Enviromapper

Identify Environment Concerns

Environmapper is a web site that is designed and maintained by the E.P.A. (Environmental Protection Agency) This allows investors to look up an area and see if it is next to an environmental hazard.
• Go to epa.gov/envirofw/
• On the left hand side in the middle under “Quick Start” Enter in a zip code in which you would like to search for.
• After a map appears: click under the map where it says “To view the above map interactively, click EnviroMapper”
• This will give you a map that you can move up and down, left, and right; You will also be able to zoom in and out.
• Click on the different colored squares that indicate regulated sites
o Black: Multi-activities
o Orange: Superfund
o Turquoise: Toxic Releases
o Red: Water discharges
o Blue: Air Emissions
o Green: Hazardous waste
• In the top of the right-hand corner there are 3 tabs called Features, Legend, and Facilities. You can click on all of the 3 tabs. If you place the cursor over the square then the name of the facility represented will appear.
• If you right-click any of the facilities then it will give you an address and well as 2 boxes to click on; One says “Map this facility” and the 2nd says, “EPA Facility Information”
• Click on the button that says “”EPA Facility Information” and this will give you tons of information about each facility
• At the bottom of the map you can zoom in and out, and you can also change the background from atlas map, aerial photo, and topo map.
• When you zoom in, it only zooms into the location in the middle of the map.
• You can find a lot of information about the environmental concerns in the area by using this site.
• Note down the longitude and the latitude of facilities that you would like to investigate more. We can do more research with topozone.

The Site should be used when investing in property you are unfamiliar with, but you will be surprised at what you can find in your own neighborhood. Be sure to do the due diligence necessary to verify the property is in a secure area away from hazardous area or facilities.