Is It Safe to Grow Food in Miami-Dade County?
Federal record: HighWe checked the federal record around Miami-Dade County — 7,683 documented sites across 7 of the 8 site registers we track, 84 of them high-severity.
The most significant on record: 70 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.
Miami-Dade County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 7,683 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. That's a record of the area's history, not a verdict on any one yard: proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis. Before food beds go in, a professional soil test tells you exactly what you're working with — and raised beds with clean imported soil grow well almost anywhere in the meantime.
Documented sites nearest the Miami-Dade County center
- G -3311b — Nitrate · ~1.7 km from the county center
- G -3311a — Nitrate · ~1.7 km from the county center
- G -3311d — Nitrate · ~1.7 km from the county center
These are the closest documented sites to Miami-Dade County's geographic center — a screening reference, not a reading on any specific address. Check your own Florida parcel to see what's actually near you.
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