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Former Chesapeake Supply Brownfield Revitalization: Rapid Health Impact Assessment
Citation:
Griffin, S., S. Shattuck, L. Koffi, AND A. Carroll. Former Chesapeake Supply Brownfield Revitalization: Rapid Health Impact Assessment. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-18/105, 2018.
Impact/Purpose:
The City of Dover, Delaware, and Kent County are interested in redeveloping a vacant and formerly contaminated property, or brownfield, to stimulate economic revitalization and increase food access in the Downtown Dover area. As a part of this effort, local and state officials sought assistance from EPA with examining a cleaned brownfield site for food production with a focus on aquaponics, a type of farming that grows fish and plants together in an integrated system. A rapid Health Impact Assessment (HIA), an abbreviated form of HIA, was piloted in partnership with EPA Region 3; EPA Office of Research and Development; EPA Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization; City of Dover, Kent County, and Delaware State governments; and Delaware State University. EPA staff guided the HIA process and utilized a mixed methods approach, including qualitative and quantitative data, geographic information system (GIS), and scientific literature review, to evaluate the potential health impacts of a proposed food production project. The HIA report linked below documents the HIA analyses, findings, and recommendations for the City of Dover to consider health in decisions around its revitalization plans and outlines opportunities for further development and future assessments.
Description:
The City of Dover, Delaware, and Kent County are seeking to redevelop a vacant and formerly contaminated property, or brownfield, to spur revitalization in the Downtown Dover area. Given a desire to increase food access in and around Dover, local and state officials sought assistance with examining a cleaned brownfield site for economic development through food production; of particular interest is an integrated fish and plant farming option known as aquaponics. A Health Impact Assessment has been conducted in partnership with EPA Region 3, EPA Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR), and local and state governments to provide information to decision makers on potential impacts on health, food access, and economic development from a brownfield revitalization project in the City of Dover.
URLs/Downloads:
DOVER_HEALTH_IMPACT_ASSESSMENT_REPORT.PDF (PDF, NA pp, 2134.924 KB, about PDF)https://www.epa.gov/healthresearch/final-report-former-chesapeake-supply-brownfield-revitalization-rapid-health-