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Camas County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 16 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Public airport (8), Industrial wastewater discharge (3), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (2). 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: 43.5283, -114.8359.

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 Camas County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerNew cases439.1453.40.97x292.6 to 639.92019-2023

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 Camas County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde10.3 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.54 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.21 per million
  • Pahpom1.02 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Public airport8
  • Industrial wastewater discharge3
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit2
  • Brownfield property1
  • Gas station (mapped facility)1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

  1. 109 East Highway 20, Fairfield

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071984714 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  2. Fairfield/Frostenson Airfield, Fairfield

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID U86 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  3. Magic Reservoir, Hailey

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID U93 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  4. Fairfield Wwtp, Fairfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009725734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  5. Poole Painting, Fairfield

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071062629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. Fairfield Hud Manufactured Home Units & Site Development, Fairfield

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071850703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Sinclair, Fairfield

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/6638512653 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  8. Fairfield, City Of - Fairfield Wwtp, Fairfield

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit ID0024384:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  9. Fairfield, City Of - Fairfield Wwtp, Fairfield

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit ID0024384:REC (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  10. Fairfield Hud Manufactured Home Units & Site Development, Fairfield

    Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit IDR10C1A3: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 1

  11. Southfork, Feathervlle

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 23ID (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

  12. Chimney Creek, Fairfield

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 32ID (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

  13. Ozzy'S, Fairfield

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 33ID (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

  14. Camas Creek Ranch, Fairfield

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 40ID (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

  15. Fairfield Ranch, Fairfield

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID ID70 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

  16. Tracy Ranch, Hill City

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID ID88 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 0.5

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 Camas 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 Camas 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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