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Bent County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bent County is 134.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 106 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (37), Industrial wastewater discharge (20), Air permit holder (minor source) (19). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 37.9504, -103.0698.

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 Bent County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.6	30.2	1.34x	24 to 67	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.7	51.8	0.96x	30.6 to 78.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	134.5	143.2	0.94x	101.2 to 177.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	299.6	453.4	0.66x	246.4 to 362.3	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 Bent County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,364.3	9,842.6	+5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.8	75.3	-1%	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	118	96.9	+22%	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: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde10.76 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.62 per million
Acetaldehyde0.74 per million
Pahpom0.49 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing37
Industrial wastewater discharge20
Air permit holder (minor source)19
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Brownfield property4
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Oil-fired power plant1
Wind 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.

Riverside Aggregates 2 Verhoeff Pit, Hasty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Colorado Dept Of Local Affairs - Fort Lyon Facility, Fort Lyon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013179700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Las Animas Wwtp, Las Animas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055974646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
All Right Paving Sharp Gravel Pit, Hasty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mountain Prairie Llc, Las Animas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055499857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Las Animas, Las Animas
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 507 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Mountain Prairie Llc, Las Animas
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110055499857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Las Animas Muni P&L, Las Animas
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040972506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Colorado Dept Of Local Affairs - Fort Lyon Facility, Fort Lyon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013179700 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fort Lyon Facility - Building 7 And 508, Las Animas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975977 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fort Lyon Facility - Building 506, Las Animas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975978 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Las Animas Armory, Las Animas
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985285 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Las Animas Wwtf, Las Animas
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit CO0040690: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Bell Genetics - Rocky Ridge Sow Center, Hasty
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $10,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007394266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Oldcastle Sw - Verhoeff Gravel Pit #1, Hasty 2.4 Mi. N Of
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $14,350.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064523412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mcclave Ranch Pit, Hasty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071894904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Fort Lyon Supportive Residentail Communiaty Wtp, Las Animas
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit CO0046311: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
City Of Las Animas - Bent County, Las Animas
Public airport. O.
Record ID 7V9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Rocky Ridge Farms, Hasty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040435801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mountain Prairie - Buffalo Ridge, Las Animas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044251724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mountain Prairie - Cedar Point, Las Animas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044251733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mountain Prairie - Coyote Crossing, Las Animas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044251742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mountain Prairie - Eastern Plains, Las Animas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044251760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Las Animas Bent County Landfill, Uninc Bent County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069342036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wiley Sanitation District, Wiley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000949 (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 Bent 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 Bent 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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