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BARR ENGINEERING CO. Page 1 1.0 Introduction Barr Engineering Co. (Barr) was retained by 3M to complete a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Assessment) of a property owned by 3M and used for agriculture. The property is located in the W ½, Section 16, T29N, R21W, near Lake Elmo, Washington County, Minnesota (Property). The Property consists of PIN #1602921240002. The Property location is shown on Figure 1. This report summarizes the findings, opinions, and conclusions of the Assessment. Detailed descriptions of the Property setting, utility information, land-use history, regulatory history, and current Property conditions and features are presented in the Phase I documentation in Appendix A. Informational resources are described in Section 5 of this report and are assigned unique reference numbers, which are used throughout the report and Appendix A. Barr has performed this Assessment in conformance with ASTM, International (ASTM) Practice E 1527-13 (Practice). No intentional deviations from the Practice were made in performing this Assessment except as described in Section 1.4. In following the Practice, this Assessment also complies with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Part 312 Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries; Final Rule. 1.1 Purpose The purpose of the Assessment is to identify recognized environmental conditions (RECs) in connection with the Property as defined by the Practice and discussed in the findings and opinions section of the report, and to assess the property for 3M Real Estate. 1.2 Scope of Services The Assessment involved completion of the following five components described in Section 7 of the Practice: records review, site reconnaissance, interviews, reporting, and file reviews. The following tasks were completed during the Assessment. The details of each task are described below and in Appendix A. Records Review • A Regulatory Database Report was obtained and federal, state, and readily available tribal records databases were reviewed. • USGS topographic maps were reviewed and used to determine physical setting information. • Land title information provided by the User was reviewed. • Discretionary physical setting sources including Minnesota Department of Health well and boring records for wells in the Property vicinity and published geological reports were reviewed and used to determine physical setting information. • Historical aerial photographs; historical topographic maps; reverse city directories; and zoning and tax assessor’s records were reviewed for the Property and surrounding land. • A fire insurance map search was conducted and no fire insurance maps were available for the Property. • One previous Phase I ESA relevant to a portion of the Property was reviewed.