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Teller County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Teller County is 123.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 190 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (81), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (49), 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: 38.881, -105.1787.

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 Teller County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Thyroid	New cases	20.3	13	1.56x	12.8 to 30.7	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.3	6.2	1.18x	4.1 to 12.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.5	18.7	1.1x	14.3 to 29.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	123.6	143.2	0.86x	107 to 142.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	375.3	453.4	0.83x	345.8 to 407.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.9	18.5	0.75x	8.6 to 21.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.3	13.9	0.74x	6.3 to 16.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13	17.9	0.73x	7.8 to 20.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	21.8	30.2	0.72x	15.3 to 30.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	10.3	14.5	0.71x	5.9 to 17.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.3	23.8	0.68x	10.1 to 25.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	35.4	51.8	0.68x	26.9 to 46.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	7.5	11.3	0.66x	4.1 to 13.5	2020-2024

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 Teller County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,621	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.4	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	65.5	59.8	+10%	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	97	96.9	+0%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	33.2	28.6	+16%	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.

Formaldehyde7.84 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.24 per million
Acetaldehyde0.52 per million
Pahpom0.44 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge81
NPDES wastewater discharge permit49
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)12
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co, Victor
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041971337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.8
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co, Victor
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Hydrogen cyanide, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Ammonia and 4 more. 24,424,714 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 80860CRPPL2755S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co, Victor
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041971337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co, Victor
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041971337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co, Victor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041971337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Florissant Wsd-Wtp For Well No 4 Inf, Florissant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013183973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Camper Services Building, Divide
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037263779 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woodland Park School Dist Re 2, Woodland Park
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046316394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Scott Blue Ii Mining Claim, Cripple Creek Division
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067191782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gillette Sand And Gravel, Gillette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Godsend Lode Claim, Teller County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Crystaljack Glacier Peak, Td Minerals, Lake George
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Forrest Mining Project, Pike National Forest
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070072901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cripple Creek, City Of, Wwtp, Cripple Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Fourmile Creek Springs-Unincorp Teller County, Unk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015317478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Mule Creek Pit, Divide
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071298827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Victor City Of, Victor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064254131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Courage To Change, Divide
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974120 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Teller County Ww Utility Board, Divide
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010053191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Carlton Tunnel Portal Site, Teller County
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit CO0024562: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Fourmile Creek Springs, Teller County
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit CO0046540: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Quaker Ridge Camp, Woodland Park
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006781072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Woodland Park City Of, Woodland Park
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006781152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Woodland Park, City Of, Woodland Park
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit CO0043214: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Visitor Center, Teller County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070742250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Teller 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 Teller 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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