Denver, CO

Low Risk (28/100)

Environmental data for Denver in Colorado

Denver, CO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 21 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 28/100 (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 472.8K 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 55 and a peak AQI of 172 in 2024, with 35% 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
21
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
472.8K 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 129 (35%) 208 26 172
2023 131 (36%) 228 4 179
2022 161 (44%) 197 7 112
2021 128 (35%) 202 31 166
2020 137 (37%) 212 17 150
2024 Good Air Quality: 35% of days
Unhealthy days: 29
Median AQI: 55

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 (21)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Wright & McGill Co 349.9K lbs
2 Kroger Mountain View Foods 58.6K lbs
3 Denver Metal Finishing 35.3K lbs
4 US Department of the Treasury US Mint Denver 15.8K lbs
5 General Shale Brick Inc Plant #60 5.4K lbs
6 Holcim Wcr Inc Bannock Ready Mix Plant 2.5K lbs
7 Univar USA Inc Denver 2.2K lbs
8 Kbp Coil Coaters Inc 2.0K lbs
9 Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Quivas Ready Mix 627 lbs
10 Nestle Purina Petcare Co 392 lbs
11 Colorado Salt Products LLC 108 lbs
12 Band It Idex Inc 58 lbs
13 US Mix 1 lbs
14 Basalite 0 lbs
15 California Expanded Metals Co 0 lbs
16 Cmc Rebar Denver 0 lbs
17 Efi Polymers 0 lbs
18 Mile High Equipment LLC 0 lbs
19 Chemstation Denver 0 lbs
20 Frito-Lay Inc Denver 0 lbs
21 Chryso Inc. 0 lbs

Cities in Denver (1)

Denver
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Denver, Colorado?
Denver, CO has an environmental risk score of 28/100 (Low Risk), based on 21 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 Denver?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Denver, CO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Denver?
Denver, CO has 21 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 472.8K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Denver?
In 2024, Denver, CO recorded a median AQI of 55 and a peak AQI of 172. 35% 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 Denver?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Denver, CO in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Denver?
Environmental compliance in Denver, 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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