Montrose, CO

Low Risk (25/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Montrose in Colorado · Population: 43,272

Montrose, CO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 1 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facility, 20 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 1.3K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 12 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.

Population
43,272
TRI Facilities
1
Water Systems
20
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
1.3K lbs

Water Systems (20)

System Population Violations
TRI COUNTY WCD 20,490 0
MENOKEN WD 4,500 0
CHIPETA WD 3,802 0
OLATHE TOWN OF 3,015 0
DALLAS CREEK WC 1,059 0
NUCLA TOWN OF 875 2
NATURITA TOWN OF 585 13
CRAWFORD MESA WA 486 1
CRAWFORD TOWN OF 477 0
DEUTSCH DOMESTIC WATER 246 4
CATHEDRAL WC 200 11
PARADOX PIPELINE CO 200 42
ELEGANT HILLS MHP 170 2
SPRING VIEW TP 145 1
MILLARD MOBILE HOME PARK 90 3
SUNRISE TRAILER PARK 60 1
MAD DOG WC 60 12
EARLES SUBDIVISION WC 40 0
HARVEY MARTINEZ TRAILER COURT 25 0
MUSTANG WATER AUTHORITY 0 15

TRI Facilities (1)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Nucla Station 1.3K lbs

Cities in Montrose (2)

Nucla
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Uravan
Pop: -
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Montrose, Colorado?
Montrose, CO has an environmental risk score of 25/100 (Low Risk), based on 1 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 20 water systems on record. 12 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Montrose?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Montrose, CO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Montrose?
Montrose, CO has 1 TRI-reporting facility on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.3K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Montrose?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Montrose, 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 EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Montrose?
Montrose, CO has 20 EPA-regulated water systems. 12 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Montrose?
Environmental compliance in Montrose, 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial