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Executive Summary Braun Intertec Corporation conducted a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) of a vacant gasoline station/convenience store located at 6401 Highway 10 NW in Ramsey, Minnesota (Site) in general conformance with the scope and limitations of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Practice E1527-13 and 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 312. At the time of this assessment, the Site consisted of an approximate 1.64-acre parcel developed with a vacant gasoline station/convenience store with an attached carwash. The building has been vacant for approximately the past three years. Four empty underground storage tanks are located on the Site. The surrounding area is developed for commercial uses. Our research has revealed that the Site had been used as a farmstead from at least 1938 through at least 1957. The Site was then occupied by a commercial building from 1965 until 2001. The commercial building was located in the west -central portion of the Site and extended northwesterly onto what is now the adjoining parcel. Past occupants of the commercial building included automobile sales and services businesses and a sign and graphics business. The automobile dealerships were identified on the storage tank, leak site, hazardous waste generator, and Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Program databases. Petroleum impacted soils and groundwater have been documented on the Site from the past automobile sales and services uses. The existing Site building was constructed in 2002-03 as a gasoline station/convenience store with an attached carwash. The surrounding area was historically developed as cultivated cropland with scattered farmsteads and has been progressively redeveloped for commercial use. This assessment identified no recognized environmental conditions in connection with the Site, with the exception of the following: ■ The Site was formerly occupied by automobile dealerships. The automobile dealerships were identified on the storage tank, leak site, hazardous waste generator, and Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Program databases. Soil and groundwater impacts on the Site and the adjacent parcel to the west were documented in association with these database listings. This represents a recognized environmental condition. ■ The existing Site building was constructed in 2002-03 as a gasoline station/convenience store with an attached carwash. Four empty underground storage tanks are located on the Site. There is a potential for past unreported releases associated with the use of the tanks. This represents a recognized environmental condition. BRAUN INTERTEC