Barrow prepares Phase I ESA report drafts from Topographic’s project documents, using the firm’s report template, for its environmental team to review and finalize.
Phase I ESA report software A full Phase I ESA draft by the next day.
Barrow drafts the complete ASTM E1527-21 report from your source documents, in your firm's template.
How it works
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1Create Your Project
Choose your report template and upload your source documents, from your computer, Google Drive or OneDrive.
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2AI Drafts Your Report
Barrow reads every page and drafts the full report in your template, ready by the next day.
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3Download and Review
Download the draft as a Word document, ready for your Environmental Professional to review, refine and sign.
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Reports that come back in the firm’s own format.
“The platform has been very useful in terms of organizing and manipulating input. Having Phase I reporting completed and arranged into our company forms allows us to provide the local jurisdictions with accurate information in a recognizable manner while allowing our engineering and construction associates to work efficiently.”
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Sample Phase I ESA Draft Report
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Your Environmental Professional
The findings and the signature stay yours.
Barrow assists EPs. It handles the drafting so they can focus on analysis, review, and professional judgment.
- The signature is yours
- The reports Barrow drafts are for your team to review and refine. The Environmental Professional who signs the final version decides its findings and conclusions.
- Edit Conditions In Barrow for Word
- Reclassify, add, or remove a condition or data gap, with your reason on record.
- Check My Writing In Barrow for Word
- Check the report, or a passage you select, against your sources.
From the EP Handbook
The Phase I questions, answered with their sources.
Our free reference for Environmental Professionals, written from the standard and the rules themselves.
- The Phase I ESA Under federal law, whoever owns a contaminated property can be held responsible for cleaning it up, even if the contamination happened decades before they bought it and they had no idea it was there. That rule is why the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment exists. Before a commercial property
- What a Phase I report must contain ASTM E1527-21 says what a Phase I report shall hold in its report section and in several other sections. The requirements are listed here in short, with their sections and the handbook pages that cover them.
- REC, CREC, HREC or de minimis condition A release of hazardous substances or petroleum products at the subject property is known or likely. The standard has four classes for it: a recognized environmental condition (REC), a controlled recognized environmental condition (CREC), a historical recognized environmental condition (HREC) and a
- Data gap or significant data gap Something the standard requires could not be had: part of the subject property could not be seen, the key site manager could not be interviewed, the sources for the early history ran out. That is a data gap only if the information was required and good faith efforts were made to get it. It is a
- The Findings section of a Phase I report The Findings section names what the assessment turned up that may mean hazardous substances or petroleum products are, or are likely to be, at the subject property. The standard requires the section, says what it identifies, and puts significant data gaps in it. The class of each finding, and the
- Review checklist for a Phase I report A reviewer reading a draft Phase I report can test it against the standard one part at a time. Each question below is a requirement of ASTM E1527-21 or of the federal inquiry rule, or something the standard or its nonmandatory appendix says should be done, turned into a question to put to the report
- Single Report
- $750
- 5-Report Bundle
- $3,000
- 10-Report Bundle
- $5,000
FAQ
Questions about Phase I drafting
What's a Phase I ESA?
A Phase I ESA evaluates a property's environmental condition before a real estate transaction. Following industry standard methodology, it helps buyers, lenders, and owners identify contamination risks and protect themselves from liability.
What documents do I need to upload?
Clients typically upload their Phase I ESA template, environmental database report, user/owner questionnaires, site reconnaissance notes and photos, historical aerials, Sanborn maps, city directories, topographic maps, and regulatory records. You can also include chain of title documents, environmental liens searches, and any other relevant materials. The more you upload, the better your draft will be.
How long does a draft report take?
Your draft is ready by the next day, and often sooner. Manual drafting usually takes several days per report.
Are the draft reports industry compliant?
Barrow maps content to standard sections and includes required elements. Compliance ultimately rests with the Environmental Professional who reviews and signs the final report.
Can I use my own template?
Yes. Upload your firm's DOCX template and we'll match your format. Your draft reports stay looking like yours.
How do you keep facts consistent across sections?
We extract facts from your source documents once, then reference them throughout. Property details, historical findings, and regulatory information stay consistent from executive summary to conclusions.
Do I still need an Environmental Professional?
Yes. Barrow assists EPs. It handles the drafting so they can focus on analysis, review, and professional judgment. EP signature is still required for industry compliance.
Are the reports that Barrow drafts final?
No, Barrow is a Phase I ESA drafting platform. The reports we draft are meant for your team to review and refine. All final decision-making, including REC determinations and conclusions, rests with the Environmental Professional who signs the final version.
How does the AI determine RECs and other subjective findings?
Barrow processes all your uploaded documents to extract facts about the property, its history, and surrounding land uses. These facts are cross-referenced against regulatory records and environmental databases. For subjective findings like RECs, the system identifies potential concerns based on this evidence, but the final determination is always made by your Environmental Professional during review. The EP's judgment is what matters. Barrow surfaces the information they need to make informed decisions.
Why not just use ChatGPT?
With ChatGPT, you'd spend more time fact-checking than writing. It can't process your source documents, hallucinates findings, and contradicts itself across sections. Barrow reads your documents, extracts facts once, and ensures consistency throughout every section of your 40+ page report.
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