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EPA-regulated facilities near Aurora, CO

There are 1,080 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Aurora, Colorado. The most common kinds are water discharge (760), hazardous waste (211), air emissions (172). 4 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 14 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.8M across 9 sites.

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1,080facilities within 5 miles
4in significant noncompliance
14with a violation on record
$5.8Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste211
Large quantity generators6
Small quantity generators112
Transporters1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)18
Superfund3
Air emissions172
Major sources10
Synthetic minor sources21
Minor sources124
Water discharge760
Major permits1
Minor permits701
Drinking water systems6
Greenhouse gas reporters3
Data centers13
Scrap yards7
Recycling 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 Aurora as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.