PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT OLD PANOLA ...

Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
Old Panola Mills Building
Batesville, MS
1.3 Limitations
Neel-Schaffer, Inc. is not able to represent that the property or adjoining properties contains no
hazardous waste, oil, or other latent condition beyond that detected or observed during the
assessment. The possibility exists for contaminants to migrate through surface water, air, or
groundwater. The ability to address the environmental risk associated with transport in these
media including, but not limited to, vapor intrusion, is beyond the scope of this investigation. No
statement of scientific certainty can be made regarding latent subsurface conditions that may be
the result of onsite or offsite sources. The findings and conclusions of this report are not
scientific certainties, but rather probabilities based on professional judgment concerning the
significance of the data gathered during this environmental assessment. During the course of this
assessment, we have relied on information obtained from interviews, third party research, and
other entities. We did not conduct an independent verification of the accuracy of such
information. The only warranty made by us in connection with the services provided is that we
have used that degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised under similar conditions by reputable
members of our profession practicing in the same or similar locality. No other warranty,
expressed or implied, is made or intended.
This report has been prepared for the exclusive use of the MDEQ and the City of Batesville for
the purpose of determining current physical setting and qualifying for one of the requirements for
landowner liability protections under the CERCLA in connection with the Old Panola Mills
Building located at 137 Van Voris Street, Batesville, Mississippi.
2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION
2.1 Location
The Old Panola Mills Building is located at 137 Van Voris Street, Batesville, Panola County,
Mississippi, latitude 34º18′56″ North, longitude 89º57′18″ West. Adjoining paved roads to the
Old Panola Mills Building are Vance Street to the west, Hays Street to the south, and Thomas
Street to the southeast. A copy of a portion of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 1982
Batesville, MS 7.5-Minute Series topographic map, a 2006 aerial photograph showing the Old
Panola Mills Building, and a site plan of the property are attached as Figures 1, 2, and 3,
respectively.
2.2 Current Uses of the Property and Adjoining Properties
At the time of the site reconnaissance performed on July 21, 2009, the property was an
unoccupied section of the former textile mill. The property is bounded to the north by a City of
Batesville construction materials storage yard, to the west by a service station (Friendly
Supermarket) and residential property, to the south by the abandoned manufacturing area of the
Old Panola Mills Building, and to the east by the City of Batesville Street Department.
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