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Wibaux County, Montana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wibaux County is 243.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 19 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9), Rail grade crossing (7), Air permit holder (minor source) (1). 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: 47.0217, -104.1862.

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 Wibaux County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	243.1	143.2	1.7x	141.3 to 404.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	505.9	453.4	1.12x	343.2 to 729.8	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 Wibaux 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.

Formaldehyde9.01 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.8 per million
Acetaldehyde0.62 per million
Benzene0.55 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Rail grade crossing7
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Brownfield property1
Gas station (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.

Wibaux Wwtp, Wibaux
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011047072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Milton Hotel, Wibaux
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977725 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wibaux Ii Pump Station, Wibaux
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071813630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Tca Inc Mdt Smith Creek Bridge Replacement 318, Wibaux
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045500846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oneok Wibaux County Bakken Pipeline 318, Wibaux
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045507830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hiland Crude Beaver Creek Midpoint Pipeline 318, Wibaux
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055253951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Town Of Wibaux Waste Water Treatment Ponds, Wibaux
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055482552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Williston Basin - Cedar Creek Access Road Repair 318, Wibaux
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064592114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tca Inc - Bridge Replacement Smith Creek 47km N Of Wibaux, Wibaux
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064617124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Bend 16-Inch Crude Oil Pipeline, Wibaux
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070693368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
171st Ave Sw, Wibaux
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 092847J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N D Border W 13 Mi, Wibaux
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 092848R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
G St, Wibaux
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 092857P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Wibaux
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 092858W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Beaver Hill Station, Wibaux
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 092859D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Wibaux W 5 Mi, Wibaux
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 092860X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Truck Route Rd, Wibaux
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 979295B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Mc Grew Burn Site, Nebraska
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110064587683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Cenex
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/5006120683 (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 Wibaux 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 Wibaux 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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