Pueblo, CO

Moderate Risk (42/100)

Environmental data for Pueblo in Colorado

Pueblo, CO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 20 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 42/100 (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 11.7M 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 44 and a peak AQI of 143 in 2024, with 68% 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
20
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
11.7M 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 249 (68%) 109 8 143
2023 277 (77%) 84 1 115
2022 317 (91%) 29 3 121
2021 203 (92%) 16 1 138
2020 84 (88%) 12 0 67
2024 Good Air Quality: 68% of days
Unhealthy days: 8
Median AQI: 44

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 (20)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station 8.8M lbs
2 Cs Wind America 1.2M lbs
3 Gcc Rio Grande Inc 764.2K lbs
4 Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel 641.8K lbs
5 Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S. Inc. 222.4K lbs
6 U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot 106.3K lbs
7 Interstate Chemical Co Inc 14.0K lbs
8 Goodrich Corp 7.7K lbs
9 Alta Fuels LLC - Pueblo Plant 5.1K lbs
10 Airgas USA LLC 4.5K lbs
11 Harsco Metals - Pueblo 2.5K lbs
12 Holcim Wcr Inc Pueblo East Ready Mix Plant 738 lbs
13 Trane Co 246 lbs
14 Safety-Kleen Systems Pueblo (pue) (605204) 22 lbs
15 Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant 8 lbs
16 Pueblo Asphalt Plant 1 lbs
17 Best Block - Pub-B 0 lbs
18 Burnco Colorado LLC - Pueblo 0 lbs
19 Best Block Pubb 0 lbs
20 Summit Pressed Brick & Tile Co 0 lbs

Cities in Pueblo (2)

Pueblo
Pop: —
19 facilities · 8 water
Pueblo West
Pop: —
1 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Pueblo, Colorado?
Pueblo, CO has an environmental risk score of 42/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 20 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 Pueblo?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Pueblo, CO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Pueblo?
Pueblo, CO has 20 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 11.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Pueblo?
In 2024, Pueblo, CO recorded a median AQI of 44 and a peak AQI of 143. 68% 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 Pueblo?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Pueblo, CO in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Pueblo?
Environmental compliance in Pueblo, 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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