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Stevens County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Stevens County is 147.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 185 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (100), Rail grade crossing (41), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17). 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: 37.1701, -101.3117.

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 Stevens County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	147.2	143.2	1.03x	106.8 to 198.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	418.5	453.4	0.92x	346.5 to 501.5	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 Stevens County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,314.2	9,842.6	+15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.4	75.3	+0%	years
Child mortality	150	59.8	+151%	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	81.8	96.9	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde13.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.69 per million
Acetaldehyde0.85 per million
Benzene0.52 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)100
Rail grade crossing41
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Major air pollution source9
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Oil-fired power plant1
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.

Hugoton 2, Hugoton
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7011 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Seaboard Energy Kansas, Llc (Air), Hugoton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043976409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Kansas Dairy Ingredients Phase 2, Hugoton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 11 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 6795WKNSSD11E1T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.8
Scout V Hugoton - Stevens Co. #3 Station (Air), Hugoton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006013161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Scout V - Stevens Co. #2 Station (Air), Hugoton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009571828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wtg Hugoton, Lp, Hugoton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010323186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Scout V - Morton Co. #1 Station (Dehy)(Air), Hugoton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010334432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Et Gathering & Processing - Hugoton #5 Station (Air), Hugoton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010334922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Scout V - Stevens Co. #6 Station (Air), Hugoton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013907807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Scout Energy Mgmt. - Lateral C Station (Air), Hugoton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013951198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anadarko Gathering Company, Hugoton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040718863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anadarko Gathering Company Llc, Hugoton #3 Sta.
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041083724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Synata Hugoton, Hugoton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055951331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Synata Hugoton, Hugoton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055951331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Wtg Hugoton, Lp, Hugoton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010323186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Seaboard Energy Kansas, Llc, Hugoton
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070693410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Hugoton Mun. Power Plant #2, Hugoton
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001963162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hugoton Muni, Hugoton
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HQG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sunbelt Feed Yard, Hugoton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006011412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods - Holcomb #258, Hugoton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010837808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cattle Empire, Satanta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods Llc - James #259, Hugoton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dairy-Tech Llc, Hugoton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222863 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Box K Ranch Llc, Hugoton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015983079 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods, Llc - Tuttle Nursery #114, Hugoton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015983248 (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 Stevens 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 Stevens 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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