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Deer Lodge County, Montana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Deer Lodge County is 118.2 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 Rail grade crossing (29), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (25), Brownfield property (9). 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: 46.0123, -113.0998.

How this county ranks in Montana

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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 Deer Lodge County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26	30.2	0.86x	16.4 to 41.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	384.9	453.4	0.85x	340.9 to 434.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	43.3	51.8	0.84x	30.4 to 62	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	118.2	143.2	0.83x	95.3 to 146.4	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 Deer Lodge County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,358.2	9,842.6	+15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.2	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	109.7	96.9	+13%	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.

Formaldehyde7.82 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.46 per million
Acetaldehyde0.99 per million
Pahpom0.7 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.

Rail grade crossing29
NPDES wastewater discharge permit25
Brownfield property9
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Gas power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Anaconda Co. Smelter, Anaconda
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 58.7. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MTD093291656 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Dave Gates Generating Station, Anaconda
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 110,498 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5971WDVGTS241UN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Dave Gates Generating Station Mill Creek, Anaconda
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Helena Sand & Gravel Dba Montana Materials & Const, Anaconda
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds. 1,491 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5971WHLNSN182AB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Affco Inc, Anaconda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011048981 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Wastewater Holding Ponds And Ip Beds Facility, Anaconda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058930448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Montana State Hospital Sewage Treatment Lagoons, Warm Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070204726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dave Gates Generating Station Mill Creek, Anaconda
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dave Gates Generating Station, Anaconda
Gas power plant.
Record ID 56908 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
Wise River Supper Club, Wise River
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972925 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
A&A Technical Repair, Anaconda
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976130 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Anaconda Junior High And Daly Gym, Anaconda
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981416 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vagabond Hotel, Anaconda
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981417 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Anaconda Togerson Building, Anaconda
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982402 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Anaconda Napa Auto Parts Store, Anaconda
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982405 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Anaconda Jc Penneys, Anaconda
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982407 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Montana Hotel, Anaconda
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986197 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Anaconda Methodist Church, Anaconda
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987056 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dave Gates Generating Station Mill Creek, Anaconda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043693964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Bowman Fld, Anaconda
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3U3 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mt Behavioral Health Inc Wwtp, Galen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011046901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Montana State Hospital - Wastewater Treatment System Upgrades, Warm Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071077222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Karst Stage Industrial No Exposure, Anaconda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011048366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Peter Alden Bell, Anaconda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022418221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Powell Vista Subdivision, Anaconda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024812906 (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 Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge 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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