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Judith Basin County, Montana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Judith Basin County is 112.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 99 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (65), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22), Public airport (3). 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: 47.0313, -110.2005.

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 Judith Basin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	408.5	453.4	0.9x	305.1 to 539.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	112.4	143.2	0.78x	68.8 to 181.5	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 Judith Basin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,360.4	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	82	75.3	+9%	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	118.8	96.9	+23%	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.

Formaldehyde7.83 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.63 per million
Acetaldehyde0.8 per million
Pahpom0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing65
NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
Public airport3
Brownfield property2
Wind power plant2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Barker Hughesville Mining District, Barker
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID MT6122307485 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Judith Basin County Farms Ltd, Hobson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063711746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Town Of Stanford Domestic Wwtf, Stanford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011046965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Judith Basin Shop, Hobson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972544 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hobson School, Hobson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976748 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hobson Sewage Treatment Plant, Hobson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009860463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Gcc Geyser, Geyser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070825346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Russian Flat, Russian Flat
Public airport. O.
Record ID M42 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Stanford/Biggerstaff Fld, Stanford
Public airport. O.
Record ID S64 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Town Of Stanford Wwtf, Stanford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071376227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Yukon Mine, Hobson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030485133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wickens Construction - Tribs To Judith River 318 Permit, Hobson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035855535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mdt Highway 239 Bridge Project Judith River, Hobson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035855544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mt Dnrc Water Projects Bureau - Ackley Lake Reservoir 318 Permit, Hobson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037115699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Phillips 66 Pipeline Judith River Hobson Replace Pipeline 318, Hobson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046327373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Green Giant Feedlot, Stanford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058917472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lennie Hansen Utica Area Suction Dredge, Utica
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064596548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Usda Usfs R01 Lewis & Clark National Forest Dry Wolf Creek 318 Permit, Stanford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064625945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spion Kop Wind Byrne Hay And Williams Creeks Project 318, Geyser
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064631117 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Central Montana Communications 318 Permit, Stanford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064634793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mk Weeden Construction - Xz Ranch, Stanford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064637692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mk Weeden Construction - Xz Ranch Pi Pit, Stanford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064639002 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Northwestern Energy Intermittent Stream Pole Installation 318, Raynesford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064648298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hobson Wastewater System Rehabilitation, Hobson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071906283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wells 4 & 5 Connecting Infrastructure, Buffalo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071996160 (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 Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin 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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