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Clearwater County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Clearwater County is 164 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 66 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (11), Industrial wastewater discharge (9). 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: 47.5431, -95.3689.

How this county ranks in Minnesota

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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 Clearwater County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.3	17.9	1.58x	15.8 to 47.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	27.8	18.5	1.5x	15.7 to 46.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.8	51.8	1.42xSignificant	53.6 to 100.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42.9	30.2	1.42x	27.6 to 64.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	164	143.2	1.15x	133.4 to 200.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	475.9	453.4	1.05x	419.1 to 538.7	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 Clearwater County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,847	9,842.6	+0%	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	95.7	96.9	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde10.28 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde0.9 per million
Benzene0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing21
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Industrial wastewater discharge9
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
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.

Team Industries Bagley, Bagley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028251781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Great Lakes Gas Transmission - Shevlin Compressor Station 3, Shevlin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008797016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Team Industries Bagley, Bagley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds.
TRI facility ID 56621TMNDS15PAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Great Lakes Gas Transmission - Shevlin Compressor Station 3, Shevlin
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008797016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Bagley Wwtp, Bagley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008796311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Clearbrook Wwtp, Leon Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068222792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bagley Muni, Bagley
Public airport. O.
Record ID 7Y4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Bagley Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/772997832 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Rice Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/773853882 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Gonvick Wwtp, Gonvick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008796892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Enbridge Energy Ltd - Clearbrook, Clearbrook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040461176 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rolfson Farms, Bagley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043486064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bagley Livestock Exchange, Popple Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067962306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sp 1504-15 Th200 Between Roy Lake And Zerkle, Zerkle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070883148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Csah 7, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081737T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Private Road, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081738A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
131st Ave, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081739G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
2nd Lake Dr, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081740B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Tower Ave, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081742P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Private Road, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081794G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Sand Lake Ave Sw, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081795N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Clearwater Ave Sw, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081796V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Main Ave, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081797C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Private Road, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081798J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Airport Dr, Bagley
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 081799R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1

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 Clearwater County

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