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EPA-regulated facilities near Wheat Ridge, CO

There are 2,876 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The most common kinds are water discharge (1,503), hazardous waste (984), air emissions (660). 9 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 32 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $1.3M across 25 sites.

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2,876facilities within 5 miles
9in significant noncompliance
32with a violation on record
$1.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste984
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators11
Small quantity generators317
Transporters2
Chemical (RMP/TRI)49
Superfund13
Air emissions660
Major sources10
Synthetic minor sources34
Minor sources548
Water discharge1,503
Minor permits920
Drinking water systems27
Greenhouse gas reporters7
Data centers2
Recycling centers2

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 Wheat Ridge as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.