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Las Animas County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Las Animas County is 158 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 1,228 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (701), Industrial wastewater discharge (296), Rail grade crossing (102). 3 correctional facilities operate 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: 37.4052, -103.9218.

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 Las Animas County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	24.3	18.7	1.3x	15.6 to 36.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.9	14.5	1.17x	9.3 to 28.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158	143.2	1.1x	135.9 to 183.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.3	11.3	1.09x	6.7 to 21.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.1	30.2	0.96x	20.4 to 41.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	363.7	453.4	0.8x	327.2 to 403.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	40.4	51.8	0.78x	30 to 54.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14	18.5	0.76x	8 to 23.8	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 Las Animas County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,323.5	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74	75.3	-2%	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	152	96.9	+57%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	55.3	28.6	+93%	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.

Formaldehyde9.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.4 per million
Acetaldehyde0.57 per million
Pahpom0.39 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,228 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Air permit holder (minor source)701
Industrial wastewater discharge296
Rail grade crossing102
NPDES wastewater discharge permit58
Brownfield property26
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Major air pollution source5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Public airport3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Heliport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired power plant1
Solar power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Evergreen Well Services - Burro Canyon, Cokedale, 7.3 Mi Nw Of
Major air pollution source. Penalties $88,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007352701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
New Elk Coal Company, Llc, Weston
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002051163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pioneer Natural Resources Usa, Unk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009128096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Evergreen Natural Resources Trinidad Office Wwtf, Trinidad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037262627 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Golden Eagle, Apache Canyon & Portions Of Hill Ranch Cbm Ops, Las Animas County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041243883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pioneer Cbm Lorencito, Las Animas County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041243990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lorencito Coalbed Methane Operations, Trinidad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041244007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
West Spanish Peaks Coalbed Methane Operation, Las Animas County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041248290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Oldcastle Sw - Trinidad Hma Gen, Trinidad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043217391 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lorencito Canyon Mine, Trinidad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067174462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Broyles Pit, Trinidad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Leone Gravel Pit 2, Trinidad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wet Canyon Mine, Weston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072870 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
All Right Paving Stonewall No 1 Pit, Stonewall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Evergreen Well Services - Burro Canyon, Cokedale, 7.3 Mi Nw Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $88,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007352701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Trinidad (Co), Trinidad
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 511 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Oldcastle Sw - Trinidad Hma Gen, Trinidad
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043217391 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Primero Re-2 School District, Weston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024450226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
City Of Trinidad, Trinidad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001148268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Trinidad, Trinidad
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001437963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
New Elk Coal Company, Llc, Weston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002051163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pioneer Nat Res - Tamburelli Cs, Cokedale, 7.7 Mi N Of
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007240645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Evergreen Natural Resources - Wet Canyon, Cokedale
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021274262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pioneer Nat Resources - Cottontail Pass, Cokedale
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037575718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Monument Lake Wwtf, Weston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006658125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

Correctional facilities

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

Trinidad Correctional Facility, Model
EPA FRS registry ID
110006658330
Wastewater permit
Yes, 1 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Colorado Dept. Of Corrections-Tcf, Trinidad, 2.4 Mi Ne Of
EPA FRS registry ID
110017686609
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Colorado Dept Of Corrections, Model
EPA FRS registry ID
110070002205
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Las Animas 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 Las Animas 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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