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Boundary County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Boundary County is 156.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 143 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (63), Industrial wastewater discharge (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (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: 48.739, -116.4172.

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 Boundary County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	27.2	14.5	1.88xSignificant	16.6 to 42.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	39.1	23.8	1.64xSignificant	26.4 to 56.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	27.2	18.5	1.47x	17.5 to 41	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.9	30.2	1.16x	24.5 to 49.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	156.3	143.2	1.09x	132.3 to 184	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	474	453.4	1.05x	427.9 to 524.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.3	51.8	1.01x	39 to 69.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.3	17.9	0.97x	9.5 to 29.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.5	18.7	0.78x	8.3 to 24.8	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 Boundary County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,307.1	9,842.6	-26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.1	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	76.5	96.9	-21%	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.

Formaldehyde12.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.76 per million
Acetaldehyde1.89 per million
Pahpom0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2024

Monitored on 331 days: 282 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 17, peak 93.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing63
Industrial wastewater discharge33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Air permit holder (minor source)9
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Hydroelectric plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (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.

Idaho Forest Group Llc - Riley Creek-Moyie Springs, Moyie Springs
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007514635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Idaho Forest Group Llc - Riley Creek-Moyie Springs, Moyie Springs
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007514635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Idaho Forest Group Llc - Riley Creek-Moyie Springs, Moyie Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007514635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Idaho Forest Group -- Moyie Springs, Moyie Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds. 255 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83845LSNPCOLDHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Moyie Springs, City Of - Moyie Springs Wwtp, Moyie Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071337866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gtn Pipeline Compressor Station 3, Bonners Ferry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007263068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kootenai River Nutrient Injection Site, Bonners Ferry
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit ID0028291: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Moyie Springs, City Of - Moyie Springs Wwtp, Moyie Springs
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit ID0030040: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Bonners Ferry Wwtp, Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028084917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Young Living Highland Flats Research Farm & Distillery, Naples
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070207175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Bonners Ferry, City Of - Bonners Ferry Wtp, Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070208561 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Panhandle Door Inc., Bonners Ferry
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071292196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Panhandle Door Inc, Naples
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,360.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071498290 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Eckhart Intl, Porthill
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1S1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Boundary County, Bonners Ferry
Public airport. O.
Record ID 65S (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Boundary County Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/817952707 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Kootenai River Nutrient Injection Site, Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024568760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kootenai River Floodplain Reconnection Project - Nimz Ranch North Quadrant, Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070078684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ball Creek Tributary Restoration, Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070568100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Upper Meander Maintenance Project, Near Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070865285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bog Creek Road Rehab, Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071095255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Deep Creek Restoration Project/Rdg, Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071363366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mcarthur Lake, Naples
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071427270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Knwr Westside Restoration Project - Gbi, Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071510667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Riverside Road, Bonners Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071513562 (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 Boundary 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 Boundary 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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