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Public environmental health records for water, air, land, infrastructure, incidents, and community indicators.
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Drinking water compliance, PFAS records, natural water body health, discharge permits, and water-quality monitoring records for Lakewood.
Public water-system records for Lakewood, CO from EPA SDWIS.
Lakewood City of
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 6,000 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detected in drinking water
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No military investigation sites nearby
Open data source: DoD PFASNo health-relevant impaired water body records surfaced within 10 km in EPA ATTAINS.
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
No NPDES-permitted facility records with violations surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
Reviewed: source records as of Jan 5005
Air quality data from EPA monitoring stations, facility emissions inventories, and area-level air-quality designations in this city.
Jefferson County
Reported: Dec 2020
EPA national average is ~30 per million
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top local emission sources
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.
Denver Metro/North Front Range: Ozone
NonattainmentSerious8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)
Original designation: Jun 2026
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Denver-Boulder-Greeley-Ft. Collins-Loveland: Ozone
NonattainmentSevere 158-Hour Ozone (2008 Standard)
Original designation: Jul 2012
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
Adams, Denver, and Boulder Counties; Denver Metropolitan Area
PM10 · PM-10 (1987 Standard)
Classification: Moderate
Original designation: Nov 1990
Data from EPA Green Book
Black Hawk
Annual mean: 0.1 ppm · EPA standard: 0.07 ppm
Annual standard context: 12 exceedance days recorded in the reporting period
Reported: Mar 2026
Evergreen
Annual mean: 0.1 ppm · EPA standard: 0.07 ppm
Annual standard context: 21 exceedance days recorded in the reporting period
Reported: Mar 2026
Highland Reservoir — Southglenn, Colorado
Annual mean: 0.0 ppm · EPA standard: 0.07 ppm
Annual standard context: 6 exceedance days recorded in the reporting period
Reported: Mar 2026
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Martin Marietta Spec Agg
Reported: 2024
Contaminated sites, waste facilities, cleanup records, and industrial operations in this city.
Reviewed: source query run Jun 2026
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO1 site with active cleanup or investigation status
495 Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
Active release reports
Reported: Dec 2021
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Formerly Used Defense Sites are properties previously owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. The FUDS program addresses environmental restoration at these properties.
Open data source: USACE FUDSReported: Jun 2026
Sites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
No recently updated active or intermittent MSHA-regulated sites within 5 miles.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Jefferson County, CO
Reported: Mar 2026
Jefferson County is EPA Radon Zone 1 (highest potential). EPA defines Zone 1 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels above 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
Flood-map status, chemical accident risk, nuclear facilities, pipeline incidents, and community health indicators in this city.
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer maps flood risk. Properties in a Special Flood Hazard Area are required to carry flood insurance if they have a federally backed mortgage.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain). No base flood elevation determined.
Risk Management Program facilities handle extremely hazardous substances (e.g., chlorine, ammonia, propane). EPA requires these facilities to plan for worst-case chemical releases.
No facility records with recent chemical accidents surfaced for this property within the last five years.
Data from EPA ECHO
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
No pipeline incident records surfaced for this city report in the last 5 years.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Jefferson County, ColoradoPop. 576,143
Reported: Mar 2026
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking Water Violations
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 6,325 | 6,994 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 10.7% | 12.8% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 12.5% | 12.1% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 24.1% | 25.1% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.5 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
| Drinking Water Violations | 1 | 1 | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 6.6% | 6.5% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 79.5 | 79.0 | 77.6 |