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Washington County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Washington County is 169 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 151 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (83), Rail grade crossing (27), Industrial wastewater discharge (18). 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: 40.002, -103.1379.

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 Washington County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	44.3	30.2	1.47x	25.5 to 74	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	169	143.2	1.18x	127.7 to 220.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	303.6	453.4	0.67x	245.8 to 372.2	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 Washington County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,151.9	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74	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	156	96.9	+61%	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.

Formaldehyde10.69 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.59 per million
Acetaldehyde0.78 per million
Pahpom0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)83
Rail grade crossing27
Industrial wastewater discharge18
NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Brownfield property3
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Gas station (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.

Ann Allison #1, Lindon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014450405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
King Pit, Cope
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Clg Farms Gravel Pit, Washington County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070063559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Colorado Plains Regional Airport, Akron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046319685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Colorado Interstate Gas Co - Niobrara, Akron
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001390771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ward Unit, Lindon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069486737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Otis Hotel (Northeast Parcel), Otis
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039799938 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Otis Hotel (South Parcel), Otis
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981654 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Otis Hotel (Northwest Parcel), Otis
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982667 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Akron Wwtp, Akron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055979963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Ward Unit , Lindon
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit COG840019: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Anderson #1, Near Anton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017760038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Wittenberg Lease, Akron 26.9 Mi. S Of
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $14,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067572638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Colorado Plains Rgnl, Akron
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID AKO (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1245665907 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1247655870 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Washington County Feed Yard, Llc, Akron
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043491557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Woodlin School District R-104, Washington County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064641641 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Undefeated 1 7, Anton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070264123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Denova 1, Otis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071363276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Xcel Tline: Pway Segment 2 Axtell Yard, Flager
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071407849 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Akron
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 057274L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Co Rd Q, Akron
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 057275T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Co Rd U, Akron
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 057277G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Co Rd Y, Akron
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 057278N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Washington 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 Washington 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.

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