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Eagle County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Eagle County is 76.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 474 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (172), Industrial wastewater discharge (165), Air permit holder (minor source) (46). 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: 39.6384, -106.6463.

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 Eagle County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.7	23.8	1.29xSignificant	24.9 to 37.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.2	13	1.02x	9.4 to 18.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.6	18.5	0.84x	10.8 to 21.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.9	14.5	0.82x	8 to 17	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.4	18.7	0.77x	10.1 to 20	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	332.4	453.4	0.73x	311.3 to 354.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8.2	11.3	0.73x	4.9 to 12.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	8.3	13.9	0.6x	5.1 to 12.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	9.7	17.9	0.54x	6.4 to 14.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	76.2	143.2	0.53x	65.4 to 88.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	10	30.2	0.33x	6.3 to 15	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	14.2	51.8	0.27x	9.9 to 19.7	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 Eagle County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	4,321.4	9,842.6	-56%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	89.7	75.3	+19%	years
Child mortality	35.4	59.8	-41%	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	66.7	96.9	-31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	7.8	28.6	-73%	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.

Formaldehyde9.11 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.28 per million
Acetaldehyde0.7 per million
Naphthalene0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit172
Industrial wastewater discharge165
Air permit holder (minor source)46
Rail grade crossing35
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Major air pollution source5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator5
Brownfield property3
Heliport3
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Eagle Mine, Minturn, Redcliff
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 47.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID COD081961518 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Eagle Gypsum Mine, Gypsum
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Eagle Town Of Wwtp, Eagle County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064608090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Edwards Wwtf, Edwards
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001123409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority Plant, Avon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022506858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Eagle County Rgnl, Eagle
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID EGE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
American Gypsum Wallboard Plant - Eagle, Gypsum
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8163WGLGYP74HIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Centex Eagle Gypsum Co Llc, Gypsum
Major air pollution source. Penalties $21,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007351267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Covered Bridge Building, Vail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010055126 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Elam H-155 Asphalt Plant, Statewide
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054098873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Eagle County Regional Airport, Gypsum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054102449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Eagle Valley Clean Energy, Gypsum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054957409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gypsum Wwtf, Gypsum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055979954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Eagle Gypsum Mine, Gypsum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Eagle Valley - Gypsum Biomass, Gypsum
Major air pollution source. Penalties $77,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070828278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Centex Eagle Gypsum Co Llc, Gypsum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007351267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Vail Wwtp, Vail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046327845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
River Dance Rv Resort, Gypsum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070924758 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Eagle Cnty Road & Bridge Dept, Wolcott
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007396068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
The Vail Corporation Dba Vail Mountain, Vail
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017764114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ritz-Carlton Residences And Club At Vail, Eagle County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030994244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Vail Associates - Beaver Creek, Avon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033177844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Strata Vail Residences, Vail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058922304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
American Gypsum Cogeneration, Gypsum
Gas power plant.
Record ID 54630 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Red Cliff Gymnasium, Red Cliff
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071966012 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Eagle 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 Eagle 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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