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Garfield County, Montana: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 24 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), Brownfield property (2), Gas station (mapped facility) (2). 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: 47.4137, -107.1036.

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 Garfield County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	254.9	453.4	0.56x	160.4 to 394	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 Garfield County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	n/a	9,842.6	n/a	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	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	n/a	96.9	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde8.49 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Acetaldehyde0.73 per million
Benzene0.48 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
Brownfield property2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1

Highest-severity records

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

Town Of Jordan Wastewater Treatmetn Facility, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022545405 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jordan High School Dormitory, Jordan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038756833 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Pioneer Garage, Jordan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982578 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
R And A Oil Inc - State Rattler #1, Mosby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011049490 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Sand Springs Strip, Sand Springs
Public airport. O.
Record ID 8U1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Jordan, Jordan
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID JDN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Martin Construction - Unnamed Tribs To Big & Little Dry Creeks 318 Permit, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037103880 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Black Hills Exploration - Jerrel 11-34-16-42, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043737828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Edward T Copps Construction - Big Dry Creek Bridge Repair 13mi E Of Jordan, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044250574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sletten Construction Big Dry Creek Bridge Replacement 318, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046303317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Army Coe - Fort Peck Invasive Species Management, Brusett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059710282 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sletten Construction Maxwell Coulee Bridge Replacement 318, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064631073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Little Dry Creek - East, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070892220 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jct Sec 462 - East & West, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071158956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jct Sec 462 Equipment Yard, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clearwater Wind East, Llc, Angela
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071400259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Weeding Borrow Pit, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071914321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Of Jordan West, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071932151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gibbs Pit, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071944139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mid Rivers: Jordan Southwest Fiber Project, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072129622 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mid Rivers: Jordan Southeast Fiber Project, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072144215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vail Creek Bridge, Jordan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072148696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Farmers Union Oil Company CENEX, Jordan
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/192406892 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Jakes Place, Jordan
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/192406937 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 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 Garfield 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 Garfield 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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