Presentation to concerned citizens about Brownfield re-use

1. Role of Various Stakeholders in Risk
Communication
Michael R. Korzelius
Environmental Compliance Specialist
City of Charlotte, North Carolina
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2. Knowledge and Experience
• Environmental Compliance Specialist
- Environmental Crimes Task Force
- Educational Outreach
- Emergency Response
- Industrial Regulations

3. Module’s Learning Objectives
• Identify who the various stakeholders are in
a given risk scenario.
• Understand the role of various stakeholders
and their limitations.

4. Discussion Question
In a given risk scenario, what possible
stakeholders groups should be involved?

5. Stakeholders
• Community Residents
• Local Health Officials
• Local Environmental Officials
• State Health Officials
• State Environmental Officials
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• Polluting Industries

6. Community Groups
• Represent the effected community
• Rally residents and start communication
process
• Seek out information to bring back to the
community
• Interpret technical terms for residents

7. Local Health Officials
• Explain adverse health effects
• Monitor Population
• Provide instructions on safeguarding health
• Develop public health assessments

8. Local Environmental Officials
• Protection of the public’s environmental
health
•“First-hand” knowledge of local pollution
problem.
•Knowledge of Industrial Contacts

9. State Health Officials
• Set the agenda for the local agencies
• Capable of reaching larger audiences than
the local agencies
•Capable of Coordinating similar health effects
from different counties

10. State Environmental Officials
• Conduct larger environmental assessments
• Communicate results
•Draw information from a larger technical
base

11. Environmental Protection Agency
• Explain the nature and type of the
contamination
• Explain exposure pathways
• Inform about clean up measures
Collaborative
Partnership

12. Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry

13. Polluting Industries
•Important Stakeholder to risk communication
process
•Knowledge of Industrial Process, and
Production
•Promote Environmental, and Public Health
Stewardship

14. Discussion Question
Which stakeholder should initiate the risk
communication process?

15. Case Study Scenario

16. Recap of Module’s Objectives
• Identify who the various stakeholders
are in a given risk scenario.
• Understand the role of various
stakeholders and their limitations.

17. Questions and Answers

18. Contact Information
Michael R. Korzelius
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities
Environmental Management Division
5100 Brookshire Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28216
704.391.5166
mkorzelius@ci.charlotte.nc.us