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Montgomery County, Arkansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montgomery County is 139.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 105 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (58), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Gas station (mapped facility) (7). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 34.5456, -93.6686.

How this county ranks in Arkansas

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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 Montgomery County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.2	51.8	1.28x	49.6 to 88.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.8	30.2	1.19x	24.6 to 52.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	139.9	143.2	0.98x	114 to 171.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	400.8	453.4	0.88x	352.1 to 455.3	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 Montgomery County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,842.3	9,842.6	+41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.9	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	129.3	96.9	+33%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde20.62 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2 per million
Benzene0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge58
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Public airport1
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

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

Shangri-La Resort, Inc., Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,275.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Mount Ida Wwtp, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055982904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Montgomery County Annex Building, Mount Ida
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981828 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Harbor South Development (Property Owners Association), Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009125053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Llc - Fancy Hill Operations, Caddo Gap
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0038270: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Hepoa, Llc, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010065892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Montgomery County Regional Public Water Authority, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070083706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mount Ida, City Of, Mount Ida
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0033855: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Usace-Tompkins Bend Recreation Area, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006884755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers - Denby Point Recreation Area, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006891667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers - Little Fir Recreation Area, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010066702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Norman, City Of, Norman
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0043125: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Usa-Coe - Joplin Recreation Area, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006891685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Norman, City Of, Norman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009124982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bearce, Mount Ida
Public airport. O.
Record ID 7M3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ozark Interests, Inc - Camp Ozark, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011376590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers - Tompkins Bend Recreation Area, Mount Ida
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0035408: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers - Little Fir Recreation Area , Mount Ida
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0022799: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.5
Usa-Coe - Joplin Recreation Area, Mount Ida
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AR0035424: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.5
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Llc - Fancy Hill Operations, Caddo Gap
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006786273 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hendry Oil Company, Inc, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024988708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Montgomery County Transfer Station #2, Norman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025014259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Montogomery County Transfer, Mount Ida
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025075987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gs Ii, Inc. Dba Ct Gs Building Products, Inc., Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025078706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C.G Roxane, Llc, Norman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030488764 (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 Montgomery County

Arkansas 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 Montgomery County, and their findings.
Arkansas vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Arkansas health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Arkansas 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.
Arkansas 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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