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Hinsdale County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 43 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (25), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8), Brownfield property (6). 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: 37.7841, -107.2989.

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 Hinsdale County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerNew cases163.4453.40.36x91.4 to 325.92019-2023

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 Hinsdale County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde6.34 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.12 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.37 per million
  • Pahpom0.31 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge25
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
  • Brownfield property6
  • Gas station (mapped facility)2
  • Public airport1
  • Landfill (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.

  1. L & N, Inc., Lake City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006782286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  2. Legacy Lodge, Hinsdale County

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038448837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  3. Lake City Area Stp, Lake City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055979231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  4. Golden Wonder Mine, Hinsdale County

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064611647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  5. Vickers Horse River Ranch Wwtf, Hinsdale County

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110059792023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  6. Scs Generational Properties, Llc-Chlorinator For Well 1, Lake City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022423509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4

  7. Ute-Ulay Townsite, Lake City

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044760693 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. Ute-Ulay Townsite, Lake City

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071968498 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. 730 N Henson Street, Lake City

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071973661 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Rose Lime Kiln, Lake City

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071974413 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Morningside Lode, Lake City

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071975339 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Ute-Ulay Portal Road Buildings And Assay Office, Lake City

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071979986 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  13. Golden Wonder Mine, Hinsdale County

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit CO0048119: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.9

  14. Landfill

    Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1460512955 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  15. Usda Usfs R02 Forest Service Pit Spring Creek, Hinsdale County

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070063566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  16. Valley View Legacy Ranch, Lake City

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071952000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Fuel Station

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/2155037745 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  18. Sportsmen's BBQ Station

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/719419483 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  19. West Elk Mine, Gunnison County

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit CO0038776:075 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  20. Lake City Wwtf, Lake City

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit CO0040673:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  21. Lake City Wwtf, Lake City

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit CO0040673:300 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  22. Golden Wonder Mine, Hinsdale County

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit CO0048119:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  23. Golden Wonder Mine, Hinsdale County

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit CO0048119:003 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  24. Golden Wonder Mine, Hinsdale County

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit CO0048119:004 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  25. Golden Wonder Mine, Hinsdale County

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.

    NPDES permit CO0048119:005 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

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 Hinsdale 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 Hinsdale 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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