Pollution in Arapahoe County, Colorado

Arapahoe County contains 455 EPA-regulated facilities, 14 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 4 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $7.8M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 3.2k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Colorado state average of 99 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities4reporters
EPA Facilities455regulated
Sig. Violators14current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Lowry LandfillUnincorporated Arapahoe CountyReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Aggregate Industries - Wcr, Inc.Centennial1.9kCompliant
Holcim-Wcr Inc - Sand CreeAurora1.2kCompliant
U.s. Dod Usaf Buckley Afb CoAurora49Compliant
Southern Foods Group Llc D/B/A Meadow Gold DairiesEnglewood5Compliant
Unicircuit, Inc - 8192 Southpark LaneLittleton1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Preferred Medical ProductsEnglewood$37.6k2024-04-25
Safety Kleen Corp Englewood BranchEnglewood$02025-04-16
Reynolds LandingLittleton$0
Murphy Creek Downstream Of OrchardAurora$0
Jhl Constructors: Quincy Pump Station ImprovementsAurora$0
Auto Crushers IncSheridan$02016-09-02
Murphy Creek Subdivision No 20Aurora$02025-03-12
Gigantic CleanersAurora$02012-06-26
Coal Creek ResourceAurora$02022-09-23
ColorwerksCentennial$02025-09-25
Denver Expansion ProjectComanche Creek$0
Colorado Motor Sports ParkByers$0
Murphy Usa - Mississippi & ChambersAurora$0
East Toll Gate Creek Maintenance PathAurora$0