Boulder, CO

Moderate Risk (33/100)

Environmental data for Boulder in Colorado

Boulder, CO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 19 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 33/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 440.1K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 49 and a peak AQI of 154 in 2024, with 58% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

TRI Facilities
19
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
440.1K lbs

Air Quality History (2020–2024)

EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy (SG) Max AQI
2024 212 (58%) 144 9 154
2023 192 (53%) 167 4 181
2022 224 (61%) 134 7 129
2021 154 (42%) 176 32 160
2020 173 (47%) 172 19 181
2024 Good Air Quality: 58% of days
Unhealthy days: 10
Median AQI: 49

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)

For detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in Colorado on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (19)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Micro Motion Inc. 202.5K lbs
2 Corden Pharma Colorado Inc 136.3K lbs
3 Circle Graphics Inc 47.3K lbs
4 Cemex Construction Materials South LLC 21.1K lbs
5 Corden Pharma Colorado Sterling Drive 14.5K lbs
6 Lexmark International Inc 11.9K lbs
7 Agilent Technologies Boulder Co 4.0K lbs
8 Dieterich Standard Inc 1.4K lbs
9 Dharmacon Inc 1.1K lbs
10 Western Foundries Inc 128 lbs
11 National Institute of Standard&technology Boulder 27 lbs
12 Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch 8 lbs
13 Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Rock Creek Ready Mix 2 lbs
14 Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Valmont Ready Mix 2 lbs
15 Arcosa Esc Boulder 1 lbs
16 Kryptane Systems 0 lbs
17 Ready Mixed Concrete Co Plant 14 0 lbs
18 Mks Instruments Inc Hps Pro Ducts Div 0 lbs
19 Boulder Ready-Mix 0 lbs

Cities in Boulder (5)

Lafayette
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3 facilities · 9 water
Louisville
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1 facilities · 1 water
Boulder
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10 facilities · 12 water
Longmont
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12 facilities · 2 water
Boulder County
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Boulder, Colorado?
Boulder, CO has an environmental risk score of 33/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 19 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Boulder?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Boulder, CO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Boulder?
Boulder, CO has 19 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 440.1K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Boulder?
In 2024, Boulder, CO recorded a median AQI of 49 and a peak AQI of 154. 58% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Boulder?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Boulder, CO in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Boulder?
Environmental compliance in Boulder, Colorado is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Colorado state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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