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Bonner County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bonner County is 128.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 438 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (139), Industrial wastewater discharge (96), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (62). 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: 48.3457, -116.5423.

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 Bonner County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	43.8	23.8	1.84xSignificant	36.4 to 52.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.6	4.4	1.5x	4.3 to 10	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.9	6.2	1.44x	5.7 to 13.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.3	3.4	1.26x	2.5 to 7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.3	14.5	1.26x	14 to 23.6	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.1	4.1	1.24x	3.1 to 8.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	15.7	13.9	1.13x	11.9 to 20.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.5	11.3	1.11x	9.2 to 16.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6	5.7	1.05x	3.8 to 9.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.9	8.7	1.02x	6.3 to 12.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.9	17.9	1x	13.7 to 23.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	440	453.4	0.97x	417.8 to 463.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.1	13	0.93x	8.1 to 17.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.3	18.7	0.93x	13.4 to 22.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	128.5	143.2	0.9x	117.6 to 140.4	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.3	18.5	0.88x	12.2 to 21.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.8	51.8	0.86x	38.6 to 52	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.9	30.2	0.79x	19.5 to 29.2	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.2	6.6	0.64x	2.5 to 6.9	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 Bonner County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,635.9	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.8	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	75.5	59.8	+26%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.6	6.2	+7%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	99.1	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	9.5	28.6	-67%	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.

Formaldehyde14.84 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Acetaldehyde2.15 per million
Naphthalene1.32 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 205 good, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 47, peak 138.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing139
Industrial wastewater discharge96
NPDES wastewater discharge permit62
Gas station (mapped facility)32
Brownfield property23
Public airport22
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)6
Small hazardous waste generator5
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Major air pollution source2
Airfield2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Hydroelectric plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Sandpoint Wwtp, Sandpoint
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,450.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046365330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Cedar Poles, Oldtown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042072299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Interstate Concrete & Asphalt - Dover, Dover
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds. 4,869 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8385WNTRST23813 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Interstate Concrete And Asphalt, Sandpoint
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070238921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Stimson Lumber Co - Priest River Facility, Priest River
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043532344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Stimson Lumber Co Priest River Ops, Priest River
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 529 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83856STMSNSMERR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Idaho Forest Group Llc - Riley Creek-Laclede, Laclede
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020056106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Idaho Forest Group - Laclede, Laclede
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 204 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83841RLYCRRILEY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Cygnus Inc, Ponderay
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006400670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cygnus Inc, Ponderay
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006400670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Kootenai-Ponderay Wwtp, Sandpoint
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039882231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Laclede Water District - Laclede Wtp, Laclede
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070055110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Camp Bay Development, Sagle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071070236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sandpoint Wwtp, Sandpoint
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,450.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046365330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sand Creek Wtp, Sandpoint
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070164686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cygnus Inc, Ponderay
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110006400670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Priest River Stp, Priest River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010027096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cedar Poles, Oldtown
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110042072299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cityservicevalcon Oldtown Bulk Plant, Oldtown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071285344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Gtn Pipeline Compressor Station 4, Sandpoint
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014021646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Idaho Forest Group Llc - Riley Creek-Laclede, Laclede
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020056106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Idaho Forest Group Llc - Riley Creek-Laclede, Laclede
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020056106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Dover Post Office 2, Dover
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041196826 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Alpine Lumber Supply, Sandpoint
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967189 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Priest River Landfill, Priest River
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967253 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 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 Bonner 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 Bonner 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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