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Gooding County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gooding County is 140.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 200 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (64), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (60), Rail grade crossing (24). 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: 42.95, -114.8406.

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 Gooding County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.6	17.9	1.37x	15.3 to 37.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.9	23.8	1.17x	17.8 to 41.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	9.3 to 26.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.8	18.5	1.12x	12.5 to 32.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.5	143.2	0.98x	118.5 to 165.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.4	30.2	0.94x	19.1 to 41	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	399.5	453.4	0.88x	360.4 to 441.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.4	51.8	0.88x	33.6 to 60.4	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 Gooding County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,157.4	9,842.6	-17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	75.3	+1%	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	104.5	96.9	+8%	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.

Formaldehyde12.02 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.7 per million
Acetaldehyde1.36 per million
Pahpom0.92 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge64
NPDES wastewater discharge permit60
Rail grade crossing24
Air permit holder (minor source)18
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Hydroelectric plant8
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Biomass power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Glanbia Foods Inc, Gooding
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 5,806,891 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83330VNMRW1728S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Glanbia Foods, Inc., Gooding Plant, Gooding
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Clear Springs Foods Middle Hatchery, Buhl
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010028077 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Clear Springs Foods Clear Lake Trout Farm Ii, Buhl
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070268996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Clear Springs Foods Rim View Trout Farm, Wendell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006618357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Jones Trout Farm, Hagerman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006553942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Hagerman Wwtp, Hagerman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006776042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fish Breeders Of Idaho Smith Farm Ponds, Hagerman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010027773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Niagara Springs State Fish Hatchery, Wendell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010028139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fisheries Development Hagerman Trout Farm, Hagerman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010028157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
White Water Fisheries Slane Ponds, Bliss
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110050462796 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
White Water Fisheries Bedrock Ranch, Bliss
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070268993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
White Water Fisheries Inc - Black Canyon Bliss, Bliss
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070268994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
J D Heiskell And Company, Gooding
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001851602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Clear Springs Foods Crystal Springs Trout Farm, Wendell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010028095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
J D Heiskell And Company, Wendell
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024523498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Blind Canyon Aquaranch Tupper Springs, Hagerman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009725556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Glanbia Foods, Inc., Gooding Plant, Gooding
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $8,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
White Water Fisheries Stevenson Ponds, Bliss
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009056323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Gooding Wwtp, Gooding
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010027540 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hagerman State Fish Hatchery, Hagerman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028133687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Clear Springs Foods Snake River Farm, Buhl
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070261734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Gooding Main Street Bank, Gooding
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979520 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hagerman National Fish Hatchery, Hagerman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005780976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Rangen Aquaculture Research Center, Hagerman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006618525 (U.S. EPA ECHO) 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 Gooding 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 Gooding 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.

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