Pollution in Pueblo County, Colorado

Pueblo County contains 175 EPA-regulated facilities, 10 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 19 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $7.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.3M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Colorado state average of 99 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities19reporters
EPA Facilities175regulated
Sig. Violators10current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Colorado SmelterPuebloSuperfund site

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Comanche (470)Pueblo1.1MPenalties
Gcc Rio Grande IncPueblo129.0kSig. violation
Rocky Mountain Steel MillPueblo37.1kSig. violation
Vestas Towers AmericaPueblo34.0kSig. violation
Interstate Chemical CoPueblo West2.8kCompliant
Pueblo, Co FacilityPueblo2.7kCompliant
Kmg Electronic Chemicals, Inc.Pueblo1.8kCompliant
Alta Fuels, Llc Pueblo PlantPueblo West847Compliant
Trane CoPueblo50Compliant
Pueblo Asphalt PlantPueblo1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Gcc Rio Grande IncPueblo$366.6k2025-05-21
Rocky Mountain Steel MillPueblo$171.5k2025-08-05
Meadowbrook Mhp LlcPueblo$02014-12-16
Pueblo State Fish HatcheryPueblo$02014-09-02
Midwest Fabrication And Steel LlcPueblo$02023-07-27
Pueblo Southside Diversion Dam Modifications And River ImprovementsPueblo$02024-07-24
Vestas Towers AmericaPueblo$02025-09-18
Colorado City Metro DistrictColorado City$02023-03-29
Pueblo Memorial AirportPueblo$02015-06-24
Pueblo County High School WwtfPueblo$0