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Caribou County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Caribou County is 140.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 277 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (144), Rail grade crossing (57), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31). 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: 42.7197, -111.5788.

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 Caribou 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	32.6	23.8	1.37x	18.3 to 54.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	454.7	453.4	1x	393.3 to 523.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.3	143.2	0.98x	108 to 179.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.3	51.8	0.89x	28.8 to 71.4	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 Caribou County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,912	9,842.6	-20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	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	98.2	96.9	+1%	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.

Formaldehyde9.22 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.48 per million
Chromium Vi Hexavalent2.1 per million
Cadmium Compounds0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge144
Rail grade crossing57
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Public airport4
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Hydroelectric plant3
Major air pollution source2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Superfund (NPL) site2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

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

Agrium Conda Phosphate Operations, Soda Springs
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. (Soda Springs Plant), Soda Springs
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 51.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID IDD041310707 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Monsanto Chemical Co. (Soda Springs Plant), Soda Springs
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 54.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID IDD081830994 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
P4 Production Llc, Soda Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Vanadium compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Cadmium And Cadmium Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 23,014,195 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83276MNSNTHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 10
Itafos Conda Llc, Soda Springs
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Vanadium compounds, Zinc compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,403,913 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83276NWSTN3010C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.5
Ruveon Llc, Soda Springs
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $6,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.3
Agrium Conda Phosphate Operations, Soda Springs
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Agrium Conda Phosphate Operations, Soda Springs
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Agrium Conda Phosphate Operations, Soda Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Agrium Conda Phosphate Operations, Soda Springs
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Ruveon Llc, Soda Springs
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Ruveon Llc, Soda Springs
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $6,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Ruveon Llc, Soda Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Ruveon Llc, Soda Springs
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $6,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000743982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Soda Springs Wwtp, Soda Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012529184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ten Mile Plant, Bancroft
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069414921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Evergreen Resources, Soda Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015335252 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Clear Springs Foods Soda Springs Brood Farm, Soda Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010027924 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Husky 1, North Dry Ridge And Lease Modification, Soda Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071958889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Blackfoot Bridge Mine, Soda Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043324006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
W E Ranch, Thatcher
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0ID (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Bancroft Muni, Bancroft
Public airport. O.
Record ID U51 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Allen H Tigert, Soda Springs
Public airport. O.
Record ID U78 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
J R Simplot Company Smoky Canyon Mine, Wayan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005783731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Grace Hydroelectric Plant, Grace
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028250639 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Caribou 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 Caribou 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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