Weld, CO

Moderate Risk (56/100)

Environmental data for Weld in Colorado

Weld, CO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 50 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 56/100 (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 5.1M 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 54 and a peak AQI of 164 in 2024, with 41% 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
50
Water Systems
0
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 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 (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 (20)

Frederick
Pop: —
1 facilities · 2 water
Johnstown
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1 facilities · 1 water
Greeley
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11 facilities · 8 water
Mead
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1 facilities · 0 water
Windsor
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9 facilities · 17 water
Eaton
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1 facilities · 1 water
Fort Lupton
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11 facilities · 5 water
Hudson
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2 facilities · 2 water
Platteville
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5 facilities · 2 water
Gill
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1 facilities · 0 water
Milliken
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1 facilities · 1 water
Briggsdale
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2 facilities · 1 water
Evans
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1 facilities · 3 water
Gilcrest
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1 facilities · 1 water
Kersey
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1 facilities · 1 water
Keenesburg
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1 facilities · 2 water
Pierce
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1 facilities · 1 water
Roggen
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1 facilities · 0 water
New Raymer
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1 facilities · 1 water
Grover
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1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Weld, Colorado?
Weld, CO has an environmental risk score of 56/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 50 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 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?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Weld, CO in the SDWIS database.
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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