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Conejos County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Conejos County is 164 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 137 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (62), Industrial wastewater discharge (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 37.1982, -106.1708.

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 Conejos County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	164	143.2	1.15x	130.3 to 204.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	404.7	453.4	0.89x	347.6 to 469	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 Conejos County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,590.6	9,842.6	+28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.6	75.3	-3%	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	138.4	96.9	+43%	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.

Formaldehyde8.05 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.32 per million
Acetaldehyde0.56 per million
Pahpom0.34 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing62
Industrial wastewater discharge33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Solar power plant2
Public airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Platoro Joint Venture, Unk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010053547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Romeo Town Of, Romeo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $8,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006782366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Antonito Town Of, Antonito
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006781198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Imerys Perlite Antonito Loading Facility, Antonito
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054104198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
La Jara Wwtp, La Jara
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055971890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Manassa Wwtp, Manassa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055980817 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Spicer State Fish Hatchery, La Jara
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070256381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Manassa Wwtf, Manassa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071781071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sanford Town Of, Sanford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Romeo Wwtf, Romeo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071866738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Perlite Filteraid Plant, Antonito
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046317614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Romeo Wwtf, Romeo
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit COG591014: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Manassa Wwtf, Manassa
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit COG591199: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Sanford Town Of, Sanford
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit COG591011: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Spicer State Fish Hatchery, La Jara
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit COG130020: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Colorado Lava Rr Loading Facilities, Antonito
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070116403 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Antonito Town Of, Antonito
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit CO0040975: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Sanford Town Of, Sanford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010055983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Region 5 Culvert Repairs - 017a010460bl - Mp 10.46 (Sht 60), Antonito
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072160437 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Region 5 Culvert Repairs - 285a007080bl - Mp 7.08, 7.29 (Sht. 56,57), Antonito
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072247209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Us 285 Conejos River Bridge, Conejos
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072072672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Capulin Fiber Installation, Capulin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072132462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Region 5 Culvert Repairs - 017a015020bl - Mp 15.02 (Sht 61), Antonito
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072156985 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cr 14 No St Line, Antonito
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 844955K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Sh17 Wo Cumb Pass, Chama
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 844966X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Conejos County Jail
EPA FRS registry ID
110049689066
Water system
CO0211184
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
4
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Conejos 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 Conejos 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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