604 – ENVIRONMENTL DUE DILIGENCE AND LIABILITY 09.29.25 — VIRTUAL CLASS

604 Environmental Due Diligence and Liability 09.29.25 — VIRTUAL CLASS

Start Date:  9/29/2025 

End Date:  9/29/2025

No. of Days:  1 day 

Course Level:  Intermediate

CEU Credits:  8.00  

Class Time:  8am to 5pm Pacific

Tuition:  $265.00 USD Member / $385.00 USD Non-Member 

Course Description

This course provides the right of way professional with an understanding of the environmental due diligence components. Participants learn to recognize when a due diligence report should be ordered, as well as how reports should be analyzed.

Credentialing

• New SR/WA: An intermediate elective course that can be applied towards the RWP certification or SR/WA designation. 
• Industry:  An intermediate course that is required for the Generalist, Oil & Gas Pipeline and Electric & Utilities pathways for the SR/WA designation. It can also be applied towards the Transportation pathway for the RWP certification.

Instructor:

Clyde B. Johnson, SR/WA, R/W-RAC, R/W-URAC received IRWA’s Frank C. Balfour “Professional of the Year” award in 1994, the first “Instructor of the Year” award in 2011 and IRWA’s, “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2014. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired from the Federal Highway Administration with over 30 years of service.  He received his B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees in Real Estate from Georgia State University and has been a member since 1978, an SR/WA since 1983. He was appointed as a Trustee of the Right of Way International Education Foundation in 2002 and Treasurer in 2008. He is a Certified CLIMB Instructor for the IRWA and a Certified Instructor for the National Highway Institute (NHI).  He holds State of Georgia and North Carolina Real Estate Broker’s license.

Course Coordinator:

Laura Peretiatko

Phone: 302-760-2223

Email: laura.peretiatko@deleware.gove

Classroom Location:

Newrow Conference Call

Participant Capacity: 20

Start Time: 8am Pacific

Topics

• Innocent Purchaser Defense
• ASTM Phase I ESA standard
• EPA’s “All Appropriate Inquiry” rule
• Educate attendees about other components of environmental due diligence
• Guidance on how to order due diligence services and establish expectations
• Illustrate how to analyze the reports and their impacts on the proposed project

Course Tuition includes

• Participant Manual

Who should take this course

This course is recommended for right of way professionals who have some environmental background, are actively involved in right of way projects, and may encounter environmental issues during their normal duties (e.g., acquisition/relocation, appraisal).