[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-detail-174223-en":3,"doc-seo-174223-105":28,"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":91},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",{"doc_id":7,"user_id":8,"nickname":9,"user_avatar":10,"doc_module":11,"category_id":12,"category_name":13,"doc_title":14,"doc_description":15,"doc_content":16,"file_id":17,"file_url":18,"file_type":19,"file_size":20,"view_count":11,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":11,"is_downloadable":11,"audit_status":11,"page_count":11,"language":21,"language_code":22,"site_id":23,"html_lang":22,"table_of_contents":24,"faqs":25,"seo_title":26,"seo_description":15,"update_tm":27,"read_time":4},174223,1374391974585,"Genevieve","https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c",1,11,"Presentations","Phase I Environmental Site Assessment - ESA Summary","Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) identifies potential environmental liabilities related to contaminants in soil, sediment, and ground or surface water through historical review, site inspection, interviews, and evaluation of existing information. Phase I includes no sampling or testing, serving to flag concerns for potential follow-up under Phase II and Phase III. Phase II/III determine whether contamination exists, its extent, and remediation implications. The process supports reserve land information needs and informs Individual Agreements and work plans, overseen through a Joint Management Committee.","PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT\nWHAT IS A PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT (ESA)?\nA Phase I ESA identifies potential liabilities associated with contaminants in soil, sediment, ground or surface water through site inspection and historical review.  No testing is done in Phase I.  The key aspects of a Phase I ESA are records review, site visits, interviews, information evaluation, reporting and identifying areas for potential follow up under a Phase ll and lll ESA.   Phase II and III ESAs occur after the Land Code has been enacted. The limitation of Phase I ESA is that it only identifies potential contamination. It is important to list everything that is of potential environmental concern no matter how small it appears because this will establish the extent of the issues that have occurred while under the management of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (AANDC).  Phase II and III ESAs (which involve sampling) are needed to determine whether contamination actually exists, its extent, and implications for remediation.  The parties to the Phase I ESA are the First Nation (FN) and Canada, AANDC.  Lands Advisory Board provides assistant when requested.\nWHY IS PHASE I ESA REQUIRED IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS?\nCanada provides a FN, at its request, with “all existing information, in Canada’s possession, respecting any potential or actual environmental problems with the proposed FN land”.  Such existing information may be inadequate to fully describe the condition of reserve lands, so Canada’s policy is to fund the preparation of Phase I ESAs.\nWHY IS PHASE I ESA IMPORTANT TO THE INDIVIDUAL AGREEMENT?\nBecause the Phase I ESA will determine environmental state and areas for follow up. Any information collected during the Phase I ESA will be summarized in the Individual Agreement.\nBecause Phase I ESA’s do not identify the entire extent of contamination on reserve land, a FN ideally should ensure that its Individual Agreement and work plan contain a commitment by Canada to assist the FN in identifying contaminated sites on reserve and a timeline to remediate them.  Therefore, before approving an Individual Agreement, a FN should meet with AANDC to resolve responsibility for contamination and remediation. It is imperative that the nature and scope of further environmental work be included in the work plan before a FN signs off on its Individual Agreement.\nWHAT WORK IS TO BE CARRIED OUT DURING A PHASE I ESA?\nAANDC has a Statement of Work (SOW) template which outlines the scope of the work to be carried out during the Phase I ESA including: records review, interviews (e.g. with elders), site visits, evaluation of information and reporting, project management, project scheduling, insurance and safety, standards requirements, special requirements, submission of proposals, proposal evaluation criteria and budget. You may want to add steps of your own to the template.\nWHO OVERSEES THE PHASE I ESA WORK?\nA Joint Management Committee (JMC) oversees and project manages the Phase I ESA work and their responsibilities are outlined in the SOW.  The SOW also outlines the responsibilities of the qualified Environmental Assessor who will be carrying out the Phase I ESA.\nThe JMC committee is comprised of a FN and AANDC representative.","cbCaid4rH2esZx14","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid4rH2esZx14","docx",44847,"English","en",105,"# PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT\n## What is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)?\n## Why is Phase I ESA required in the developmental process?\n## Why is Phase I ESA important to the individual agreement?\n## What work is to be carried out during a Phase I ESA?\n## Who oversees the Phase I ESA work?","[{\"question\":\"What does a Phase I ESA cover, and what does it not do?\",\"answer\":\"A Phase I ESA identifies potential liabilities using historical review, site visits, interviews, and information evaluation. It does not include testing or sampling.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is Phase I ESA required during the developmental process?\",\"answer\":\"Canada provides existing information on potential or actual environmental problems for proposed First Nation land and typically funds Phase I ESAs because reserve land conditions may not be fully described by existing records.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Phase I ESA information affect the Individual Agreement and work plan?\",\"answer\":\"Phase I ESA findings are summarized in the Individual Agreement. Because Phase I does not define the full extent of contamination, the work plan should include commitments for Canada’s assistance in identifying contaminated sites and a timeline for remediation, plus the nature and scope of further environmental work before sign-off.\"}]","Phase I Environmental Site Assessment - ESA Summary | DOCX",1788311296,{"code":4,"msg":29,"data":30},"ok",{"site_id":23,"language":22,"slug":31,"title":14,"keywords":32,"description":15,"schema_data":33,"social_meta":86,"head_meta":88,"extra_data":90,"updated_unix":27},"phase-i-environmental-site-assessment-esa-summary","",{"@graph":34,"@context":85},[35,52,68],{"@type":36,"itemListElement":37},"BreadcrumbList",[38,42,46,49],{"item":39,"name":40,"@type":41,"position":11},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":43,"name":44,"@type":41,"position":45},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/","Template",2,{"item":47,"name":13,"@type":41,"position":48},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/presentations/",3,{"item":50,"name":14,"@type":41,"position":51},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/phase-i-environmental-site-assessment-esa-summary/174223/",4,{"url":50,"name":14,"@type":53,"author":54,"headline":14,"publisher":56,"fileFormat":59,"inLanguage":22,"description":15,"dateModified":60,"datePublished":61,"encodingFormat":59,"isAccessibleForFree":62,"interactionStatistic":63},"DigitalDocument",{"name":9,"@type":55},"Person",{"url":39,"name":57,"@type":58},"DocShare","Organization","application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document","2026-09-05","2026-09-02",true,{"@type":64,"interactionType":65,"userInteractionCount":67},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":66},"ViewAction",5,{"@type":69,"mainEntity":70},"FAQPage",[71,77,81],{"name":72,"@type":73,"acceptedAnswer":74},"What does a Phase I ESA cover, and what does it not do?","Question",{"text":75,"@type":76},"A Phase I ESA identifies potential liabilities using historical review, site visits, interviews, and information evaluation. It does not include testing or sampling.","Answer",{"name":78,"@type":73,"acceptedAnswer":79},"Why is Phase I ESA required during the developmental process?",{"text":80,"@type":76},"Canada provides existing information on potential or actual environmental problems for proposed First Nation land and typically funds Phase I ESAs because reserve land conditions may not be fully described by existing records.",{"name":82,"@type":73,"acceptedAnswer":83},"How does Phase I ESA information affect the Individual Agreement and work plan?",{"text":84,"@type":76},"Phase I ESA findings are summarized in the Individual Agreement. Because Phase I does not define the full extent of contamination, the work plan should include commitments for Canada’s assistance in identifying contaminated sites and a timeline for remediation, plus the nature and scope of further environmental work before sign-off.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":50,"og:type":87,"og:title":14,"og:site_name":57,"og:description":15},"article",{"robots":89,"canonical":50},"index,follow",{"doc_id":7,"site_id":23},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":92},[93,96,101,106,111,116,121,126,130],{"id":12,"doc_module":11,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":13,"show_sort_weight":94,"slug":95},90,"presentations",{"id":97,"doc_module":11,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":98,"show_sort_weight":99,"slug":100},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":102,"doc_module":11,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":103,"show_sort_weight":104,"slug":105},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":107,"doc_module":11,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":108,"show_sort_weight":109,"slug":110},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":112,"doc_module":11,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":113,"show_sort_weight":114,"slug":115},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":117,"doc_module":11,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":118,"show_sort_weight":119,"slug":120},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":122,"doc_module":11,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":123,"show_sort_weight":124,"slug":125},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":127,"doc_module":11,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":67,"slug":129},21,"Paper Templates","papers-templates",{"id":131,"doc_module":11,"doc_module_name":44,"category_name":132,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":133},158,"General","general-158"]