OLEM Serves the American People

Superfund, Brownfields, & RCRA CA Sites

AS OF FY19

Live Within

of a Superfund, RCRA
Corrective Action, or
Brownfields site, equal
to:



NOTE: These estimates cover sites that have received OLEM funding, not the
entire universe of contaminated land across the country. Data includes: (1) site
information as of the end of FY2019from SEMS, ACRES and RCRAInfo; (2)
population data from the 2015-2018 American Community Survey; and (3)
Superfund includes Remedial and Federal Facility final, deleted, and proposed
National Priorities List (NPL) sites, as well as non-NPL Superfund Alternative
Agreement sites.

Open LUST Sites & Active UST Facilities

73% of the US

population lives
within 3 miles of an

open LUST
sites

NOTE: These estimates cover the known open LUST and active UST facility universe
across the country. Data include: (1) site information as of late-2018 to mid-2019
depending on the state from UST MAP by ORD & OUST; (2) LUST data does not
include KY; (2) population data from the 2015-2018 American Community Survey.

60% OF THE TOTAL
US POPULATION;
including

62% of all children
under age 5



The Communities
We Serve

While there is no single way to
characterize communities located near
our sites, this population is more:

•	minority,

•	low income,

•	linguistically isolated,

•	less likely to have a high school
education

than the U.S. population as a whole.

As a result, these communities may have
fewer resources with which to address
concerns about their health and the
environment.



Estimated Percent of US Population Living
Within 1 Mile and 3 Miles (FY19)

Superfund M 6%
RCRA CA
Brownfields
Open LUST
Active UST

22%

35%

18%

44%

39%

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73%

70%

91%





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Brownfields
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Source: EPA, OLEM: SEMS, RCRA Info, ACRES and, ORD/OUST: UST/LUST Map

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