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Washington County, Idaho: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Washington County is 154.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 106 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (39), Rail grade crossing (28), 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: 44.4975, -116.8625.

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 Washington County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	28.1	14.5	1.94xSignificant	16.2 to 45.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.8	18.7	1.27x	14.2 to 38.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.6	13.9	1.27x	10.4 to 29.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.1	30.2	1.23x	25.7 to 53.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.6	18.5	1.17x	11.6 to 37.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154.5	143.2	1.08x	130.3 to 182.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	474	453.4	1.05x	425.9 to 526.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	23.4	23.8	0.98x	12.5 to 40.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41	51.8	0.79x	29 to 57.6	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 Washington County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,981.8	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	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	104.4	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.

Formaldehyde14.64 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Naphthalene1.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.74 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge39
Rail grade crossing28
NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport5
Brownfield property3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric 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.

Cambridge Wwtp, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $638.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039696567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Idaho Timber Corp Of Idaho, Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011624028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Weiser Wwtp, Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039969898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Western Timber Products, Inc., Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $87,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070332477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mikes Cleaners, Weiser
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025306372 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Sunnyside Feedlot, Weiser
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967219 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Formerly Weiser Sale Yard, Weiser
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967273 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Goodrich Source, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070619739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Brownlee Dam And Power Plant, Council
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054611737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Lee Williams Meml, Midvale
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0U9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Weiser Muni, Weiser
Public airport. O.
Record ID S87 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Weiser City Water Facility, Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013073333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Fry Foods-Tp For Wells, Crystal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046356634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us-95, Pine Cr (Cambridge) Bridge, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070940112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hercules Exploration Project, Cambridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nutmeg Mountain Mineral Exploration, Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071377008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sundance Pointe Subdivision Phase 1 (Apex Land Group Llc), Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071447297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Midvale Telephone Company, Midvale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071662200 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kismet Exploration Project, Council
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071943224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rock Island Siding Extension, Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071963372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stc-8217 Cove Road Bridge, Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072001672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
19129 Cove Road Bridge - Lhtac, Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072004250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rehabilitate Taxiway A - Weiser Municipal Airport, Weiser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072256093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Weiser
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 819394J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Weiser
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 819395R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Washington 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 Washington 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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