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% jri - I—i W:./ : "':C " III-,". / 73% 70% 91% --i- ¦ Legend mRCRA CA ¦I Superfund Brownfields ¦¦Active UST ¦ Open LUST Source: EPA, OLEM: SEMS, RCRA Info, ACRES and, ORD/OUST: UST/LUST Map ------- |