Old sewer pipes from house to city were made of clay and can break over time).4. abandoned septic or oil tanks (environmental impact on leakage is huge)There are plenty of others, but these three are major.

Can anyone recommend a company to complete a Phase I Environmental Study on a 16 unit apartment building in the Madison, WI area? 

The sellers have agreed to give credit for half of the safety &  health related issues/repairs but only wants to cover the septic replacement with an escrow account as they're hoping that we'll handle the replacement, get reimbursed by the Department of Environmental Conservation/ Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) and refill the escrow to reimburse the sellers.

@Tariq Hakeem and everyone, the nay sayers said the same thing about mandated seat belts, then fuel injection to meet pollution and economy standards.

What happens when the electric company increases the cost of electricity by 30% because they were forced to switch from burning natural gas to burning  squirrel dung because it is more environmentally friendly? 

I also wrote my business plan so that I will donate a portion of my rent profit back into the community through local environmental non-profits. 

I’m currently reading the Environmental Control Committee Manual, other regulations, and by-laws and restrictions.

Appraisal, inspections, environmental and sewer line.

Not everyone is as highly sensitive to noise pollution than I.  

Some background on me: ~8 years delineating, permitting disturbance and development in, and writing mitigation plans for wetlands in TX and the Gulf Coast region for several environmental firms, an energy company, blah blah blah.