Clear Creek, CO

Low Risk (25/100)

Environmental data for Clear Creek in Colorado

Clear Creek, CO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 2 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 25/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 15.5M 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 136 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
2
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
15.5M 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 202 (58%) 139 10 136
2023 204 (57%) 147 8 136
2022 244 (68%) 110 5 126
2021 206 (58%) 127 22 154
2020 140 (59%) 87 10 156
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 (2)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Climax Molybdenum Co-Henderson Mine 15.5M lbs
2 Elam Clear Creek Batch Plant 4 lbs

Cities in Clear Creek (2)

Empire
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Idaho Springs
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Clear Creek, Colorado?
Clear Creek, CO has an environmental risk score of 25/100 (Low Risk), based on 2 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 Clear Creek?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Clear Creek, CO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Clear Creek?
Clear Creek, CO has 2 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 15.5M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Clear Creek?
In 2024, Clear Creek, CO recorded a median AQI of 49 and a peak AQI of 136. 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 Clear Creek?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Clear Creek, CO in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Clear Creek?
Environmental compliance in Clear Creek, 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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