Gunnison County, CO
The federal environmental record for Gunnison County (population 17,321): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
3
federal cleanup sites
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
0
TRI facilities
1
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Mine | Gunnison National Forest | on the NPL | 09/14/2005 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Gunnison with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| GUNNISON CITY OF CO0126325 | PFHxA: 7.2 ng/L PFPeA: 5.1 ng/L PFOS: 4.2 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 90 tank facilities in Gunnison: 43 tanks in service and 193 closed. 43 fuel releases are on record, of which 1 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Gunnison as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Gunnison, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- AKRON MILLUNK
- BR-TAYLOR PARK RESERVOIRGUNNISON
- STANDARD MINECRESTED BUTTE