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Park County, Montana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Park County is 147.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 178 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (100), Rail grade crossing (43), Gas station (mapped facility) (12). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 45.6024, -110.5066.

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 Park 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	30.9	23.8	1.3x	21.4 to 43.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	23.1	18.7	1.24x	15.8 to 33.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.8	14.5	1.23x	10.7 to 28.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.4	18.5	1.16x	13.7 to 32.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	466.6	453.4	1.03x	429.2 to 506.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147.1	143.2	1.03x	127.5 to 169.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.2	30.2	0.77x	16.2 to 33.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12.1	17.9	0.68x	6.8 to 20.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	33.2	51.8	0.64x	24.3 to 45	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 Park County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,307.5	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.1	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	78.8	59.8	+32%	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	135.9	96.9	+40%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26.9	28.6	-6%	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.

Formaldehyde8.28 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.52 per million
Acetaldehyde0.88 per million
Pahpom0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit100
Rail grade crossing43
Gas station (mapped facility)12
Brownfield property9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Public airport3
Heliport2
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

City Of Livingston Wwtp, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042396145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Xanterra Parks And Resorts - Gardiner Service Center, Gardiner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055237257 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cmr/Rainbow Lake Weed, Clyde Park
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070528220 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Chico Hot Springs Resort And Day Spa, Pray
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013342338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Gardiner Wastewater Treatment Facility, Gardiner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039828256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Water Reclamation Facility, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000873733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mayors Landing, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015334360 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Livingston Memorial Hospital, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020312357 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Shields River Branch, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040821590 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Yellowstone Heritage Trail Association, Railline Btw Wilsall & Mission
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060391838 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Holiday Station Store, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975994 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Livingston Elks Lodge, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071976749 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Payne Realty, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978152 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mission Field, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986219 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Teslow Grain Elevator, Livingston
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987083 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Livingston Railyard, Livingston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002047213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
St Francis Senior Resources Facility, Emigrant
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011385394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Church Universal And Triumphant - Laduke Hotspring Swimming Pool, Corwin Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045510149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Yellowstone National Park Pesticide, Cooke City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069995155 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Gardiner, Gardiner
Public airport. O.
Record ID 29S (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wilsall, Wilsall
Public airport. O.
Record ID 9U1 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mission Fld, Livingston
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID LVM (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Persnickety Cleaners
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/455950034 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Xanterra Parks & Resorts Inc, Gardiner
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040673376 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Jardine Land And Livestock, Gardiner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071781704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

East Gate Work Camp, Corwin Springs
EPA FRS registry ID
110012949453
Water system
MT0003440
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
8
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Park 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 Park 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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