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Chugach Census Area, Alaska: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Chugach Census Area. Federal databases place 251 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (112), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (63), Hazardous waste transporter (9).

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 60.7062, -144.5055.

How this county ranks in Alaska

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Alaska state cancer registry.

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Chugach Census Area
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	n/a	9,842.6	n/a	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	n/a	96.9	n/a	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen

No AirToxScreen estimate is available for this county.

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

251 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Industrial wastewater discharge112
NPDES wastewater discharge permit63
Hazardous waste transporter9
Rail grade crossing8
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Brownfield property6
Major air pollution source5
Public airport5
Commercial airport5
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Hydroelectric plant4
Oil-fired power plant3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Airfield2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Battery storage plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Petro Star Valdez Petroleum Terminal, Valdez
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 12,651 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9968WPTRST42EGA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Crowley Valdez Facility, Valdez
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,419 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9968WCRWLY15VAL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Petro Star Valdez Refinery, Valdez
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041977162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Orca Power Plant, Cordova
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017716845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Alyeska Pipeline - Valdez, Valdez
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064041834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Cordova Wastewater Treatment Plant, Cordova
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010588603 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Trident Seafoods North Cordova Processing, Cordova
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041623507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Alyeska Pipeline - Valdez, Valdez
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064041834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Alyeska Pipeline - Valdez, Valdez
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064041834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Silver Bay Seafoods Valdez, Valdez
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064604094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Trident Seafoods Cordova South, Cordova
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006618437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Valdez Petroleum Terminal, Valdez
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037576655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Alyeska Pipeline - Valdez, Valdez
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064041834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Armin F Koernig Hatchery Pwsac, Cordova
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $85,541.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070262949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Wally Noerenberg Hatchery Pwsac, Whittier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $120,789.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070264167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Crowley Fuels Llc Valdez Facility, Valdez
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070518525 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Peter Pan Seafoods Valdez Processing Plant, Valdez
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007347335 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Silver Bay Seafoods Â Valdez North Plant, Valdez
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $750,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Merle K (Mudhole) Smith, Cordova
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CDV (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Valdez Pioneer Fld, Valdez
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID VDZ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Merle K Mudhole Smith Airport, Cordova
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038071617 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cannery Creek State Hatchery, Valdez
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039169501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Petro Star Valdez Refinery, Valdez
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041977162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Whittier Terminal, Whittier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ravn-Valdez Airport, Valdez
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070520167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Chugach Census Area

Alaska state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Chugach Census Area, and their findings.
Alaska vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Alaska health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Alaska environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Alaska drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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