Waxhaw Environmental quality

          After doing a little research on the local environmental quality of where I live, I found nothing out of the ordinary. However, I did learn a few new things; for instance, a superfund site. A superfund site is an area of land that has been contaminated by hazardous materials and has been identified by the EPA. Superfund sites can occur from pollution, leaking underground tanks, chemical spills, and hazardous contamination; they are most always the byproduct of a a company. Waxhaw has only polluter that has been identified by the EPA, Boral Bricks Inc Van Wyck Plants. The polluters were found by a special program called the Toxic Release Inventory Program. The Toxic release inventory program provides communities with information of the chemicals and waste management currently going on in the local area.

            Through the homefacts website I was able to find all of the information going on in my local community, all the way from criminal activity to local polluters. I found this website very interesting and I would suggest it for those that are trying to keep up with their community. I am also glad to know that the area that was affected by the hazardous waste is no where near me. Overall I found Waxhaw is not such a bad place to live.