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Carbon County, Montana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Carbon County is 100.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 149 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (73), Rail grade crossing (52), Brownfield property (6). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 45.3169, -109.143.

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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 Carbon County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.7	23.8	1.46x	22.2 to 52.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.3	18.7	1.19x	13.6 to 36.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.6	17.9	1.09x	10.7 to 34.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	415.3	453.4	0.92x	370.3 to 465	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	100.1	143.2	0.7x	80.7 to 124.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	28.8	51.8	0.56x	19 to 43.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	16.3	30.2	0.54x	9.1 to 28.7	2020-2024

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 Carbon County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,237.9	9,842.6	-26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.4	75.3	+7%	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	114	96.9	+18%	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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde8.6 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.61 per million
Acetaldehyde0.79 per million
Pahpom0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit73
Rail grade crossing52
Brownfield property6
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Public airport2
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Fromberg Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fromberg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070202573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Yellowstone Energy Limited Partnership Ash Monofill, Warren
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013403101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rock Creek Resort Wastewater Treatment System, Red Lodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037271001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Centana Feed Yard Llc, Joliet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055237024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Joliet Wwtp, Joliet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006723144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Elk Basin Battery 12, Belfry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009860775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Red Lodge Wwtf, Red Lodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011047063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bridger Wwtp, Bridger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006723153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Roosevelt School, Red Lodge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022063087 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Beartooth Hospital And Health Center, Red Lodge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755157 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Red Lodge Pea Cannery/Brewery, Red Lodge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755175 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Roberts Property, Roberts
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975817 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rocky Fork Inn, Red Lodge
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986622 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pleasant View Apartments, Joliet
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987197 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
American Colloid Co, Belfry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011047884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bluewater Springs Hatchery, Bridger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011049445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Creek 11-5 Holding Pond, Red Lodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011049579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Fromberg Water/ Sewer Improvements, Fromberg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071783416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Red Lodge Area Flood Repairs, Rp 57.5 Slide Repair - Slope Protection (Phase 2), Red Lodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071943044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bridger Muni, Bridger
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6S1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Red Lodge, Red Lodge
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RED (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sunset Mine Dewatering, Red Lodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071817637 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Wyo-Ben Inc - Mt - 1 Mine (Bentonite Mine), Unk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011047562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Montana Railroad Services, Inc, Joliet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011049196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dr. Richard & Carol Vande Veegaete 318 Permit, Red Lodge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028112824 (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 Carbon County

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