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EPA-regulated facilities near Arvada, CO

There are 1,512 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Arvada, Colorado. The most common kinds are water discharge (926), hazardous waste (424), air emissions (302). 4 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 11 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $563k across 15 sites.

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1,512facilities within 5 miles
4in significant noncompliance
11with a violation on record
$563kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste424
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators7
Small quantity generators142
Transporters1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)35
Superfund5
Air emissions302
Major sources9
Synthetic minor sources22
Minor sources239
Water discharge926
Minor permits659
Drinking water systems9
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Data centers1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Data centers

County

Nearby towns

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Arvada as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.