Weld, CO

High Risk (71/100)

Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.

Environmental data for Weld in Colorado · Population: 340,711

TRI sites such as Leprino Foods Co - Greeley; Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant; Golden Aluminum; SDWIS systems such as GREELEY CITY OF; ERIE TOWN OF; FIRESTONE TOWN OF anchor Weld, CO's EPA extract. Derived burden score 71/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.

EPCRA disclosures in Weld total 5.1M lbs; health-flagged SDWIS rows include JOHNSTOWN TOWN OF; FT LUPTON CITY OF; EATON TOWN OF, while Leprino Foods Co - Greeley leads TRI pounds. AQS median AQI 54 / peak 164 in 2024.

Largest TRI sites in the extract: Leprino Foods Co - Greeley; Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant; Golden Aluminum. Named SDWIS systems: GREELEY CITY OF; ERIE TOWN OF; FIRESTONE TOWN OF. Burden score 71/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.

Release-over-release change

What changed for Weld, CO: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-6.7%

52 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-6.7%

1.2 million lb → 1.2 million lb, every facility that filed

Between the two reporting years, 3 facilities filed for the first time and 3 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.

  • Weld, CO's total reported releases fell from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Weld, CO's land releases rose from 21 lb in 2022 to 105 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Weld, CO's off-site transfers fell from 249.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 200.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Weld, CO's chemicals reported fell from 56 in 2022 to 52 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
County population (Census ACS)
340,711
TRI Facilities
50
Water Systems
64
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
5.1M 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 149 (41%) 196 19 164
2023 146 (40%) 214 4 162
2022 170 (47%) 185 10 133
2021 156 (43%) 169 39 154
2020 166 (45%) 187 13 140
2024 Good Air Quality: 41% of days
Unhealthy days: 21
Median AQI: 54

Source: 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 real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Colorado, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

Water Systems (64)

System System pop (SDWIS) Violations
GREELEY CITY OF 132,310 0
ERIE TOWN OF 47,444 0
FIRESTONE TOWN OF 27,798 0
JOHNSTOWN TOWN OF 27,295 6
WINDSOR TOWN OF 23,500 0
EVANS CITY OF 19,369 0
FREDERICK TOWN OF 17,173 0
NORTH WELD COUNTY WD 15,890 0
FT LUPTON CITY OF 12,099 48
SEVERANCE TOWN OF 11,733 0
MILLIKEN TOWN OF 9,200 0
CENTRAL WELD CNTY WD 7,662 0
EATON TOWN OF 7,328 3
DACONO CITY OF 6,900 3
KEENESBURG TOWN OF 4,650 4
AULT TOWN OF 4,220 0
HUDSON TOWN OF 3,350 12
LONGS PEAK WD 3,200 0
PLATTEVILLE TOWN OF 2,900 0
KERSEY WD 2,101 0
LA SALLE TOWN OF 2,010 0
ARISTOCRAT RANCHETTE WATER PROJECT 1,715 0
BOULDER MEADOWS MHP 1,657 0
GILCREST TOWN OF 1,150 1
PIERCE TOWN OF 1,094 0
CAVE CREEK 1,025 0
CLOVERLEAF COLORADO LLC 1,007 0
HICKORY VILLAGE 816 0
MCDONALD FARMS ENTERPRISES INC 772 0
PRAIRIE GREENS MHP 654 1
SMITH CREEK CROSSING 518 0
NUNN TOWN OF 499 0
SWAN MEADOW VILLAGE 455 0
RIVERVIEW CG 450 20
EAGLE CREST MHP 441 0
SUNSET WD 425 0
WATTENBERG IMPROVEMENT ASSOC 350 1
WOODLANDS EAST 350 0
BRIGGSDALE WC 303 0
CAVANAUGH HILLS WS 286 0
COPPER KEY VILLAGE MHP 260 0
PIONEER MOBILE HOME PARK 250 0
ARRIBA TOWN OF 216 0
GREELEY MOBILE MANOR 180 0
GREEN ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK 180 0
ALPENSEE WD 168 0
STEWARTS MOBILE HOME PARK 156 0
GROVER TOWN OF 154 0
ESTATES AT BROMLEY 150 0
CRESTWOOD ESTATES 140 0
PARADISE VILLAGE COOP MOBILE HOME PARK 140 0
NORTHSTAR MOBILE HOME PARK 136 0
STORM KING MHP 135 0
INLAND HOUSE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION 90 2
COLDWATER DAIRY 84 0
DERBY VILLAGE MOBILE HOME PARK 81 0
SATANK WA 80 1
BRIGHTON VILLAGE LLC 77 19
LMP COOP MHP 75 0
NEW RAYMER TOWN OF 73 0
NORTHSIDE VILLAGE MHP 55 0
FOX HILL WATER ASSOCIATION INC 44 1
ERIE MEADOWS 41 0
ST VRAIN WATER AUTHORITY 0 0

TRI Facilities (50)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Leprino Foods Co - Greeley 1.8M lbs
2 Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant 1.6M lbs
3 Golden Aluminum 213.7K lbs
4 Carestream Health Colorado 188.6K lbs
5 Kodak Alaris Colorado 187.5K lbs
6 Latham Gas Plant 172.0K lbs
7 Boulder Scientific Co LLC - Mead Facility 113.8K lbs
8 Mewbourn Gas Plant 111.3K lbs
9 Arc Colorado Inc. 107.4K lbs
10 Dcp Midstream O-Connor Gas Plant 107.2K lbs
11 Lucerne Plant 85.5K lbs
12 Swift Beef Co 62.9K lbs
13 Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant 43.8K lbs
14 Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant 39.3K lbs
15 Halliburton Fort Lupton Field Camp 27.8K lbs
16 Front Range Energy 25.3K lbs
17 Vestas Blades America Inc Windsor 18.2K lbs
18 Lancaster Gas Processing Plant 17.1K lbs
19 Boulder Scientific Co LLC - Specialty Place 16.1K lbs
20 Roggen Plant 14.8K lbs
21 Chemical & Metal Industries Inc 14.8K lbs
22 Platteville Gas Plant 13.5K lbs
23 Dcp Midstream LP - Spindle Gas Plant 12.1K lbs
24 Greeley Fractionation Plant - Dcp 10.5K lbs
25 Wells Concrete Brighton 7.6K lbs
26 Agilent Apothecary 6.9K lbs
27 Coastal Chemical Co. LLC 5.3K lbs
28 Keenesburg Gas Plant 4.7K lbs
29 Aurora Organic Dairy Corp 4.5K lbs
30 Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant 3.7K lbs
31 Centennial Gas Plant 3.7K lbs
32 Championx-Greeley 3.5K lbs
33 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Meadow Gold Dairy 3.4K lbs
34 Afco Steel 2.3K lbs
35 Pierce Gas Plant 2.2K lbs
36 Lilli Gas Plant 2.1K lbs
37 Florida Cirtech Inc. 1.6K lbs
38 Multi-Chem Group Eaton Co Facility 720 lbs
39 Pvs Dx Inc. 584 lbs
40 Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 28 461 lbs
41 Loveland Products 409 lbs
42 Holcim Wcr Inc Brighton Ready Mix Plant 332 lbs
43 Hereford Compressor Station 306 lbs
44 Holcim Wcr Inc Firestone Ready Mix Plant 294 lbs
45 Hexcel Corp 250 lbs
46 Jm Smucker LLC 94 lbs
47 Makena Gas Plant 50 lbs
48 Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Fort Lupton 12 lbs
49 Oldcastle Precast Inc 12 lbs
50 Martin Marietta Greeley 35TH Ave 6 lbs

Cities in Weld (28)

Greeley
11 facilities · 7 water
Fort Lupton
11 facilities · 5 water
Windsor
9 facilities · 18 water
Platteville
5 facilities · 2 water
Hudson
2 facilities · 3 water
Briggsdale
2 facilities · 1 water
Evans
1 facilities · 3 water
Frederick
1 facilities · 2 water
Keenesburg
1 facilities · 2 water
Eaton
1 facilities · 1 water
Gilcrest
1 facilities · 1 water
Johnstown
1 facilities · 1 water
Kersey
1 facilities · 1 water
Milliken
1 facilities · 1 water
New Raymer
1 facilities · 1 water
Pierce
1 facilities · 1 water
Gill
1 facilities · 0 water
Grover
1 facilities · 0 water
Mead
1 facilities · 0 water
Roggen
1 facilities · 0 water
Firestone
0 facilities · 3 water
Ault
0 facilities · 2 water
Erie
0 facilities · 2 water
Dacono
0 facilities · 1 water
Lasalle
0 facilities · 1 water
Lucerne
0 facilities · 1 water
Nunn
0 facilities · 1 water
Severance
0 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Weld, Colorado?
Weld, CO has an environmental risk score of 71/100 (High Risk), based on 50 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 64 water systems on record. 14 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Weld?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Weld, CO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Weld?
Weld, CO has 50 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 5.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Weld?
In 2024, Weld, CO recorded a median AQI of 54 and a peak AQI of 164. 41% 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 Weld?
Weld, CO has 64 EPA-regulated water systems. 14 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 Weld?
Environmental compliance in Weld, 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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