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Haines Borough, Alaska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Haines Borough is 104.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 64 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (30), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (24), Air permit holder (minor source) (2). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 9 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

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: 59.1608, -134.9442.

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.

Cancer rates for Haines Borough compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	468.7	453.4	1.03x	364.5 to 598.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	104.3	143.2	0.73x	59.8 to 176.6	2020-2024

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 Haines Borough
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,534.5	9,842.6	+7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.3	75.3	+4%	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	93.7	96.9	-3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 9 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde4.47 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3.02 per million
Benzene0.84 per million
Acetaldehyde0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge30
NPDES wastewater discharge permit24
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Oil-fired power plant1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Delta Western Llc Haines Bulk Facility, Haines
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene, Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 50,517 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9982WDLTWS118LU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Haines Wwtp, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000761453 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Haines Gravel Rock Source, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070102362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Haines Packing Company, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071277451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Haines, Haines
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 69 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Delta Western Haines Bulk Plant, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025226217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Haines Highway Reconstruct Milepost 12.2-20_3, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071202029 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Delta Western Haines Bulk Plant, Haines
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110025226217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Haines Power Generating Station, Haines
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037985552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Haines Ferry Terminal_3, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070248891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Haines Packing Company, Haines
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AKG521088: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Doc Warners Alaska Fishing Lodge, Juneau
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022281305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Haines Packing Company, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072102842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Haines Ii Bulk Facility, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007921892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haines-Fairbanks Pipeline Milepost 17.7, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071203070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hill Top Subdivision_2, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071238604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Young Road Repairs, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071310546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beach Road Repairs, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071442692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Delta Western, Llc Airport Facility, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haines Packing Company, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071528621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lutak Road Complex, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071729421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hurt Nugget Creek Suction Dredge, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071904130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haines Highway Phase 3 Support Sites, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071944557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haines Highway Reconstruct Mp 20-25, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071944661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haines Highway Reconstruct Mp 20-25, Haines
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071944797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Haines Borough

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 Haines Borough, 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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