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Elbert, CO

Low Risk (13/100)

Environmental data for Elbert in Colorado

Elbert, 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 13/100 (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 6.5K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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
6.5K lbs

TRI Facilities (2)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Inliner Solutions LLC 6.5K lbs
2 Burnco Colorado LLC - Kiowa 0 lbs

Cities in Elbert (1)

Kiowa
Pop: —
2 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Elbert, Colorado? ▼
Elbert, CO has an environmental risk score of 13/100 (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 Elbert? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Elbert, CO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Elbert? ▼
Elbert, CO has 2 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 6.5K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Elbert? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Elbert, CO. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit PlainAirData.com.
Is the drinking water safe in Elbert? ▼
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Elbert, CO in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Elbert? ▼
Environmental compliance in Elbert, 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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Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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