1. Database Information

The first section briefly describes the databases searched for in your report.  It provides details about the source of information and the years included for each database.

2. Site Diagram

The records that were found within a specified distance from the project property (the primary search radius) have been plotted on a diagram to provide you with a visual representation of the information available.  Unless otherwise stated the primary search radius will be a ¼ kilometer around the project property and is referred to as the buffer zone.  Sites will be plotted on the diagram if there is sufficient information from the database source to determine accurate geographic coordinates.  Each plotted site is marked with an acronym identifying the database in which the record was found (i.e., WDS for Waste Disposal Sites). These are referred to as "Map Keys".  A variety of problems are inherent when attempting to associate various government or private source records with locations.  EcoLog ERIS has attempted to make the best fit possible between the available data and their positions on the site diagram.

3. Tabular Report

The first table is a Statistical Profile, which outlines the number of records from each database that fall within various distances from your site.  The second table describes the records that relate directly to the property that is being researched and is called the Site Profile.  The rest of the report, the Detail Report, presents information, by database, for the records found within the buffer zone.  Listed at the end of each database are the sites that could not be plotted on the locator diagram because of insufficient address information.  These records will not have map keys.  They have been included because they may be found to be relevant during a more detailed investigation.