County page
Lake County
Lake County currently shows 1 Superfund site, 39 imported facility profiles, and 2,762,507 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Lake County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 2,762,507 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
California Gulch
California Gulch is in EPA's Superfund layer for Leadville, CO. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Lake County Landfill
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Black Cloud Mine
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mountain Valley Estates Wwtp
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mountain View Village West
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mt Elbert Wa
Significant noncompliance across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Hopemore Shaft
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Large Group Waste Dumps
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Moose Haven Condominums
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Willow Creek Mine
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Leadville Sanitation District
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sugar Loafin Rv Campground-treatment Plant Western Well No 1
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lake Fork Mhp
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Leadville National Fish Hatchery
Significant noncompliance across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mt Massive Golf Course
Significant Violation across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Climax Molybdenum
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2021-04-07.
Gateway Village Wwtp
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Moose Haven Condos-chlorinator For Well 1
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Climax Climax Mine
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Parkville Wd
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Pine Ridge Pit
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 2,157,102 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 341,750 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 77,000 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 71,000 lbs |
| Cobalt | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 40,000 lbs |
| Arsenic | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 40,000 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 34,005 lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,650 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Colorado
Colorado facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Colorado
Colorado facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Colorado
Colorado facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.