EPA-regulated facilities in Otero County, CO

There are 355 EPA-regulated facilities inside Otero County, Colorado. The most common kinds are water discharge (164), air emissions (111), hazardous waste (64). 5 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 25 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.3M across 2 sites.

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355facilities in the county

5in significant noncompliance

25with a violation on record

$5.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	64
Small quantity generators	20
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	4
Superfund	10
Air emissions	111
Major sources	2
Synthetic minor sources	8
Minor sources	74
Water discharge	164
Major permits	2
Minor permits	95
Drinking water systems	32
Scrap yards	5

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.

ROCKY FORD SEWAGE LAGOONS NE OF TOWN ON ROAD 20.5, ROCKY FORD, CO, 81067 Significant noncompliance · $16k in penalties
NEWDALE GRAND VALLEY WC UNK, UNK, CO, 99999 Significant noncompliance
LA JUNTA CITY OF 1021 EAST 3RD STREET, LA JUNTA, CO, 81050 Significant noncompliance
ADAMS WRECKING 30586 HWY 50 E, LA JUNTA, CO, 51050 Significant noncompliance
CHERAW TOWN OF-IRON FILTRATION PLANT CHERAW, CO, 81030 Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - LA JUNTA 27957 OTERO AVE, LA JUNTA, CO, 81050 $5.3M in penalties

Superfund sites

WEST OTERO COUNTY ASBESTOS 1303 HOPKINS STREET, ROCKY FORD, CO, 81067
OTERO COUNTY CHEMICALS 100 DALTON AVE, LA JUNTA, CO, 81050
ROCKY FORD ASBESTOS SITE 611 S. 10TH STREET, ROCKY FORD, CO, 81067
LA JUNTA MERCURY PICK UP 1817 SMITHLAND AVE, LA JUNTA, CO, 81050
LA JUNTA ASBESTOS SITE 1119 SMITHLAND AVENUE, LA JUNTA, CO, 81050
618 COLORADO AVENUE 618 COLORADO AVENUE, LA JUNTA, CO, 81050
LA JUNTA ASBESTOS #2 1521 GRACE AVE, LA JUNTA, CO, 81050
PUEBLO PRE BOMB RANGE #2 12 MILES SOUTH OF LA JUNTA, CO, LA JUNTA, CO, 81059
SOCO 21 RURAL ASBESTOS 1105 E 3RD ST, LA JUNTA, CO, 81050
OTERO COUNTY ASBESTOS SITE 123 SEELEY STREET, LA JUNTA, CO, 81050

Bordering counties

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. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.