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Haskell County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Haskell County is 110.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 159 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (71), Rail grade crossing (38), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25). 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: 37.5493, -100.8713.

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 Haskell County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	110.8	143.2	0.77x	70.3 to 167.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	316.9	453.4	0.7x	245.3 to 403.8	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 Haskell County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,580.6	9,842.6	-43%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.9	75.3	+5%	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	73.2	96.9	-25%	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.

Formaldehyde13.22 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.71 per million
Acetaldehyde0.89 per million
Benzene0.47 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)71
Rail grade crossing38
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Industrial wastewater discharge14
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Wind power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Apc, Inc. - Sublette, Sublette
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063652685 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Apc Sublette, Sublette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 50 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6787WPCSBLHCR1H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.3
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line - Satanta Station, Satanta
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010394322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Scout Energy - Ulysses Sublette Main Station (Air), Sublette
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014347117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Scout Energy - Haskell Co. #1 Station, Satanta
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038915840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sublette Muni, Sublette
Public airport. O.
Record ID 19S (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Satanta Muni, Satanta
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1K9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cattle Empire North, Satanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cattle Empire Yard #2, Satanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Friona Cattle Feeders North #1, Sublette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cobalt Cattle Company - Satanta, Satanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sublette Feeders, Sublette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Santa Fe Trail Dairy Llc, Satanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015979486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heritage Beef, Llc, Sublette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015982702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Circle Bar Heifer Ranch, Llc, Satanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015983051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Plains Ranch, Llc - East, Copeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015983211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Apc Sublette, Sublette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024607594 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dirks Cattle Company, Copeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055195989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Empire Calf Ranch, Llc, Sublette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055200866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, Satanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055219240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haskell County Landfill (Mswlf), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055250767 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cobalt Cattle Company - Sublette, Sublette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064627792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
U083-041 Ka-1008-05 - Haskell Co., Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067430426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haskell County Msw Landfill, Satanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070792134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Plains System Replacement Project - Copeland Pipeline, Copeland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071075415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Haskell 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 Haskell 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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