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Baca County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Baca County is 182.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 128 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (59), Air permit holder (minor source) (29), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 37.3311, -102.5626.

How this county ranks in Colorado

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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 Baca County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	182.1	143.2	1.27x	137.4 to 240.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	402	453.4	0.89x	325.3 to 493.5	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 Baca County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,304.4	9,842.6	+66%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	69.8	75.3	-7%	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	158.5	96.9	+63%	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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde10.42 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.59 per million
Acetaldehyde0.63 per million
Benzene0.39 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing59
Air permit holder (minor source)29
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Industrial wastewater discharge10
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)4
Public airport3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired power plant1
Solar 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.

J And P Trucking Pit, Baca County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070063590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Springfield (Co), Springfield
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 8100 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Cig Flank Compressor Station, Stonington
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001972278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Springfield Municipal Utilities, Springfield
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002376045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Jordan Process Llc, Springfield
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070864106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Town Of Springfield - Municipal Landfill, Springfield Area
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064528505 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Springfield Wwtf, Baca County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071862841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Lp Ind Llc - Jordan Process, Springfield Area
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $1,012,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071958099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Town Of Springfield Water System Improvement, Springfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072163402 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Springfield Muni, Springfield
Public airport. O.
Record ID 8V7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1280765233 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1280831848 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1285082822 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Campo Wwtf, Campo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024562374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Baca County Feedyard, Walsh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031105426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Everett Ranch And Feedlot, Pritchett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031106023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fritzler Farms, Two Buttes
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031106050 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Springfield Campus Consolidation, Springfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071092649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G & L Feedyard, Springfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071370023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walsh Pk-12, Walsh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071405386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Springfield Water System Improvement, Springfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072164777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Main St, Springfield
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 003713T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cr 24-6 No Us 160, Springfield
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 003714A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Co Rd C, Campo
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 003726U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Campo
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 003727B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Baca County

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