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Jackson County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 95 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (52), Industrial wastewater discharge (17), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13). 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: 40.6648, -106.3232.

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 Jackson County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerNew cases430453.40.95x306.1 to 5962019-2023

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 Jackson 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: 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.

  • Formaldehyde11.77 per million
  • Naphthalene2.41 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.3 per million
  • Pahpom1.45 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 89 days: 88 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 9, peak 56.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Air permit holder (minor source)52
  • Industrial wastewater discharge17
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
  • Gas station (mapped facility)4
  • EPA air quality monitor2
  • Heliport2
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Public airport1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Solar power plant1
  • 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.

  1. Fulcrum Energy - Hebron 0780 S18 Pad, Walden 12.0 Mi. Sw Of

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $26,250.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064523387 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  2. Fulcrum Energy - Bighorn-Mutual 0780 S17, Walden 11.6 Mi. N Of

    Major air pollution source. Penalties $223,440.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070156183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  3. Corkle Oil Co Maintenance Fac, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070152670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  4. Hebron, Colorado

    EPA air quality monitor.

    Record ID 080570005 (U.S. EPA AirData)

    Severity 2.8

  5. Walden Town Of, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006781839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  6. Fulcrum Energy - Gregory 0780 S9 Pad, Walden 11.2 Mi. N Of

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $42,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070005090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  7. Fulcrum Energy - Surprise Central Facili, Walden Area

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $33,950.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071498380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  8. Fulcrum Energy - Surprise-Damfino S6 Pad, Walden 16.3 Mi. Sw Of

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $61,250.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055585754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  9. Fulcrum Energy - Open Range 18, Walden 12.9 Mi. N Of

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $36,750.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070864988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  10. Fulcrum Energy - Oxbow 0880 S29, Walden 8.9 Mi. N Of

    Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $64,750.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070936681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  11. Arapaho Pit, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072075345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  12. Walden-Jackson County, Walden

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 33V (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  13. Wastewater Plant

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

    Record ID way/319910967 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  14. Walden - Jackson County Airport, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110046330993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  15. Wamsley Pit, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070072869 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  16. Walden, Town Of, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013404663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Corkle'S Mini Mart/Blanton'S Mountain Ma, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017687047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Foundation Energy Mgmt - Allard Battery, Walden 5.1 Mi. N Of

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110066859661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. North Park Basin, Coalmont

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067375762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Walden Town Of, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069999659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Linde Walden, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071076987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Kp Kauffman - Pierre B Production Batter, Walden 3.9 Mi. N Of

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071176580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Lone Pine Field (Owp), Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071546618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Walden - Jackson County Airport, Walden

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072000979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Praxair Inc, Walden

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000525904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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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