H-DC / DC History

Environmental Assessment

Draft

From the ground up:

• Geology map 1950 or G3851.C5 svar .C3 microfiche
• Soils Soil Survey of District of Columbia
• Flood plain FEMA maps (1984)
• Wetlands
• Topographic maps 1965, 1982-3 (1:24,000 WW, WE, ANA only)
• Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Natural features of the Washington metropolitan area. 1968.
• Environmental hazards data available from vendors:
  • EDR (Environmental Data Resources) 1-800-352-0050
  • NEDIS
  • VISTA Environmental Information (619) 450-6100
  • CERCLIS, LUST, NPL, RCRA, SPL, SWS, TRIS (from ArcData catalog, 3rd ed.)
• Environmental regulations
  Underground storage tank regulations [40 DCR 7835 (11-12-93)] DCMR 20
• Buildings and building uses
  • Plats: Hopkins 1887-1896, Baist 1903-1965
  • Sanborn microfilm, microfiche (1974)
  • Aerial photography: Request at National Capital Planning Commission
  • Permits-- complete set (1877-1949) at National Archives [microfilm]
  • Assessments
  • City directories and criss-cross directories
• Zoning, overlays, historic districts zoning maps and DCMRs, inventory of historic sites
  
• Published sources:
  • Geology, hydrology and history of the Washington, D.C. area. Alexandria VA: American Geological Institute, 1989. p.30 has a generalized geological map.
    
  • Carr, Martha S. The District of Columbia its rocks and their geologic history. Washington: GPO, 1950.
  • Darton, N.H. Configuration of the bedrock surface of the District of Columbia and vicinity. Washington: GPO, 1950.
  • Wallace, McHarg, Roberts, and Todd. Toward a comprehensive landscape plan for Washington, D.C.: a report prepared for the National Capital Planning Commission. 1967.
  • Environmental site assessments in Maryland, Virginia & the District of Columbia. 1995.
  • Oswald, Diane. Fire insurance maps: their history and applications. 1997.
• D.C. Community Archives
  Downtown Progress collection; Collection 25
  slides of existing conditions in 1974 (showing front views--not aerials) for squares 213 to 631
  Request at Reference Desk

GIS Link to EPA EnviroMapper
http://www.epa.gov/http://www.epa.gov/

EPA's EnviroMapper is used to view and query EPA-regulated facility information stored in the Envirofacts Warehouse. It allows the user to map several types of environmental information, including drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste, water discharge permits, and Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites. EnviroMapper also links to text reports, which provide even more information.

It provides standard mapping functionality, including display, zoom, pan, and feature identification.

Hyperlinks for zipcodes in Washington DC are supplied below.

ZIP Code: 20001
ZIP Code: 20002
ZIP Code: 20003
ZIP Code: 20004
ZIP Code: 20005
ZIP Code: 20006
ZIP Code: 20007
ZIP Code: 20008
ZIP Code: 20009
ZIP Code: 20010
ZIP Code: 20011
ZIP Code: 20012
ZIP Code: 20015
ZIP Code: 20016
ZIP Code: 20017
ZIP Code: 20018
ZIP Code: 20019
ZIP Code: 20020
ZIP Code: 20024
ZIP Code: 20032
ZIP Code: 20036
ZIP Code: 20037
ZIP Code: 20057
ZIP Code: 20064
ZIP Code: 20332
ZIP Code: 20336
ZIP Code: 20375

Matthew Gilmore, April 1999, revised July 2001