A site qualifies for the National Priorities List, or Superfund list,when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determines there’s a release or threatened release of hazardous substances that may endanger public health, welfare or the environment.
Interactive map of superfund sites
Zoom in to area of interest.
EPA-led active sites
Colorado Smelter
Nelson Tunnel/Commodore Waste Rock
Vasquez Boulevard/Interstate 70
Proposed sites
ASARCO Globe Smelter
495 E. 51st Ave., Denver
Smeltertown
9000 County Road 152, Salida
Deleted sites
Smuggler Mountain
Aspen
Woodbury Chemical Co.
Garfield Street and East 54th Avenue, Commerce City