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Skagway Municipality, Alaska: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 33 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (12), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8), Rail grade crossing (4). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 8 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: 59.5934, -135.3338.

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 Skagway Municipality compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	334.4	453.4	0.74x	213.1 to 510.9	2019-2023

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 Skagway Municipality
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 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 8 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde3.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Benzene0.82 per million
Acetaldehyde0.48 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge12
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Rail grade crossing4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport1
Hydroelectric plant1
Oil-fired power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Skagway Wwtp, Skagway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,613.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010622978 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Petro Marine Services - Skagway, Skagway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055089924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Skagway, Skagway
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 66 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Petro Marine Services - Skagway, Skagway
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110055089924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Skagway Ferry Terminal, Skagway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070504014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Skagway, Skagway
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID SGY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Skagway Solid Waste Transfer Facility, Skagway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071444144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Sgy: State Street Pavement Rehab, Skagway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071942513 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Skg001 Skagway River Levee Rehabilitation, Skagway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072174481 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Big Rock Quarry, Skagway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072188654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sgy - Klondike Hwy Rock Fall Mit, Skagway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072249412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Skagway Power Generating Station, Skagway
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110014086336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Hamilton Construction Rock Crusher 2, Skagway
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110045446969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
State Street, Skagway
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 852815D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Congress Way, Skagway
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 852816K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
State Street, Skagway
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 852817S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
2nd Ave, Skagway
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 852819F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1
Family Fuel
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/11933744869 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/11993114333 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Corner Gas Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/4775873670 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Skagway, Municipality Of - Skagway Wwtp - 301(H) Waiver, Skagway
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AK0020010:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1
Sgy: State Street Pavement Rehab, Skagway
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AKG002409:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1
Skagway Ferry Terminal, Skagway
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AKNOE0408: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1
Skagway Bulk Plant, Skagway
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AKR06AA53:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1
Sgy: State Street Pavement Rehab, Skagway
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AKR10H0T1: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1

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 Skagway Municipality

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 Skagway Municipality, 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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