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Treasure County, Montana: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 83 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (67), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Gas station (mapped facility) (2). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 46.1707, -107.2367.

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 Treasure County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	424.8	453.4	0.94x	244.1 to 698	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 Treasure 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: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde9.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.76 per million
Acetaldehyde0.92 per million
Pahpom0.66 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing67
NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

K And K Livestock, Sanders
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012748759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Town Of Hysham, Hysham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070883801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Vecta Oil And Gas Ltd, Hysham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009860720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pv Ranch Company Feedlot, Hysham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009860855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hysham, Hysham
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6U7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/930358302 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Willems Farms And Feedlot, Hysham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011050076 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Teresa Bottrell Yellowstone River Bank Rehab, Big Horn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046303120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rancher Ditch Co Yellowstone Diversion Dam 318, Bighorn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046303406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Circle B Feedyard, Hysham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046340660 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sletten Construction Mdot Sarpy Creek Bridge Remove Replace, Hysham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063025051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Westmoreland Resources Absoloka Mine - West Wye At Sarpy Junction, Hysham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064595488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Range Telephone Coop - Hysham Fiber Upgrade Project, Hysham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064596646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Westmoreland Resources Treasure County Wetlands 318, Hysham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064630528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Bighorn
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087294E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Hysham
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087420W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cole Ln, Sanders
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087421D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Frontage Rd, Sanders
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087422K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Hysham
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087423S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Hysham
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087424Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Petty Ln, Sanders
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087425F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sanders E 05mi, Sanders
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087426M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Hysham
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087427U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Frontage Rd, Sanders
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087428B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Co Rd, Sanders
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 087429H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Treasure 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 Treasure 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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