) Radius Map™ Report with

GeoCheck® (Radius Map Report) and an EDR NEPASearch™ Map Report (NEPA Report) to evaluate the available All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) environmental records for the proposed easement and the surrounding area. This report is designed to meet the search requirements of the Standards and Practices for AAI and the American Society of Testing and Materials

(ASTM) Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments. The boundaries of the proposed easement were plotted on an area map and expanded to meet AAI standards for a search of the surrounding area.

Appendix B includes the Radius Map Report and NEPA Report for the proposed easement.

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Buck Run LLC, Richland County, Ohio

EDR provides current database information, whenever it is available, in governmental database records. AAI guidelines require the use of governmental records. Information is reported to regulatory agencies using street addresses and zip codes. EDR uses these street addresses and zip codes to check environmental concerns in the area. In the absence of a street address, a zip code from the general area of the proposed easement is selected as the basis for a search of governmental databases. During a search of governmental databases within an area, there are typically several sites that have been reported to governmental agencies with insufficient or incorrect address information, which are indicated within the database report as "non-geocoded" or “orphan” sites. Essnova uses additional web-based information and detailed information included in the Radius Map Report to further evaluate the location of the listed non-geocoded sites, as well as their potential impacts to the proposed easement. Based on a review of the list, no nongeocoded sites were identified in the Radius Map Report.

In addition, Essnova supplemented the AAI database results with a web-based search for additional sites of environmental issues and liabilities.

This letter report includes summary tables of our findings, as well as appendices that include the site location, a copy of the Radius Map Report and NEPA Report.

Definitions

Certain key terms may be used herein that are specific to the ASTM E1527-21 standard and to this environmental database review. These terms are defined in the ASTM E1527-21 standard as follows:

adjoining properties - any real property or properties the border of which is contiguous or partially contiguous with that of the subject property, or that would be contiguous or partially contiguous with that of the subject property but for a street, road, or other public thoroughfare separating them.

controlled recognized environmental condition - recognized environmental condition affecting the subject property that has been addressed to the satisfaction of the applicable regulatory authority or authorities with hazardous substances or petroleum products allowed to remain in place subject to implementation of required controls (for example, activity and use limitations or other property use limitations).

historical recognized environmental condition - a previous release of hazardous substances or petroleum products affecting the subject property that has been addressed to the satisfaction of the applicable regulatory authority or authorities and meeting unrestricted use criteria established by the applicable regulatory authority or authorities without subjecting the subject property to any controls (for example, activity and use limitations or other property use limitations). A historical recognized environmental condition is not a recognized environmental condition.

E practically reviewable - information that is practically reviewable means that the information is provided by the source in a manner and in a form that, upon examination, yields information relevant to the subject property without the need for extraordinary analysis of irrelevant data.

The form of the information shall be such that the user can review the records for a limited geographic area. Records that cannot be feasibly retrieved by reference to the location of the subject property or a geographic area in which the subject property is located are not generally practically reviewable. Most databases of public records are practically reviewable if they can be obtained from the source agency by the county, city, zip code, or other geographic area of the facilities listed in the record system. Records that are sorted, filed, organized, or maintained by the source agency only chronologically are not generally practically reviewable. Listings in publicly available records which do not have adequate address information to be located geographically are not generally considered practically reviewable. For large databases with numerous records (such as RCRA hazardous waste generators and registered underground storage tanks), the records are not practically reviewable unless they can be obtained from the source agency in the smaller geographic area of zip codes. Even when information is provided by zip code for some large databases, it is common for an unmanageable number of sites to be identified within a given zip code. In these cases, it is not necessary to review the impact of all of the sites that are likely to be listed in any given zip code because that information would not be practically reviewable. In other words, when so much information is generated that it cannot be feasibly reviewed regarding its impact on the subject property, it is not practically reviewable.

publicly available - information that is publicly available means that the source of the information allows access to the information by anyone upon request.

reasonably ascertainable - information that is (1) publicly available, (2) obtainable from its source within reasonable time and cost constraints, and (3) practically reviewable.

recognized environmental conditions - (1) the presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products in, on, or at the subject property due to a release to the environment; (2) the likely presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products in, on, or at the subject property due to a release or likely release to the environment; or (3) the presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products in, on, or at the subject property under conditions that pose a material threat of a future release to the environment.

significant data gap - a data gap that affects the ability of the environmental professional to identify a recognized environmental condition.

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Review of Federal AAI Standard Databases

The following federal AAI standard databases and results are listed within the following search distances from the proposed easement:

Federal AAI standards

Search distance

(miles)

Proposed easement listed in database

Off-site surrounding properties listed in database

Distance(s) of listed surrounding properties from proposed easement (miles)

NPL 1.0 No None

Delisted NPL 1.0 No None

SEMS/CERCLIS 0.5 No None

SEMS-Archive /

CERCLIS-NFRAP

0.5 No None

RCRA CORRACTS 1.0 No None

RCRA-TSD 0.5 No None

RCRAGEN 0.5 No Six (6) Northwest-adjoining and farther

ERNS 0.5 No None

Institutional

Control /

Engineering

Control Registries

0.5 No None

Based on a review of the federal AAI standard databases in the Radius Map Report, the proposed easement is not listed in the federal databases noted above; however, six surrounding properties are reported in these databases within the AAI search requirements and additional off-site properties were listed on other databases, as follows:

▪ Hi Stat Mfg/Stoneridge Inc., addressed at 345 S. Mill St, is located approximately northwest-adjoining and topographically crossgradient to the proposed easement, and listed on the RCRA-VSQG. E MANIFEST, OH LUST, OH UST, UST FINDER, UST FINDER

RELEASE, and OH ARCHIVE UST regulatory databases. This facility is listed as generating hazardous wastes in the forms of ignitable waste, corrosive wastes, lead, mercury, spent halogenated solvents, spent nonhalogenated solvents. There are no RCRA violations for this site. The property is listed as having had a 550-gallon diesel fuel UST and a 550-gallon gasoline fuel UST that were removed in 1992, and another UST of unknown contents that was removed in 1992. The facility is listed as having had a leaking

UST incident that was reported in 1992 and apparently closed in 1996. Based on its current regulatory status, this facility does not appear to represent an environmental concern.

▪ The remaining sites are located greater than 500 feet from the proposed easement and do not appear to represent an environmental concern.

Additional information about these sites can be found in the Map Findings section of the Radius

Map Report, which is included in Appendix B.

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Review of State/Tribal AAI Standard Databases

The following additional AAI standard databases and results are listed within the following search distances from the proposed easement:

State and Tribal

AAI standards

Search distance

(miles)

Proposed easement listed in database

Off-site surrounding properties listed in database

Distance(s) of listed surrounding properties from proposed easement (miles)

State/ Tribal equivalent

NPL / CERCLIS

1.0 No None

State Hazardous Waste Sites (SHWS)

0.5 No None

Solid Waste

Management

Facilities/ Landfills

0.5 No None

Southwest- and west-adjoining, and farther

LUSTs/LASTs 0.5 No Four (4) Northwest-adjoining and farther

Registered USTs/ASTs 0.5 No Six (6)

State/Tribal VCP 0.5 No None Northwest-adjoining and farther

State/Tribal Brownfield Sites

0.5 No None

Based on a review of the state and tribal AAI standard databases in the Radius Map Report, the proposed easement is not listed in these databases; however, six surrounding properties are reported in these databases within the AAI search requirements and additional off-site properties were listed on other databases, as follows:

▪ Hi Stat Mfg, addressed at 345 S. Mill St, is located northwest-adjoining and topographically crossgradient to the proposed easement, and listed on the RCRA-VSQG. E MANIFEST, OH LUST, OH UST, UST FINDER, UST FINDER RELEASE, PFAS ECHO, and OH

ARCHIVE UST regulatory databases. This facility is listed as generating hazardous wastes in the forms of ignitable waste, corrosive wastes, lead, mercury, spent halogenated solvents, spent nonhalogenated solvents. There are no RCRA violations for this site. The property is listed as having had a 550-gallon diesel fuel UST and a 550-gallon gasoline fuel UST that were removed in 1992, and another UST of unknown contents that was removed in 1992.

The facility is listed as having had a leaking UST incident that was reported in 1992, and apparently closed in 1996. Based on its current regulatory status, this facility does not appear to represent an environmental concern.

▪ Lexington Village Dump, addressed at Section 25, appears to have been located southwest-adjoining and topographically separated from the proposed easement. This site is listed as having been landfill that was ceased in 1970. This property is not listed as having had a release and does not appear to represent an environmental concern.

▪ Village Of Lexington Serv Garage, addressed at 205 S. Mill St, is located west-adjoining and topographically crossgradient to the proposed easement, and listed on the OH UST, OH

LUST, and UST FINDER RELEASE regulatory databases. This facility is listed as having had a 2,000-gallon diesel fuel UST, a 1,000-gallon gasoline fuel UST, and a 3,000-gallon gasoline fuel UST that were removed in 1991. The facility is listed as having had a leaking

UST incident that was reported in 1991, and apparently closed in 1992. Based on its current regulatory status, this facility does not appear to represent an environmental concern.

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▪ Troy Township Dump, addressed at Section 30, appears to have been located 310 feet southwest and topographically separated from the proposed easement. This site is listed as having been landfill. This property is not listed as having had a release and does not appear to represent an environmental concern.

Additional information about these sites can be found in the Map Findings section of the Radius

Map Report, which is included in Appendix B.

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Review of Non-AAI Environmental Databases

Additional information concerning environmental issues and liabilities that are associated with the proposed easement and/or surrounding properties is discussed below:

Additional AAI standards

Search distance

(miles)

Proposed easement listed in database

Off-site surrounding properties listed in database

Distance(s) of listed surrounding properties from proposed easement

(miles)

HMIRS 1.0 No None

AIRS 0.5 No None

FTTS 0.5 No None

NPDES 0.5 No None

PADS 0.5 No None

PFAS* 0.25 No None

* Currently, EDR maintains and searches PFAS-related Federal databases as well as State databases for all

50 states except for Georgia, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, and West Virginia.

Based on a review of the state and tribal AAI standard databases in the Radius Map Report, the proposed easement is not listed in these databases, and no surrounding properties were reported in these databases within the AAI search requirements.

Based on review of the Radius Map Report, no oil and gas wells were identified on the proposed easement. However, one water well was listed to be located within the boundaries of the proposed easement. This well is listed as being completed in 2012 to as depth of 302 feet.

Based on the NEPA Report Natural Areas Map, no Natural Areas were identified on the proposed easement and in the surrounding area. Refer to the Natural Areas Map Findings section of the NEPA Report, which is included in Appendix B.

There are more than 20 Federal Endangered Species from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife for the

State of Ohio. These species are listed in the NEPA Report, pages 4 - 7.

Federal Endangered Species from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife for Richland County include:

▪ Indiana bat (mammal)

▪ Northern long-eared bat (mammal)

▪ Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake (reptile)

There are more than 20 State Endangered Species for Richland County within the proposed easement and nearby surrounding area. These species are listed in the NEPA Report, pages 7 -

8.

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National Wetland Inventory (NWI) wetlands are located on the proposed easement. The NWI sites are listed in the Wetlands Map Findings and map sections of the NEPA Report and are indicated by their identification numbers. Their locations are based on Federal Census

Department file information. Additional NWI designated wetlands are listed in the NEPA

Report within approximately one-half mile of the proposed easement, and their location relative to the proposed easement are indicated.

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Review of Additional Web-Based Environmental Databases

A review of additional web-based sources was conducted to provide supplemental information concerning environmental issues and liabilities that are associated with the proposed easement and/or surrounding properties.

Records Database Source

Search distance

(miles)

Proposed easement listed in database

Off-site surrounding properties listed in database

Distance of listed surrounding properties from proposed easement

(miles)

PCB Transformer Registration Database

#1 Proposed easement and adjoining properties

No None No surrounding sites identified

EPA Permit Compliance System- Integrated Compliance Information System

(PCS-ICIS)

#2 Proposed Easement

No N/A N/A

EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)

#3 0.50 See #3 below See #3 below Undetermined

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)

#4 Richland County

No None No sites identified within one mile of the proposed easement

FEMA flood map #5 Proposed easement and adjoining properties

See #5 below See #5 below N/A

N/A: Not applicable, based on NRCS guidelines.

#1= https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/registering-transformers-containing-polychlorinated-biphenyls-pcbs

No PCB-containing transformers were identified on the proposed easement or adjoining properties within the records searched on the PCB Transformer Registration Database.

#2= https://www.epa.gov/enviro/pcs-icis-search (Results are based on data downloaded on April

27, 2025)

The proposed easement was not included on the PCS-ICIS online database.

#3= https://www.epa.gov/enviro/frs-query-page (Results are based on data downloaded on April

27, 2025)

Typically, public water systems provide water for a community or population without a discretely defined geographic area. Because of this, it is not possible to determine in a web-based search whether the EPA-identified public water system providers listed in Richland County, Ohio also service the proposed easement or surrounding areas.

Appendix C includes a list of the community water systems in SDWIS for Richland County.

Based on the Radius Map Report, no tribal lands are indicated within the proposed easement area, and as a result, no tribal public water systems are indicated.

https://www.epa.gov/enviro/pcs-icis-search

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#4= https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/facts/multisystem.html (Results are based on data downloaded on April 27, 2025)

Based on a review of the EPA’s Envirofacts database, the proposed easement and surrounding area were not listed in this database.

#5= https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home

Based on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center website, the proposed easement area panel, Map

Number 39139C0212E, indicates the subject site and adjoining properties appear to be located in

Zones A and AE, which is described as:

▪ Zone A: areas with a 1% annual chance of flooding and a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a 30-year mortgage. Because detailed analyses are not performed for such areas; no depths or base flood elevations are shown within these zones.

▪ Zone AE: The base floodplain where base flood elevations are provided. AE Zones are now used on new format FIRMs instead of A1-A30 Zones.

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Review of Additional Web-Based Resources

Additional local, county, and state web-based resources were searched in order to provide information on the following: historical property uses for the proposed easement and adjoining properties; local zoning/land use records; state/local environmental lien/deed/land use restriction records; state/local hazardous materials management records; wastewater systems; oil, gas, or other mineral records; wetlands inventory; and emerging contaminants.

The websites that were searched include:

▪ Google aerial map: https://www.google.com/maps

▪ NETR Historical Aerials and Topographic Maps: https://historicaerials.com/viewer

(Aerial Photographs dated 1958-2021; and Topographic Maps dated 1943-2016)

▪ Google Earth Pro App (Historical Aerial Photographs dated 1997-2025)

▪ USGS Topographic Map: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#

▪ National Pipeline Mapping System: https://pvnpms.phmsa.dot.gov/PublicViewer/

▪ U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory Mapper:

https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Mapper.html

▪ USGS Mineral Resource Mapping System: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/map-us.html#place-picker

▪ Energy Information Administration: https://www.eia.gov/state/

▪ EPA Waterway Information: https://mywaterway.epa.gov/

▪ Parcel information:

https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=1067&LayerID=25465&Page

TypeID=4&PageID=10349&KeyValue=0533704010000

▪ State of Ohio website: https://ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/site/home

▪ Richland County website: https://Richlandcountyoh.gov/

▪ Ohio Environmental Protection Agency website: https://www.epa.state.oh.us/

▪ Ohio Department of Health website:

https://Richlandcountyoh.gov/index.php?page=emergency-management

▪ Richland County Health Department website: https://richlandhealth.org/

▪ Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil & Gas website:

https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/MapViewer/?config=OilGasWells

▪ PFAS Testing of Ohio Public Water Systems website:

https://oepa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=893553c5007f410d9bc55 d9cf985342e

Proposed Easement Current and Historical Usage

Based on the Richland County, Ohio parcel map and property information, the proposed easement is identified as one parcel consisting of agricultural land. The proposed easement is listed as owned by Buck Run LLC.

Based on a review of the most recent aerial photograph dated 2025 and the most recent topographic map dated 2016, the proposed easement is identified as agricultural land, wooded land/marshland, and developed with a farmstead. The proposed easement is partially bordered on the west by Highway 97 and southwest by a railroad track. The Clear Fork Mohican River partially borders the east perimeter and traverses the proposed easement. Marshes and land subject to inundation are likely located on the proposed easement.

https://mywaterway.epa.gov/ https://ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/site/home https://www.epa.state.oh.us/ https://gis.ohiodnr.gov/MapViewer/?config=OilGasWells

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Based on a review of readily available online sources for historical aerial photographs and historical topographic maps ranging from 1943 to 2025, the proposed easement appears to have historically been agricultural land, wooded land/marshland, and a farmstead.

Adjoining Property Current and Historical Usage topographic map dated 2016, adjoining property uses are identified as agricultural land, undeveloped wooded land/marshland, residences, farmsteads, a commercial facility, and the

Village of Lexington Wastewater Treatment Plant. Marshes and land subject to inundation are located on the adjoining properties.

historical topographic maps ranging from 1943 to 2025, the adjoining properties appear to have historically been agricultural land, undeveloped wooded land/marshland, residences, and farmsteads. The adjoining commercial facility and wastewater treatment plant were developed in the 1970s.

Review of additional historical sources of information for both the proposed easement and adjoining properties, such as building department records, property tax files, interviews, zoning/land use records, historical Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, and historical city directories, was determined to be not reasonably ascertainable and not indicative of a significant data gap based on review of other available information.

Impaired Waterways

Review of the EPA Water Information website indicates the Town of Lexington-Clear Fork

Mohican River that traverses the proposed easement was known to be impaired by Escherichia

Coli (E. coli) and sedimentation/siltation. Additional investigation would be required to determine whether the proposed easement may be impacted as a result of these previously-identified impairments.

Oil/Gas Wells

Based on a review of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil & Gas website, no oil or gas wells were identified on the proposed easement or in the surrounding area.

Pipelines

Based on the National Pipeline Mapping System database, no pipelines are located on or adjoining the proposed easement.

Mines and Minerals

Based on the USGS Mineral Resource Mapping System, no mines are located on or within one-mile of the proposed easement.

State and Local Hazardous Materials Generators and Releases

Based on the Ohio Department of Environmental Services website, no sites identified as hazardous waste generators or spill / release sites were identified on or within one-mile of the proposed easement, except as previously discussed.

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Emerging Contaminants

There are some substances that non-environmental professionals and others may assume to be hazardous substances that are not defined (or not yet defined) as hazardous substances under

CERCLA through interpretation by EPA regulations and the courts. These substances may include: (1) some substances that occur naturally or through biological digestion (for example, methane), and (2) substances about which human understanding is evolving (for example, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS). These and any other emerging contaminants, where they are not identified as a hazardous substance by CERCLA, as interpreted by EPA regulations and the courts, are not included in the ASTM E1527-21 assessment.

However, they are considered a Non-Scope Consideration within ASTM E1527-21 and are included within the Scope of Work for the NRCS Environmental Database Review.

Therefore, Essnova researched available online resources to identify potential PFAS sources within one-half mile radius of the proposed easement. Such potential sources include, but are not limited to, wastewater treatment facilities, wastewater use or disposal sites, sludge or biosolid use, storage, or disposal sites, airports, landfills, military installations, facilities where firefighting foam would be used or released, etc.

Based on a review of the historical use of the proposed easement and surrounding area and a review of the regulatory database report and the Ohio PFAS Sampling website, emerging contaminants such as PFAS compounds do not appear to be a concern associated with the proposed easement at this time.

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Summary of Findings

The purpose of this pre-acquisition environmental database review is to enable Essnova to identify potential environmental issues and liabilities associated with a proposed easement based upon a review of web-based records, in order to provide the NRCS with information concerning proposed property easements that are being considered for program acquisition. As indicated in

Solicitation 12FPC223Q0019, the Scope of Work includes a records review, and no site inspection or interviews of owners or tenants were performed.

Regulatory Database Review

The Radius Map Report did not list the proposed easement within the various search radii for the databases reviewed; however, numerous surrounding properties are reported in these databases within the AAI search requirements. None of these sites appear to represent an environmental concern to the proposed easement.

Essnova’s review of the regulatory database information did not identify any information indicative of a recognized environmental condition to the proposed easement.

Wetlands and Natural Areas

Based on the NEPA Report National Wetland Inventory (NWI) wetlands were identified on or within one-half mile of the proposed easement. No Natural Areas were identified on the proposed easement and in the surrounding area. Information from the NEPA Report can be found in the applicable preceding section of this report and in Appendix B.

Proposed Easement and Adjoining Property Current and Historical Use

Based on the Richland County, Ohio parcel map and property information, the proposed easement is identified as one parcel consisting of agricultural land. The proposed easement is listed as owned by Buck Run LLC.

topographic map dated 2016, the proposed easement is identified as agricultural land, wooded land/marshland, and developed with a farmstead. The proposed easement is partially bordered on the west by Highway 97 and southwest by a railroad track. The Clear Fork Mohican River partially borders the east perimeter and traverses the proposed easement. Marshes and land subject to inundation are likely located on the proposed easement.

historical topographic maps ranging from 1943 to 2025, the proposed easement appears to have historically been agricultural land, wooded land/marshland, and a farmstead.

topographic map dated 2016, adjoining property uses are identified as agricultural land, undeveloped wooded land/marshland, residences, farmsteads, a commercial facility, and the

Village of Lexington Wastewater Treatment Plant. Marshes and land subject to inundation are located on the adjoining properties.

E historical topographic maps ranging from 1943 to 2025, the adjoining properties appear to have historically been agricultural land, undeveloped wooded land/marshland, residences, and farmsteads. The adjoining commercial facility and wastewater treatment plant were developed in the 1970s.

Mines and Minerals

Based on the USGS Mineral Resource Mapping System, no mines are located on or within one-mile of the proposed easement.

Review of Additional Web-Based Resources

During the review of additional web-based resources including state, county, and local web-based searches, Essnova reviewed specific web-based information concerning the proposed easement and surrounding areas. Potential environmental concerns were/ noted on the proposed easement and in the surrounding areas that appear to have the potential to adversely impact the proposed easement, as further discussed below.

▪ Agricultural activities may occur on the proposed easement and in the areas surrounding the proposed easement. Because of this, there is a potential for runoff issues and the current and/or historical usage of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and storage tanks associated with typical agricultural practices.

▪ Farm support structures where agricultural chemicals are likely used, stored, and mixed are located near the proposed easement. Because of this, there is a potential for soil and groundwater contamination resulting from current and/or historical usage of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and storage tanks associated with typical agricultural practices.

▪ A road borders the proposed easement. This has the potential for impacting the proposed easement soils and groundwater due to accidental spills, roadbed materials, and runoff.

▪ Railroad tracks are depicted on or adjacent to the proposed easement. Herbicides are often applied to railroad tracks to prevent vegetation growth and railroad ties can often be treated with wood treatment chemicals, such as creosote. Creosote, a compound containing 85% polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by weight, is commonly used in the wood-preserving industry to treat railroad ties and timbers for marine use. Creosote is produced in coke ovens and contains substantial amounts of benzo(a)pyrene and other PAHs. Creosote is characterized as a dense, non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) that has contaminated soil and groundwater at many wood preserving sites.

▪ Review of the EPA Water Information website indicates the Town of Lexington-Clear Fork

Mohican River that traverses the proposed easement was known to be impaired by

Escherichia Coli (E. coli) and sedimentation/siltation. Additional investigation would be required to determine whether the proposed easement may be impacted as a result of these previously-identified impairments.

Based on this web-based review, it appears that potential environmental concerns were identified with the potential to impact the proposed easement, as discussed above. In accordance with the

NRCS-provided Scope of the Environmental Database Search, this written report does not include any recommendations by Essnova or the Environmental Professional providing this assessment. It is solely designed to discuss Essnova’s summary of findings related to the presence of environmental issues and liabilities associated with the proposed easement.

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Essnova strives to help our clients manage environmental risk throughout the life cycle of a property. We assist our clients with understanding environmental issues to mitigate future financial exposure. Essnova would be pleased to assist you with any future, broadened requirements in your environmental due diligence process.

Sincerely, John T. McRae

Environment Professional encl

Appendix A:

Site Map

Appendix B:

Radius Map Report

NEPA Report

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE

Executive Summary ES1

Overview Map 2

Detail Map 3

Map Findings Summary 4

Map Findings 8

Orphan Summary 90

Government Records Searched/Data Currency Tracking GR-1

GEOCHECK ADDENDUM

Physical Setting Source Addendum A-1

Physical Setting Source Summary A-2

Physical Setting Source Map A-9

Physical Setting Source Map Findings A-10

Physical Setting Source Records Searched PSGR-1

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

TC7958164.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

A search of available environmental records was conducted by Environmental Data Resources, Inc (EDR).

The report was designed to assist parties seeking to meet the search requirements of EPA’s Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries (40 CFR Part 312), the ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments (E1527 - 21), the ASTM Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments for Forestland or Rural Property (E2247 - 16), the ASTM Standard Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process (E1528 - 22) or custom requirements developed for the evaluation of environmental risk associated with a parcel of real estate.

TARGET PROPERTY INFORMATION

ADDRESS

BUCK RUN LLC

MANSFIELD, OH 44904

COORDINATES

40.6628050 - 40˚ 39’ 46.09’’Latitude (North):

82.5638380 - 82˚ 33’ 49.81’’Longitude (West):

Zone 17Universal Tranverse Mercator:

367804.8UTM X (Meters):

4502290.5UTM Y (Meters):

1153 ft. above sea levelElevation:

USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP ASSOCIATED WITH TARGET PROPERTY

14405625 MANSFIELD SOUTH, OHTarget Property Map:

2019Version Date:

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN THIS REPORT

20190825Portions of Photo from:

USDASource:

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F28 LARRY SNAVELY 100 LAKEWOOD DR OH LUST, OH UST Higher 1809, 0.343, NNW

F27 LARRY SNAVELY 100 LAKEWOOD DR UST FINDER, UST FINDER RELEASE Higher 1809, 0.343, NNW

E26 TROY TOWNSHIP 225 MILL ST UST FINDER, UST FINDER RELEASE Higher 1607, 0.304, NW

E25 TROY TOWNSHIP 225 MILL ST OH LUST, OH UST Higher 1607, 0.304, NW

E24 OHIO RIVER PIPE LINE 245 MILL ST OH LUST, OH UST Higher 1477, 0.280, NW

E23 OHIO RIVER PIPE LINE 245 MILL ST UST FINDER, UST FINDER RELEASE Higher 1477, 0.280, NW

22 EGS ELECTRICAL GROUP 265 S MILL ST RCRA-VSQG, FINDS Higher 1265, 0.240, NW

D21 LEXINGTON MFG CO INC 320 S MILL ST RCRA NonGen / NLR Higher 1247, 0.236, WNW

D20 HI STAT MFG CO INC 320 S MILL ST RCRA NonGen / NLR Higher 1247, 0.236, WNW

D19 SHELBY SCREW MACHINE 320 S MILL ST RCRA-VSQG, FINDS, ECHO Higher 1247, 0.236, WNW

18 DECA MFG CO INC 300 S MILL ST RCRA-VSQG, FINDS, ECHO Higher 1210, 0.229, NW

C17 VILLAGE OF LEXINGTON 205 S MILL ST OH UST Higher 907, 0.172, NW

C16 VILLAGE OF LEXINGTON 205 S MILL ST UST FINDER RELEASE Higher 907, 0.172, NW

C15 VILLAGE OF LEXINGTON 205 S MILL ST OH LUST Higher 907, 0.172, NW

B14 FORMER TEXACO 969 ST RT 97 E OH ARCHIVE UST Higher 652, 0.123, NNE

B13 FORMER TEXACO 969 ST RT 97 E OH LUST, OH UST Higher 652, 0.123, NNE

B12 FORMER TEXACO 969 ST RT 97 E UST FINDER, UST FINDER RELEASE Higher 652, 0.123, NNE

A11 345 SOUTH MILL STREE MI MANIFEST Higher 606, 0.115, NW

A10 HI-STAT MFG. CO., IN 345 S MILL ST OH ARCHIVE UST Higher 606, 0.115, NW

A9 STONERIDGE CONTROL S 345 S MILL ST OH AST Higher 606, 0.115, NW

A8 STONERIDGE INC. 345 S MILL ST E MANIFEST Higher 606, 0.115, NW

A7 HI STAT MFG 345 S MILL ST RCRA-VSQG, E MANIFEST Higher 606, 0.115, NW

A6 HI-STAT MFG. CO., IN 345 S MILL ST OH LUST, OH UST Higher 606, 0.115, NW

A5 HI-STAT MFG. CO., IN 345 S MILL ST UST FINDER, UST FINDER RELEASE Higher 606, 0.115, NW

A4 STONERIDGE INC 345 S MILL ST E MANIFEST Higher 606, 0.115, NW

3 LEXINGTON VILLAGE DU SECTION 25 OH HIST LF Higher 377, 0.071, WSW

2 STONERIDGE INC HI-ST PFAS ECHO Higher 373, 0.071, WNW

1 TROY TOWNSHIP DUMP SECTION 30 OH HIST LF Lower 315, 0.060, SSW

MAPPED SITES SUMMARY

Target Property Address:

BUCK RUN LLC

MANSFIELD, OH 44904

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MAP RELATIVE DIST (ft. & mi.)

ID DATABASE ACRONYMS ELEVATION DIRECTIONSITE NAME ADDRESS

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TARGET PROPERTY SEARCH RESULTS

The target property was not listed in any of the databases searched by EDR.

DATABASES WITH NO MAPPED SITES

No mapped sites were found in EDR’s search of available ("reasonably ascertainable ") government records either on the target property or within the search radius around the target property for the following databases:

STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS

Lists of Federal NPL (Superfund) sites

NPL National Priority List Proposed NPL Proposed National Priority List Sites NPL LIENS Federal Superfund Liens

Lists of Federal Delisted NPL sites

Delisted NPL National Priority List Deletions

Lists of Federal sites subject to CERCLA removals and CERCLA orders

FEDERAL FACILITY Federal Facility Site Information listing SEMS Superfund Enterprise Management System

Lists of Federal CERCLA sites with NFRAP

SEMS-ARCHIVE Superfund Enterprise Management System Archive

Lists of Federal RCRA facilities undergoing Corrective Action

CORRACTS Corrective Action Report

Lists of Federal RCRA TSD facilities

RCRA-TSDF RCRA - Treatment, Storage and Disposal

Lists of Federal RCRA generators

RCRA-LQG RCRA - Large Quantity Generators RCRA-SQG RCRA - Small Quantity Generators

Federal institutional controls / engineering controls registries

LUCIS Land Use Control Information System US ENG CONTROLS Engineering Controls Sites List US INST CONTROLS Institutional Controls Sites List

TC7958164.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4

Federal ERNS list

ERNS Emergency Response Notification System

Lists of state- and tribal hazardous waste facilities

OH SHWS This state does not maintain a SHWS list. See the Federal CERCLIS list and Federal NPL list.

OH DERR Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization Database

Lists of state and tribal landfills and solid waste disposal facilities

OH SWF/LF Licensed Solid Waste Facilities

Lists of state and tribal leaking storage tanks

OH LAST Leaking Aboveground Storage Tank Listing INDIAN LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tanks on Indian Land OH UNREG LTANKS Ohio Leaking UST File

Lists of state and tribal registered storage tanks

FEMA UST Underground Storage Tank Listing INDIAN UST Underground Storage Tanks on Indian Land

State and tribal institutional control / engineering control registries

OH HIST ENG CONTROLS Operation & Maintenance Agreements Database OH HIST INST CONTROLS Institutional Controls Database OH ENG CONTROLS Sites with Engineering Controls OH INST CONTROL Sites with Institutional Engineering Controls

Lists of state and tribal voluntary cleanup sites

OH VCP Voluntary Action Program Sites INDIAN VCP Voluntary Cleanup Priority Listing

Lists of state and tribal brownfield sites

OH BROWNFIELDS Ohio Brownfield Inventory

ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS

Local Brownfield lists

US BROWNFIELDS A Listing of Brownfields Sites

Local Lists of Landfill / Solid Waste Disposal Sites

OH SWRCY Recycling Facility Listing INDIAN ODI Report on the Status of Open Dumps on Indian Lands ODI Open Dump Inventory DEBRIS REGION 9 Torres Martinez Reservation Illegal Dump Site Locations

TC7958164.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5

IHS OPEN DUMPS Open Dumps on Indian Land

Local Lists of Hazardous waste / Contaminated Sites

US HIST CDL Delisted National Clandestine Laboratory Register OH CDL Clandestine Drug Lab Locations US CDL National Clandestine Laboratory Register

Local Land Records

LIENS 2 CERCLA Lien Information

Records of Emergency Release Reports

HMIRS Hazardous Materials Information Reporting System OH SPILLS Emergency Response Database OH SPILLS 90 SPILLS 90 data from FirstSearch OH SPILLS 80 SPILLS 80 data from FirstSearch

Other Ascertainable Records

FUDS Formerly Used Defense Sites DOD Department of Defense Sites SCRD DRYCLEANERS State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners Listing US FIN ASSUR Financial Assurance Information

EPA WATCH LIST EPA WATCH LIST

2020 COR ACTION 2020 Corrective Action Program List TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act TRIS Toxic Chemical Release Inventory System SSTS Section 7 Tracking Systems ROD Records Of Decision RMP Risk Management Plans RAATS RCRA Administrative Action Tracking System PRP Potentially Responsible Parties PADS PCB Activity Database System ICIS Integrated Compliance Information System FTTS FIFRA/ TSCA Tracking System - FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, & Rodenticide Act)/TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) MLTS Material Licensing Tracking System COAL ASH DOE Steam-Electric Plant Operation Data COAL ASH EPA Coal Combustion Residues Surface Impoundments List PCB TRANSFORMER PCB Transformer Registration Database RADINFO Radiation Information Database HIST FTTS FIFRA/TSCA Tracking System Administrative Case Listing DOT OPS Incident and Accident Data CONSENT Superfund (CERCLA) Consent Decrees INDIAN RESERV Indian Reservations FUSRAP Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program UMTRA Uranium Mill Tailings Sites LEAD SMELTERS Lead Smelter Sites US AIRS Aerometric Information Retrieval System Facility Subsystem US MINES Mines Master Index File MINES MRDS Mineral Resources Data System ABANDONED MINES Abandoned Mines UXO Unexploded Ordnance Sites

TC7958164.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6

DOCKET HWC Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Listing FUELS PROGRAM EPA Fuels Program Registered Listing PFAS NPL Superfund Sites with PFAS Detections Information PFAS FEDERAL SITES Federal Sites PFAS Information PFAS TRIS List of PFAS Added to the TRI PFAS TSCA PFAS Manufacture and Imports Information PFAS RCRA MANIFEST PFAS Transfers Identified In the RCRA Database Listing PFAS ATSDR PFAS Contamination Site Location Listing PFAS WQP Ambient Environmental Sampling for PFAS PFAS NPDES Clean Water Act Discharge Monitoring Information

PFAS PROJECT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY PFAS PROJECT

PFAS ECHO FIRE TRAIN Facilities in Industries that May Be Handling PFAS Listing PFAS PT 139 AIRPORT All Certified Part 139 Airports PFAS Information Listing AQUEOUS FOAM NRC Aqueous Foam Related Incidents Listing BIOSOLIDS ICIS-NPDES Biosolids Facility Data OH PFAS PFOA & PFOS Site Listing OH AIRS Title V Permits Listing OH ASBESTOS Asbestos Notification Listing OH COAL ASH Coal Ash Disposal Site Listing OH CRO Cessation of Regulated Operations Facility Listing OH DRYCLEANERS Drycleaner Facility Listing OH Financial Assurance Financial Assurance Information Listing OH HIST USD Urban Setting Designations Database OH LEAD Lead Inspections Listing OH NPDES NPDES General Permit List OH VAPOR Vapor Intrusion OH TOWNGAS DERR Towngas Database OH UIC Underground Injection Wells Listing OH USD Urban Setting Designation Sites

EDR HIGH RISK HISTORICAL RECORDS

EDR Exclusive Records

EDR MGP EDR Proprietary Manufactured Gas Plants EDR Hist Auto EDR Exclusive Historical Auto Stations EDR Hist Cleaner EDR Exclusive Historical Cleaners

EDR RECOVERED GOVERNMENT ARCHIVES

Exclusive Recovered Govt. Archives

OH RGA LF Recovered Government Archive Solid Waste Facilities List OH RGA LUST Recovered Government Archive Leaking Underground Storage Tank

SURROUNDING SITES: SEARCH RESULTS

Surrounding sites were identified in the following databases.

Elevations have been determined from the USGS Digital Elevation Model and should be evaluated on a relative (not an absolute) basis. Relative elevation information between sites of close proximity should be field verified. Sites with an elevation equal to or higher than the target property have been differentiated below from sites with an elevation lower than the target property.

Page numbers and map identification numbers refer to the EDR Radius Map report where detailed data on individual sites can be reviewed.

Sites listed in bold italics are in multiple databases.

Unmappable (orphan) sites are not considered in the foregoing analysis.

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STANDARD ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS

Lists of Federal RCRA generators

RCRA-VSQG: RCRAInfo is EPA’s comprehensive information system, providing access to data supporting the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984. The database includes selective information on sites which generate, transport, store, treat and/or dispose of hazardous waste as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Very small quantity generators (VSQGs) generate less than 100 kg of hazardous waste, or less than 1 kg of acutely hazardous waste per month.

A review of the RCRA-VSQG list, as provided by EDR, and dated 02/17/2025 has revealed that there are 4 RCRA-VSQG sites within approximately 0.25 miles of the target property.

PageMap IDDirection / Distance Address Equal/Higher Elevation ____________________ ________ ___________________ _____ _____

HI STAT MFG 345 S MILL ST NW 0 - 1/8 (0.115 mi.) A7 22

EPA ID:: OHD052935558

DECA MFG CO INC 300 S MILL ST NW 1/8 - 1/4 (0.229 mi.) 18 60

EPA ID:: OHD083220335

SHELBY SCREW MACHINE 320 S MILL ST WNW 1/8 - 1/4 (0.236 mi.) D19 63

EPA ID:: OHD987040938

EGS ELECTRICAL GROUP 265 S MILL ST NW 1/8 - 1/4 (0.240 mi.) 22 72

EPA ID:: OHD004176319

Lists of state and tribal leaking storage tanks

OH LUST: The Leaking Underground Storage Tank Incident Reports contain an inventory of reported leaking underground storage tank incidents. The data come from the Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal’s List of Reported Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Incidents.

A review of the OH LUST list, as provided by EDR, and dated 10/31/2024 has revealed that there are 6 OH LUST sites within approximately 0.5 miles of the target property.

PageMap IDDirection / Distance Address Equal/Higher Elevation ____________________ ________ ___________________ _____ _____

HI-STAT MFG. CO., IN 345 S MILL ST NW 0 - 1/8 (0.115 mi.) A6 20 FR Status: NFA: No Further Action FR Status: NCR: No closure report received letter sent

FORMER TEXACO 969 ST RT 97 E NNE 0 - 1/8 (0.123 mi.) B13 49 FR Status: NFA: No Further Action

VILLAGE OF LEXINGTON 205 S MILL ST NW 1/8 - 1/4 (0.172 mi.) C15 57 FR Status: NFA: No Further Action

OHIO RIVER PIPE LINE 245 MILL ST NW 1/4 - 1/2 (0.280 mi.) E24 78 FR Status: NFA: No Further Action FR Status: NFC: No Further Action Data Cleaning

TROY TOWNSHIP 225 MILL ST NW 1/4 - 1/2 (0.304 mi.) E25 82…