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Saguache County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Saguache County is 155.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 82 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (24), Air permit holder (minor source) (21), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19). 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: 38.102, -106.3314.

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 Saguache County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	155.1	143.2	1.08x	120.4 to 198.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	40.1	51.8	0.77x	22.9 to 66.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	309	453.4	0.68x	258.8 to 367.6	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 Saguache County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,580.4	9,842.6	-3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.1	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	145.4	96.9	+50%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	54.9	28.6	+92%	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.

Formaldehyde7.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.3 per million
Acetaldehyde0.51 per million
Pahpom0.35 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge24
Air permit holder (minor source)21
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Public airport5
Brownfield property3
Rail grade crossing2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
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.

Center Redi Mix Inc, Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002435026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Colorado Gravel Products, Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070051964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stage Stop Pit, Saguache County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
J And K Limestone Products Villa Grove, Saguache County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Center Redi Mix Inc, Center
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002435026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Saguache Town Of, Saguache
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010056054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Saguache Town Of, Saguache
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071879085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hammel'S Supperette, Saguache
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043243031 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vista Grande, Saguache
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965659 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Center Theatre, Center
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973426 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pitch Reclamation Project, Sargents
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit CO0022756: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Center Domestic Wwtf, Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $129,960.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043756192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Idaho-Pacific Colorado Corporation, Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $54,960.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070546862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Saguache Town Of, Saguache
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit COG591103: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Aspen Institute Wwtf, Crestone
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006657741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Pitch Reclamation Project, Sargents
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007910751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Colorado Gourmet Potatoes, Llc, Center
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $8,575.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046382749 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Region 5 Culvert Repair - 285b085500bl - Mp 85.50 (Sht 59), Saguache
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072165570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Saguache Muni, Saguache
Public airport. O.
Record ID 04V (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Leach, Center
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1V8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Canon Potato Company, Rio Grande County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009006752 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Valley View Hot Springs, Saguache County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060363725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Saguache Town Of, Saguache
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070000890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Xcel Sub: Moffat Substation Expansion, Moffat
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071371380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Xcel Tline: 9811 Phase 3 & Phase 5 Rebuild, Moffat
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071375083 (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 Saguache 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 Saguache 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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