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Bear Lake County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bear Lake County is 155.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 89 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (29), Industrial wastewater discharge (26), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12). 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: 42.3023, -111.3163.

How this county ranks in Idaho

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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 Bear Lake County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	155.9	143.2	1.09x	120.8 to 199	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	350	453.4	0.77x	294.6 to 413.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	33.1	51.8	0.64x	19.2 to 55	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 Bear Lake County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,192.4	9,842.6	-27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.9	75.3	+4%	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	95	96.9	-2%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde9.06 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.44 per million
Acetaldehyde0.65 per million
Pahpom0.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing29
Industrial wastewater discharge26
NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Public airport1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Montpelier Wwtf, Montpelier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010026818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jbp Dingle Facility, Montpelier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067025427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Border Pit, Montpelier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072004195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bear Lake County, Paris
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1U7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1012978697 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Bear Lake County Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1017504241 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Seven Mile Ranch Bear Lake, Saint Charles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071298072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bear Lake Wildlife Refuge, Montpelier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071410051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Itd Montpelier Maintenance Shed (Bh), Montpelier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
St Charles Lift Station, Saint Charles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071944920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lve Crow Creek Pipeline, Geneva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071952385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Geneva Raymond Border Project, Geneva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072073573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bear Lake North Beach Redesign, Saint Charles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072132796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us-30, Rocky Point Wildlife Xing (Sundt), Montpelier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072175981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us-30 Rocky Point Wildlife Crossing, Montpelier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072179452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Montpelier
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807236A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Montpelier
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807237G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Montpelier
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807238N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Montpelier
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807239V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Montpelier
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807240P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Airport Road, Montpelier
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807241W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Dingle Road, Montpelier
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807242D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Fourth South, Montpelier
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807243K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Hunter Hill Road/ Danish Avenue, Montpelier
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807246F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Dingle
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 807247M (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 Bear Lake County

Idaho 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 Bear Lake County, and their findings.
Idaho vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Idaho health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Idaho 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.
Idaho 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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