Pollution in Lake County, Colorado

Lake County contains 39 EPA-regulated facilities, 5 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 1 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $0 in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 2.8M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is below the Colorado state average of 99 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities1reporters
EPA Facilities39regulated
Sig. Violators5current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
California GulchLeadvilleCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Climax MolybdenumClimax2.8MCompliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Large Group Waste DumpsLeadville$0
Mountain Valley Estates WwtpLeadville$02024-08-14
Willow Creek MineLake County$0
Mt Massive Golf Course$0
Hopemore ShaftLeadville$0