Douglas, CO

Low Risk (22/100)

Environmental data for Douglas in Colorado

Douglas, CO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 12 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 22/100 (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 33.5K 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 48 and a peak AQI of 166 in 2024, with 57% 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
12
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
33.5K 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 208 (57%) 130 21 166
2023 200 (55%) 149 14 177
2022 242 (66%) 105 17 169
2021 195 (54%) 121 34 177
2020 221 (61%) 123 14 159
2024 Good Air Quality: 57% of days
Unhealthy days: 25
Median AQI: 48

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 (12)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Holcim Wcr Inc Centennial Ready Mix Plant 32.2K lbs
2 Holcim Wcr Inc Castle Rock Ready Mix Plant 482 lbs
3 Holcim Wcr Inc Franktown Ready Mix Plant 475 lbs
4 Holcim Wcr Inc Riverview Ready Mix Plant 298 lbs
5 Oldcastle Precast Inc 49 lbs
6 Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Titan Ready Mix 4 lbs
7 Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Castle Rock Ready Mix 2 lbs
8 Foley Products Co - Littleton 0 lbs
9 Burnco Colorado LLC - Titan 0 lbs
10 Ready Mixed Concrete - Plant 13 0 lbs
11 Best Block - Denb 0 lbs
12 Elkhart Plastics Inc. 0 lbs

Cities in Douglas (3)

Castle Rock
Pop: —
2 facilities · 8 water
Franktown
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
Sedalia
Pop: —
1 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Douglas, Colorado?
Douglas, CO has an environmental risk score of 22/100 (Low Risk), based on 12 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 Douglas?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Douglas, CO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Douglas?
Douglas, CO has 12 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 33.5K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Douglas?
In 2024, Douglas, CO recorded a median AQI of 48 and a peak AQI of 166. 57% 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 Douglas?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Douglas, CO in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Douglas?
Environmental compliance in Douglas, 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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