El Paso, CO

Moderate Risk (43/100)

Environmental data for El Paso in Colorado

El Paso, CO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 25 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 43/100 (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 4.2M 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 166 in 2024, with 55% 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
25
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
4.2M 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 (55%) 150 12 166
2023 240 (66%) 123 1 154
2022 249 (68%) 114 2 115
2021 224 (61%) 113 28 140
2020 241 (66%) 118 6 151
2024 Good Air Quality: 55% of days
Unhealthy days: 14
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 (25)

# Facility Total Releases
1 US Army Fort Carson (cantonment) 2.8M lbs
2 Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant 882.6K lbs
3 Atmel Corp 252.4K lbs
4 Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant 103.3K lbs
5 Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems LLC 90.9K lbs
6 Electronics Metal Finishing Corp 18.8K lbs
7 US Dod Usaf Academy 13.9K lbs
8 Innovaflex 12.8K lbs
9 Sinton Dairy Foods Co LLC 11.1K lbs
10 Manstone LLC 7.1K lbs
11 Schlage Lock Co LLC 1.4K lbs
12 Holcim Wcr Inc Cs-North Ready Mix Plant 1.3K lbs
13 Holcim Wcr Inc Cs-East Ready Mix Plant 845 lbs
14 Holcim Wcr Inc Cs-Main Ready Mix Plant 660 lbs
15 Quantumclean Corp Colo Spgs 648 lbs
16 Martin Marietta - Capital Facility 6 lbs
17 Martin Marietta - Hwy 85 Facility 6 lbs
18 Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Capital Ready Mix 0 lbs
19 Pavestone - Colorado Springs Co Plant 0 lbs
20 Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - Highway 85 Ready 0 lbs
21 Basalite Concrete Products Llc. 0 lbs
22 Burnco Colorado LLC - Colorado Springs (621) 0 lbs
23 Burnco Colorado LLC - Colorado Springs (620) 0 lbs
24 Frontgrade Colorado Springs LLC 0 lbs
25 Quality Concepts Manufacturing Inc 0 lbs

Cities in El Paso (5)

Fountain
Pop: —
2 facilities · 3 water
U S A F Academy
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
Colorado Springs
Pop: —
20 facilities · 40 water
Security
Pop: —
1 facilities · 0 water
Fort Carson
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in El Paso, Colorado?
El Paso, CO has an environmental risk score of 43/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 25 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 El Paso?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in El Paso, CO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in El Paso?
El Paso, CO has 25 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 4.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in El Paso?
In 2024, El Paso, CO recorded a median AQI of 49 and a peak AQI of 166. 55% 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 El Paso?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for El Paso, CO in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover El Paso?
Environmental compliance in El Paso, 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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