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Yuma County, Colorado: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Yuma County is 146.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 304 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (162), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (57), Rail grade crossing (35). 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: 40.0338, -102.4227.

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 Yuma County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	146.4	143.2	1.02x	118.3 to 179.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	321.2	453.4	0.71x	276.9 to 370.9	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 Yuma County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,886.3	9,842.6	-40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.1	75.3	+5%	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	94.1	96.9	-3%	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.

Formaldehyde10.81 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.64 per million
Acetaldehyde0.78 per million
Pahpom0.54 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)162
NPDES wastewater discharge permit57
Rail grade crossing35
Industrial wastewater discharge30
Public airport5
Landfill (mapped facility)5
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Heliport2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Yuma Ethanol Llc, Yuma
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Acrolein and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 80,225 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 80759YMTHN3848C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Yuma Ethanol, Llc, Yuma
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031262498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Wray City Of-Wtp Clearwell, Wray
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010054118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Murphy-Brown Of Yuma, Yuma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002376786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Yuma Municipal Airport, Yuma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046298092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wray Municipal Airport, Wray
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046330724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dreher Pit, Yuma County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Knodel Pit, Idalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Deterding, Wray
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054522 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Knodel Pit, Idalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ballyneal Wwtw, Holyoke
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038448935 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Murphy-Brown Of Yuma, Yuma
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110002376786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline -Yuma, Yuma 5.9 Mi. N Of
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001720709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Yuma Wwtp, Yuma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055971845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Yuma Ethanol, Llc, Yuma
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031262498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Yuma Muni, Yuma
Public airport. O.
Record ID 2V6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wray Muni, Wray
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RYA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1249657888 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1257492721 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1262980817 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1263035513 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1313454909 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Yuma County Sanitary Landfill, Eckley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054915366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
5 Star Feedlot, Idalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010799626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Adamson Brothers, Wray
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016679815 (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 Yuma 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 Yuma 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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