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Meagher County, Montana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Meagher County is 91.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 46 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (39), Public airport (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: 46.6373, -110.8205.

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 Meagher County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	379.7	453.4	0.84x	277.2 to 512.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	91.9	143.2	0.64x	56.9 to 153.8	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 Meagher County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,512.6	9,842.6	-14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.8	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	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.

Formaldehyde7.71 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.54 per million
Acetaldehyde0.84 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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit39
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Wind power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Black Butte Copper Project, White Sulphur Springs (Historical)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070155224 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
White Sulphur Springs Wwtf, White Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011049221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Beaver Creek, White Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067436279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Black Butte Copper Project, White Sulphur Springs
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070882115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Beaver Creek, White Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071817075 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
White Sulphur Spring Schools, White Sulphur Springs
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067596667 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
White Sulphur Springs, White Sulphur Springs
Public airport. O.
Record ID 7S6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mikesell Site, White Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072224014 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Gary Flohrs Suction Dredge, White Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017852527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bse Excavating Newlan Creek 318 Permit, White Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028112548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beartooth Ranch Holdings Llc - N Fork Musselshell River 318 Permit, Checkerboard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033199367 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
David Moser - Fwp Jumping Creek 308 Permit, White Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037117562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mk Weeden - Bair, Martinsdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040435286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tamietti Construction Mdot Musselshell River 318, Belfry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041251757 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dick Anderson Construction - Gordon Butte Wind Farm, Martinsdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043478322 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tamietti Construction Mdt Musselshell River 318, Martinsdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043479875 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tintina Resources Inc - Black Butte Copper Project, White Sulphur Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044259593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Northwestern Energy Spring Creek 100kv Transmission Line Replacement, Martinsdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044268501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dnrc Musselshell River Martinsdale 318, Martinsdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044897957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sk Construction Checkerboard Martinsdale Drainage Structures, Checkerboard
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046303139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sk Construction Mdot Bozeman Fork Creekculvert Placement 318, Lennep
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054112447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sk Construction Mdt Checkerboard Martinsdale East Bridge Removal, Martinsdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056149305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Martinsdale Colony, Martinsdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058917454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mdt Rostad Ranch Wetland Mitigation 318, Martinsdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064603371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mt Dept Of Natural Resources Martinsdale Reservoir 318 Permit, Martinsdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064604218 (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 Meagher 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 Meagher 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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