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Moffat County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Moffat County is 146 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 636 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (332), Industrial wastewater discharge (172), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (63). 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: 40.6098, -108.1813.

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 Moffat County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	20.6	14.5	1.42x	11.6 to 34.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	146	143.2	1.02x	119.8 to 176.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.3	51.8	0.95x	35.1 to 67.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.6	30.2	0.95x	18 to 43.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	395.3	453.4	0.87x	351.1 to 443.7	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 Moffat County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,530	9,842.6	+7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.1	75.3	-0%	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	139.4	96.9	+44%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	48.1	28.6	+68%	deaths 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.

Formaldehyde10.96 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.44 per million
Naphthalene1.14 per million
Acetaldehyde1.01 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)332
Industrial wastewater discharge172
NPDES wastewater discharge permit63
Rail grade crossing20
Brownfield property14
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Major air pollution source5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Heliport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Coal 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.

Trapper Mining Inc, Craig 5.1 Mi. S Of
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008302522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.4
Tri State Generation Craig, Craig
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041086393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.2
Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station, Craig
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 413,563 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 81626TRSTT2201R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Trapper Mining Inc., Craig
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. 3,582,545 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 81625TRPPR65MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Skull Creek Dewpoint Plant, Craig
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene. Reports carcinogens. 8,858 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8162WSKLLCPWDER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Craig (Co), Craig
Coal power plant.
Record ID 6021 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.3
Tri State Generation Craig, Craig
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041086393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Tri State Generation Craig, Craig
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041086393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Skull Creek Dewpoint Plant, Craig
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070055439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Tri State Generation Craig, Craig
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041086393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Bunn Ranch Pit, Craig
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8162WBNNRN1848E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Iles Dome Unit Production, Iles Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010054421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Deakins Pit, Craig
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012329783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tri State Generation Craig, Craig
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041086393 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wand Pit, Moffat County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041251276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Craig-Moffat County Airport, Craig
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046319630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Northwest Ready Mix, Craig
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046319952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Williams Fork Mine, Craig
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064331619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sheehan Pit, Slater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070051673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Raftopoulos Pit 1, Craig
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070052209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Juniper Limestone Quarry, Moffat County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070052835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Flying Triangle Ranch Pit, Moffat County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054173 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cross Mountain 1, Maybell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Frontier Station, Craig
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070152680 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fedinec Pit, Moffat County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070160215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Moffat 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 Moffat 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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