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Pitkin County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pitkin County is 74.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 223 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (95), Industrial wastewater discharge (93), Air permit holder (minor source) (22). 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: 39.1715, -106.9297.

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 Pitkin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	42	23.8	1.76xSignificant	30.9 to 56.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	328.9	453.4	0.73x	296.5 to 364.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.2	18.5	0.66x	6.9 to 20.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	74.9	143.2	0.52x	59.9 to 93	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	22	51.8	0.42x	14.5 to 32.9	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 Pitkin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	3,487.5	9,842.6	-65%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	94.2	75.3	+25%	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	77.4	96.9	-20%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23	28.6	-20%	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.

Formaldehyde7.57 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.23 per million
Acetaldehyde0.51 per million
Pahpom0.4 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 337 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 19, peak 154.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit95
Industrial wastewater discharge93
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Gas station (mapped facility)4
EPA air quality monitor2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric 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.

Woody Creek Mobile Home Park, Pitkin County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022552192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Lazy Glen Hoa, Snowmass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055992813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Fld, Aspen
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ASE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Myers And Company Architectural Metals, Basalt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001399781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Riversbend Apartments, Snowmass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022544399 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pitkin County Solid Waste Center, Snowmass Village
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043810061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Compass School Wwtf, Pitkin County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056123671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
North Thompson Creek Mines, Pitkin County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064628700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vagneur Pit, Pitkin County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Starwood Mountain Ranch, Aspen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070818132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Myers And Company Architectural Metals, Basalt
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001399781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Aspen Consolidated Sanitation District, Aspen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022509310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Basalt San Dist Wwtf, Basalt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022551772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pitkin County Solid Waste Center, Snowmass Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043810061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Aspen Village, Inc., Garfield County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071443834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Snowmass Water And San Dist, Snowmass Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064638637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Snowmass Building 10 A/B, Snowmass Village
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071539656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Aspen Consolidated San Distrct, Aspen
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit CO0026387: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Avalanche Ranch, Pitkin County
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit CO0048823: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Snowmass Building 10 A/B, Snowmass Village
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit COG080858: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Aspen Yellow Brick Building, Aspen
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 080970008 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 2.9
Aspen Village, Inc., Aspen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022552129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Gateway Metro Wtp, Snowmass
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit COG641072: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Phillips Mobile Home Park, Snowmass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071864384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Avalanche Ranch, Pitkin County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064623750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3

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 Pitkin 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 Pitkin 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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