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Payette County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Payette County is 152.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 194 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (61), Industrial wastewater discharge (51), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (30). 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: 43.9726, -116.8436.

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 Payette County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.8	18.5	1.29x	17 to 32.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23	17.9	1.28x	15.9 to 32.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.1	51.8	1.26xSignificant	54 to 78	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.5	14.5	1.21x	11.5 to 25.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.7	30.2	1.15x	26.7 to 44.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	152.4	143.2	1.06x	134.7 to 172	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	481	453.4	1.06x	448.1 to 515.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.8	13	0.91x	6.7 to 19.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.3	18.7	0.87x	10.8 to 23.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19	23.8	0.8x	12.8 to 27.3	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 Payette County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,115.7	9,842.6	-28%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	49.2	59.8	-18%	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	87.6	96.9	-10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.4	28.6	-46%	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.

Formaldehyde14.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
Naphthalene2.02 per million
Acetaldehyde1.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing61
Industrial wastewater discharge51
NPDES wastewater discharge permit30
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Brownfield property5
Public airport3
Major air pollution source2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Woodgrain Miilwork, Fruitland
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Woodgrain Miilwork, Fruitland
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Woodgrain Miilwork, Fruitland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Seneca Foods, Payette
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001806074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Performix Nutrition Systems, Fruitland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063999197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Henggeler Packing Co., Inc, Fruitland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006676374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Performix Nutrition Systems Llc, Fruitland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Copper compounds. 68 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8361WPRFRM212NW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.4
Seneca Foods Inc, Payette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper. 20 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 83661MRCNF25N6T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
New Plymouth Sewage Lagoon, New Plymouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039696558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Langley Gulch Power Plant, New Plymouth
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055511762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Langley Gulch Power Plant, New Plymouth
Gas power plant.
Record ID 57028 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.3
Payette Wwtp, Payette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000761667 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Fruitland Payette River Wwtp, Payette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010027167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Aspen Meadows (Apex), Fruitland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071443629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Jordan Landing Senior Living Town Homes Sub, Payette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071657024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
New Plymouth Rural Fire Station, New Plymouth
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038754229 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rinelli Fruit, Payette
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042110747 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rinelli Fruit 2, Payette
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042110998 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rinelli Fruit Aka The Old Creamery, Payette
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970297 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Northpoint Milling- Parcel 2, Payette
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984155 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Langley Gulch Power Plant, New Plymouth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055511762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Seneca Foods, Payette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001806074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Grace Assisted Living At Fruitland, Fruitland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071252142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
City Of Fruitland Water Treatment Plant, Fruitland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071672219 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
City Of Fruitland Water Treatment Plant, Fruitland
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IDG380017: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2

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 Payette 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 Payette 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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