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Chisman Creek Superfund Site in York County, Virginia

This case study offers lessons learned for other communities considering recreational reuse of cleaned-up Superfund sites and other formerly contaminated lands. In addition, the case study highlights the site’s long history of successful reuse, providing guidance for other communities on ways to protect public health while supporting beneficial reuse.

This document is also available in SEMS at https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/176439.pdf.

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