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Kiowa County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kiowa County is 196.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 136 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (44), Rail grade crossing (44), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20). 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: 38.4367, -102.7755.

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 Kiowa County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	196.6	143.2	1.37x	118.7 to 313.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	399	453.4	0.88x	286.1 to 549.4	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 Kiowa County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,213.8	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	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	n/a	96.9	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde10.56 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.61 per million
Acetaldehyde0.68 per million
Pahpom0.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)44
Rail grade crossing44
NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Industrial wastewater discharge14
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport2
Brownfield property2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Colorado Interstate Gas- Kit Carson C.S., Eads
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009562669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eads Wwtf, Eads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071824105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kit Carson Compressor Station, Eads
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032729741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Eads Municipal Airport, Eads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046330733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
The Rialto Hotel, Eads
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964965 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Barnett Property, Eads
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983569 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Eads Wwtf, Eads
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit COG591016: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Strachan Exploration - Mcclave C.S., Eads
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $42,700.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040982416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Eads Town Of, Eads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010056081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Richardson Pit, Eads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071068312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Stoker Pit, Eads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071298428 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Eads Muni, Eads
Public airport. O.
Record ID 9V7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1271470357 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1423548428 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Kit Carson Compressor Station, Eads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032729741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
High Plains Pork, Llc - Nucleus, Eads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044251859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Plains Pork, Llc - Multiplier 1, Eads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044251868 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Plains Pork, Llc - Plainview Finisher 1, Sheridan Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044258610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Plains Pork, Llc - Two Buttes Finisher 3, Sheridan Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044258638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Plains Pork, Llc - Plainview Nursery 1, Sheridan Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044258656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Plains Pork, Llc - Barlow Boar Stud 1, Eads
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044258665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Plains Pork, Llc - High Plains Nursery 4, Sheridan Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044258683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcbride Michael Unit 1 32, Uninc
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064739760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Xcel Sub: Pathways May Valley Substation, Brandon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071446207 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Xcel Tline: Pathways Segment 4 Yudnich Yard, Unincorporated
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071824814 (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 Kiowa 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 Kiowa 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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