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Phillips County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Phillips County is 141.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 119 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (45), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (34), Air permit holder (minor source) (22). 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: 40.5755, -102.3585.

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 Phillips County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	141.4	143.2	0.99x	103.2 to 190.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	372	453.4	0.82x	304.3 to 451.5	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 Phillips County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,191.2	9,842.6	-7%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.3	75.3	+1%	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	141.7	96.9	+46%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde10.54 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.65 per million
Acetaldehyde0.72 per million
Pahpom0.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing45
NPDES wastewater discharge permit34
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Industrial wastewater discharge11
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Scrapyard (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.

Ensminger Pit, Haxtun
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070045318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Chs High Plains - Holyoke Agronomy, Holyoke
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071432537 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Holyoke Ciy Of, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071867037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Holyoke Ciy Of, Holyoke
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit COG591059: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Haxtun Muni, Haxtun
Public airport. O.
Record ID 17V (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Holyoke, Holyoke
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HEQ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Scholl Oil And Transportation Company, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018870319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haxtun, Town Of, Haxtun
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024382522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 27, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 55, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 56, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 57, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 58, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 59, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260849 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 60, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 160, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 161, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 162, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 163, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 164, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 165, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 166, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 167, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 440, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Farm 441, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044260956 (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 Phillips 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 Phillips 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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