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Public water-system records for Steamboat Springs, CO from EPA SDWIS.
Steamboat Springs City of
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 9,950 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASNo health-relevant impairment records shown among the assessment records in this report.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
No NPDES-permitted facility records with current violation flags surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Routt County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 20-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 20 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designations apply to a specific pollutant and federal air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA can issue a clean-data determination while a formal designation remains in effect.
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
Routt County (Part); Steamboat Springs
PM10 · PM-10 (1987 Standard)
Classification: Moderate
Original designation: Jan 1994
Current design value: 0 est. exc. (2023-2025)
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Steamboat Springs
Annual mean: 16.2 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C)
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 4.8 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 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
Release reports
Reported: Dec 2021
Data from EPA UST Finder
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
Routt County, CO
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Routt County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain) with base flood elevation.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
No records dated within the last 5 years surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Routt County, ColoradoPop. 25,007
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 4,212 | 6,994 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 10.3% | 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 | 11.9% | 12.1% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 20.9% | 25.1% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 4.2 | 4.5 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 6.3% | 6.5% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 84.0 | 79.0 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Steamboat Springs.
Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 4 violations for the City of Steamboat Springs.
Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.
Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Steamboat Springs.
The monitoring station at Steamboat Springs recorded an annual average of 16.2 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C) for particles (PM10) in 2025.
The monitoring station at Steamboat Springs recorded an annual average of 4.8 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.
The radon data for Steamboat Springs covers Routt County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Steamboat Springs reports a life expectancy of 84.0 years in Routt County, Colorado.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Steamboat Springs reports 4,212 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Routt County, Colorado. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Steamboat Springs lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 4.2 micrograms per cubic meter in Routt County, Colorado.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Atmos Energy Corporation-Colorado/Kansas near Steamboat Springs on Feb 16, 2016. The reported release was natural gas.