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Colorado Springs Environment Facts

Air Quality, Water Quality, Climate and more


Colorado Springs
Air Quality
El Paso County
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days Very Unhealthy Days
2017 239 123 3 0 0
2016 263 101 2 0 0
2015 271 92 2 0 0
2014 310 54 1 0 0
2013 254 106 5 0 0




Colorado Springs
Water Quality
Fountain Watershed
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2014 na na na
2012 100 0 0
2010 56 0 44
2008 58 0 42
2006 41 0 59
2004 49 0 51
2002 100 0 0




Colorado Springs
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site plus 2 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
59 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 6 11



Colorado Springs Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 14 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 26 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 66 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 81 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 22 in 35 in



Colorado Springs Elevation
7,078 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,652 feet



Colorado Springs
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Moderate Moderate
Earthquake .5% 10.9%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 0 10
Flood Very High Very High
Tornado Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire High Low



Colorado Springs
Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear)
Nuclear Power Stations
(# Reactors)
Distance from City GPTR 99 City
Average
Palo Verde (3) 580 miles 50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station



Colorado Springs
Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 7,646 5,915
HDD 7,464 4,662
CDD 182 1,253



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Colorado Springs Area)
Colorado Springs Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)

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