Mapping Toxics in Communities and Assessing Climate Vulnerability

OTA developed this Map of Massachusetts Toxics Users and Climate Vulnerability Factors. Follow the URL to use the map online or do a quick address search below.

Data Used in the Map of Toxics Users and Climate Vulnerability Factors

• Tier II Facilities (Source: U.S. EPA)
  • These store large quantities of chemicals.
• Massachusetts "BWP" Facilities (Source: MassDEP)
• Flood Zones (Source: FEMA and MassGIS)
• Hurricane Surge Inundation Zones (Source: MassGIS)
• Freight Railways (Source: MassGIS)
• Wastewater Treatment Plants (Source: MassDEP and U.S EPA)
• Power Plants
• Underground Storage Tanks (Source: MassDEP and MassGIS)
• Dams (Source: Massachusetts Office of Dam Safety and MassGIS)
• Environmental Justice Populations (2010 U.S. Census and MassGIS)
• Administrative Boundaries (Source: MassGIS)
  • Regional Planning Agencies
  • Massachusetts State Senate Districts
  • Massachusetts State House of Representative Districts
  • Municipalities
• Other Information (Source: MassGIS)
  • Land Use
  • Ground Water Protection Areas
  • Surface Water Protection Areas
  • BioMap2 with Core Habitat and Critical Natural Landscape

General Instructions for Using the Map

1. Type in an address into the search bar on the top right of the map.
2. Click on the "Layers" drop down menu to change the displayed information.
3. For assistance using this map, contact OTA.

Using the House and Senate District Information

1. Deselect "Municipalities" in the "Layers" drop down menu.
2. Select either "State Senate Districts" OR "State House of Representative Districts"
3. Select other data in the map to fit your needs (MassDEP Major Facilities, for example)
4. To view labels corresponding to the House or Senate District, click on the map within the borders of a district.
5. For assistance, contact OTA.

More Tools to Assess the Presence of Toxics by Region

• Where You Live in the 2016 TRI National Analysis
• U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)
• Massachusetts Environmental Public Health Tracking

Related Mapping Tools

• Climate Change Clearinghouse for the Commonwealth (resilientMA)
• U.S. EPA's Climate Change: Resilience and Adaptation in New England (RAINE)
• FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address
• Massachusetts DPH Bureau of Environmental Health Climate Vulnerability Map
• Massachusetts Audubon Mapping and Prioritizing Parcels for Resilience (MAPPR) Tool
• Massachusetts DEP Wetland and Wetland Change Areas Map