ROUTT COUNTY RANKS 6th out of 10

As population growth and the availability, use, and consumption of our energy impact our global environment, the Team asked “What makes Routt county the ‘place that it is’ through an ecological eye?” After reviewing and researching a number of livability factors encompassing environmental, land use, and energy consumption impacts, the Team arrived at six final categories to measure:

Land Use, Water Quality, Air Quality, Ambient Conditions, Solid Waste, and Environmental Stewardship. As bio-diversity information becomes available, it will be added and tracked in the Index.

Utilizing the weighting and prioritization the Team established categories for the Environmental Index, Routt County ranks the sixth highest for environmental “livability” in the 10-county study. For detailed descriptions of data sources and calculations, please below.