The following links access the websites for Northeast Denver Environmental Initiative (NDEI) related agencies and activities.

• Organizations/agencies and Programs
• ASARCO, Inc. and ASARCO Superfund Links
• Vasquez Boulevard/I- 70 Superfund Site Links
  
• NDEI Air Quality Links
  
• NDEI Water Quality Links
  
• NDEI Soil Quality Links
  
• NDEI Health-related Links
  
• NDEI Transportation Links
  
• NDEI Grants & Resources

Organizations/agencies outside of EPA involved with Northeast Denver environmental activities:

Denver Department of Environmental Health
This is Denver's Health Department. Their mission is to protect Denver's environment and to safeguard the health and well being of its inhabitants.

Denver Regional Council of Governments – Transportation Services
DRCOG develops long- and short-range plans and priorities for carrying out transportation projects. It represents the perspective of the regional council's 50 local government members, while coordinating its planning efforts with other agencies.

Colorado People's Environmental & Economic Network COPEEN
COPEEN was formed by residents of Northeast Denver in 1994, as a proactive, grassroots response to grave environmental injustices perpetrated against their communities.

Denver Urban Renewal Authority
DURA is responsible for conducting urban revitalization activities throughout the City and County of Denver.

The Mayor's Office of Economic Development & International Trade
The Mayor's Office of Economic Development & International Trade is the business community's advocate within the City government system.

NACCHO – National Association of County and City Health Officials
NACCHO provides education, information, research, and technical assistance to local health departments and facilitates partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies in order to promote and strengthen public health.

ATSDR (The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
The mission of ATSDR, as an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to prevent exposure and adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other sources of pollution present in the environment.

Tri County Health Department
It is our mission to protect, promote and improve the health, environment and quality of life for the one million residents of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties.

Colorado Department Of Transportation

Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC)
The RAQC is the Denver region's lead air planning agency, working to meet federal health standards and improve air quality in the six-county area. The RAQC focuses primarily on ozone, carbon monoxide, and fine particulate matter. Its work does not address indoor air quality or air toxics.

Housing & Neighborhood Development Services
The mission of Housing & Neighborhood Development Services is to facilitate the development of viable urban neighborhoods by providing quality affordable housing, a suitable and enhanced living environment, and expanded economic opportunities for persons of low and moderate income.

EPA programs involved with Northeast Denver environmental activities:

EPA Region 8 Superfund Program
The Region 8 Superfund Program is responsible for locating, investigating, and cleaning up uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites.

EPA TOSC (Technical Outreach for Communities)
The mission of the TOSC program is to help communities with hazardous-substance pollution problems.

EPA Brownfields Site
Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.

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ASARCO Globe Plant Superfund Site
The ASARCO Superfund site is a site with metal contaminants resulting from smelting activity.  It is being cleaned by EPA, the State of Colorado, and ASARCO in a joint effort.

Public Health Assessment – Asarco Incorporated (Globe Plant)

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division ASARCO Globe Plant

ASARCO Inc. Globe Plant

Asarco Inc., Globe Plant EPA Contacts

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Vasquez Boulevard/I-70 Risk Assessment

EPA Superfund Site: Vasquez Boulevard & I-70

EPA NPL Site Narrative at Listing: Vasquez Boulevard and I-70 July 22, 1999

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Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Report to the Public (web version)

Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Report to the Public (Adobe PDF version)

Public Health Assessment – Asarco Incorporated (Globe Plant)

Meteorological station monitoring information

Regional Air Quality Council

Regional Air Quality Council - Annual air quality plans

Regional Air Quality Council - Diesel Workgroup
The Work Group will assess diesel issues in the Denver region and explore opportunities for further reducing diesel emissions in the future.

Vasquez Boulevard/I-70 Risk Assessment (EPA)

EPA Envirofacts Warehouse (EPA)
EPA created the Envirofacts Warehouse to provide the public with direct access to the wealth of information contained in its databases. The Envirofacts Warehouse allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Air, Chemicals, Facility Information, Grants/Funding, Hazardous Waste, Superfund, Toxic Releases, and Water Permits, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence, and Drinking Water Microbial and Disinfection Byproduct Information.

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Vasquez Boulevard/I-70 Risk Assessment

Public Health Assessment – Asarco Incorporated (Globe Plant)

EPA Envirofacts Warehouse
EPA created the Envirofacts Warehouse to provide the public with direct access to the wealth of information contained in its databases. The Envirofacts Warehouse allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Air, Chemicals, Facility Information, Grants/Funding, Hazardous Waste, Superfund, Toxic Releases, and Water Permits, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence, and Drinking Water Microbial and Disinfection Byproduct Information.

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Public Health Assessment – Asarco Incorporated (Globe Plant)

EPA Brownfields Site
Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.

EPA Envirofacts Warehouse
EPA created the Envirofacts Warehouse to provide the public with direct access to the wealth of information contained in its databases. The Envirofacts Warehouse allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Air, Chemicals, Facility Information, Grants/Funding, Hazardous Waste, Superfund, Toxic Releases, and Water Permits, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence, and Drinking Water Microbial and Disinfection Byproduct Information.

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Vasquez Boulevard/I-70 Risk Assessment

Denver Department of Environmental Health
Mission: To protect Denver's environment and to safeguard the health and well being of its inhabitants.

Public Health Assessment – Asarco Incorporated (Globe Plant)

NACCHO – National Association of County and City Health Officials
NACCHO provides education, information, research, and technical assistance to local health departments and facilitates partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies in order to promote and strengthen public health.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
The mission of the ATSDR, as an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to prevent exposure and adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other sources of pollution present in the environment

ATSDR fact sheets on arsenic and lead in Spanish and English

ATSDR Fact Sheets on Public Health Assessment and Health Consultations

Tri County Health Department
It is our mission to protect, promote and improve the health, environment and quality of life for the one million residents of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties.

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Northeast Denver Transportation Links

Regional Air Quality Council - Diesel Workgroup
The Work Group will assess diesel issues in the Denver region and explore opportunities for further reducing diesel emissions in the future.

Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) – Transportation Services

DRCOG 2025 Regional Transportation Plan – Public Questionnaire (Spanish)

DRCOG 2025 Regional Transportation Plan – Public Questionnaire (English)

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The City and County of Denver Housing & Neighborhood Development Services Affordable housing loan pool
The city, along with three private sector partners, formed the non-profit Denver Neighborhood Housing Fund…

Denver Neighborhood Response - Denver Neighborhood Handbook
The Denver Neighborhood Handbook is a guide to the Denver City Government. It provides a reference source where citizens may obtain information on how to deal with most of their day-to-day problems.

Focus Neighborhoods Initiative - Small Grants Available
Apply now for neighborhood mini-grants. Residents and groups from within the Focus Neighborhoods are eligible.

Focus Neighborhood Initiative – Block beautification efforts
Limited funding for the removal and replacement of damaged sidewalk within the Focus Neighborhoods is available.

Denver Urban Renewal Authority
DURA is responsible for conducting urban revitalization activities throughout the City and County of Denver.

NACCHO – National Association of County and City Health Officials
NACCHO provides education, information, research, and technical assistance to local health departments and facilitates partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies in order to promote and strengthen public health.

EPA Envirofacts Warehouse
EPA created the Envirofacts Warehouse to provide the public with direct access to the wealth of information contained in its databases. The Envirofacts Warehouse allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Air, Chemicals, Facility Information, Grants/Funding, Hazardous Waste, Superfund, Toxic Releases, and Water Permits, Drinking Water, Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence, and Drinking Water Microbial and Disinfection Byproduct Information.

COPEEN Toxic Tours
The staff and steering committee of COPEEN have been leading Toxic Tours for years, with the goal of educating the concerned citizens, government workers, industry representatives, students and others about the environmental injustices that fester right under our noses.

Regional Geographic Initiative (RGI) Multi-media Funding
RGI funding addresses EPA Region 8 priorities using partnership and community-based approaches.

Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Program
Over the past 5 years, EPA has provided financial assistance to help minority and low-income communities address their environmental concerns in a new way—through pollution prevention…

Technical Assistance Grants
Congress established the Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Program in 1986 to help communities affected by Superfund sites understand and comment on site-related information, and thus participate more effectively in cleanup decisions.

EPA Brownfields Partnerships and Tools
EPA is building partnerships with federal agencies, states, cities and other organizations to assure a coordinated approach to addressing brownfields.

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