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Pueblo County, CO

The federal environmental record for Pueblo County (population 169,422): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

1

Superfund NPL sites

3

federal cleanup sites

1

PFAS-detecting water systems

14

TRI facilities

14

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
Colorado SmelterPuebloon the NPL12/11/2014

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Pueblo 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.

SystemHighest resultsReading
ST CHARLES MESA WD

CO0151750

PFBA: 13 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

14 facilities in Pueblo filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 1.5M lb released.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO COMANCHE STATIONPUEBLOBarium And Barium Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds1.1M lb
CS WIND AMERICAPUEBLOManganese, Zinc (fume or dust)189k lb
GCC RIO GRANDE INCPUEBLOAmmonia, Hydrogen cyanide129k lb
EVRAZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEELPUEBLOManganese compounds, Hydrogen fluoride104k lb
FUJIFILM ELECTRONIC MATERIALS U.S. INC.PUEBLOHydrogen fluoride, Ammonia6k lb
INTERSTATE CHEMICAL CO INCPUEBLO WESTMethanol, Cyclohexane3k lb
GOODRICH CORPPUEBLOHydrogen cyanide, Xylene (mixed isomers)3k lb
ALTA FUELS LLC - PUEBLO PLANTPUEBLOn-Hexane, Toluene847 lb
TRANE COPUEBLOCopper, Manganese55 lb
PUEBLO ASPHALT PLANTPUEBLOPolycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene1 lb
SUMMIT PRESSED BRICK & TILE COPUEBLO-0 lb
ERGON ASPHALT PARTNERS LP - PUEBLOPUEBLO-0 lb
BURNCO COLORADO LLC - PUEBLOPUEBLOLead And Lead Compounds0 lb
BEST BLOCK PUBBPUEBLO-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 387 tank facilities in Pueblo: 240 tanks in service and 838 closed. 282 fuel releases are on record, of which 14 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Pueblo 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.

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All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Pueblo, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • COLORADO SMELTERPUEBLO
  • FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATIONPUEBLO
  • US ARMY PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOTPUEBLO