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Comanche County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Comanche County is 159.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 77 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (55), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8), Industrial wastewater discharge (5). 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: 37.1862, -99.2727.

How this county ranks in Kansas

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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 Comanche County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	159.5	143.2	1.11x	103.9 to 244.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	449.8	453.4	0.99x	343.5 to 585.9	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 Comanche County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,220.7	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75	75.3	-0%	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	141.4	96.9	+46%	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.

Formaldehyde14.46 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.79 per million
Acetaldehyde1.01 per million
Benzene0.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)55
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Industrial wastewater discharge5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Wastewater plant (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.

Anr Pipeline - Buttermilk Station (Air), Coldwater
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008351602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Comanche County, Coldwater
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3K8 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1362960347 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Magellan Ammonia Pipeline Am-397.5- Coldwater, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044861511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stein & Armstrong Growyard, Protection
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055203293 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Comanche County C&D Landfill, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070029880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kdot 5757.01, Protection
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071707920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Comanche Springs Wetland, Wilmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072003479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
160-17 Ka-6196-01, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072199992 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
160-17 Ka-6876-01, Protection
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072203503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
At&T Us 160, Coldwater, Ks A05efwp, Coldwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072257938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alliance Ag & Grain - Protection, Protection
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000572443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Superior Midstream - North Coldwater Station, Coldwater
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010324238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
American Warrior - Colter West Station (Dehy)(Air), Colter West
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010394484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Plains Marketing - Coldwater Station (Crude Stor), Coldwater
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010397230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Tnt Engineering - Reynolds (Former Colcan) Station, Colcan Station
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110010574618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Superior Midstream - Mcmoran Station(Air), Coldwater
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012154792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Thoroughbred Associates - Coulter Station (Dehy), Coulter Sta.
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110016687959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Protection Co-Op Supply, Coldwater
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110017541114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Alliance Ag & Grain - Coldwater, Coldwater
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110017575881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Trans Pacific Oil - Coulter Station, Comanche County,Ks
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110022482516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Chesapeake - Pyle A Ctb Station, Pyle A Ctb
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110022938892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Farmers Coop Co-Wilmore, Wilmore
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110024668965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Edison Operating - Robbins-Gallup C-1 Station, Robbins-Gallup C-1
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110041630946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Sandridge - Ellis 1-19h Station, Ellis 1-19h
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110044321016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Comanche County

Kansas 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 Comanche County, and their findings.
Kansas vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Kansas health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Kansas 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.
Kansas 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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