There are thousands of relic industrial sites near waterways in the United States that are at an elevated risk of flooding over the next 30 years. The flooding of hazardous and polluted properties, such as Superfund sites, can pose significant risks to nearby populations as legacy pollution can leach in to soil and waterways, potentially contaminating drinking water.
There are more than 6,000 old industrial sites across just U.S. six cities that are at risk of flooding. The highest number of these facilities were in the Houston area, at almost 2,000. Nearly 80,000 people are estimated to live nearby to these flood-prone relics.
Number of old polluted industrial sites at an elevated risk of flooding over the next 30 years in select cities in the United States as of 2022
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Water Online. (August 5, 2022). Number of old polluted industrial sites at an elevated risk of flooding over the next 30 years in select cities in the United States as of 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183832/old-industrial-site-flood-risks-by-select-city-us/
Water Online. "Number of old polluted industrial sites at an elevated risk of flooding over the next 30 years in select cities in the United States as of 2022." Chart. August 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183832/old-industrial-site-flood-risks-by-select-city-us/
Water Online. (2022). Number of old polluted industrial sites at an elevated risk of flooding over the next 30 years in select cities in the United States as of 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183832/old-industrial-site-flood-risks-by-select-city-us/
Water Online. "Number of Old Polluted Industrial Sites at An Elevated Risk of Flooding over The next 30 Years in Select Cities in The United States as of 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183832/old-industrial-site-flood-risks-by-select-city-us/
Water Online, Number of old polluted industrial sites at an elevated risk of flooding over the next 30 years in select cities in the United States as of 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183832/old-industrial-site-flood-risks-by-select-city-us/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Number of old polluted industrial sites at an elevated risk of flooding over the next 30 years in select cities in the United States as of 2022 [Graph], Water Online, August 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183832/old-industrial-site-flood-risks-by-select-city-us/
