Forest Preserve District of Will County - 375 Acres of Wooded Land

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

 

Robinson was retained by the Forest Preserve District of Will County (FPDWC) to conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for due diligence associated with a planned property acquisition. The 375-acre property, located along the banks of the Des Plaines River in Lockport Township, included numerous parcels of historically wooded land, including the 314-acre FPDWC Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve, as well as railroad tracks, heavily wooded undeveloped areas, prairies, creeks, and wetlands. The property was ultimately acquired and preserved by the Forest Preserve.

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The project scope included acquiring donated land to expand the eastern adjacent MWFP, completing the Phase I ESA as part of FPDWC’s due diligence, and conducting an ESA on a 4-acre wooded parcel in Crete Township consisting of heavily wooded land in a residential area with a 0.5-acre pond, along with coordinating project planning with MWRDGC representatives. These efforts resulted in preparation of three Phase I ESA reports for FPDWC due to the noncontiguous configuration of the parcels.​