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Barnes County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Barnes County is 149.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 193 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (109), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (44), Gas station (mapped facility) (10). 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: 46.9364, -98.0605.

How this county ranks in North Dakota

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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 Barnes 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	49	23.8	2.06xSignificant	31.8 to 72.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.8	18.5	1.18x	12.5 to 36.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	61	51.8	1.18x	45.1 to 81.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.3	30.2	1.1x	22.5 to 48.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.1	17.9	1.07x	10.8 to 32.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.5	143.2	1.04x	124.7 to 178.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	457.8	453.4	1.01x	409.4 to 510.9	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 Barnes County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,642.3	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	75.3	+3%	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	102	96.9	+5%	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.

Formaldehyde11.2 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde0.88 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing109
NPDES wastewater discharge permit44
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Brownfield property5
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Public airport3
Wind power plant3
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
Wastewater plant (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.

John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd, Valley City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Manganese, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 9,835 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 58072JHNDR12257 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
John Deere Seeding Group, Valley City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001505185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Valley City / Municipal Wells, Valley City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022362904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Alliance Pipeline, L.P. - Wimbledon Compressor Station - Aq, Wimbledon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063979654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Valley Radiator And Recycling, Valley City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071069778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dazey, City Of, Dazey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Gi Enterprise Building, Litchville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755193 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Bar, Litchville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755219 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Super Valu, Litchville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038755228 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Valley City- Barnes County Health Building, Valley City
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970646 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Parklane Townhomes Litchville, Litchville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975673 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Fingal City Of, Fingal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Valley City Membrane Wtp, Valley City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054914303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Wbi Energy Transmission Inc, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070250524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Alliance Pipeline, L.P.-Wimbledon Compressor Station, Wimbledon
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022357279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Litchville City Of, Litchville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Kathryn City Of, Kathryn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024409184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Gille Auto, Valley City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056209473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Edward A. Hollinshead, Rogers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070051920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Holcim-Mwr, Inc.-Cdi Valley City Ready Mix Plant, Valley City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053075 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Barnes County Muni, Valley City
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BAC (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/843270229 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wimbledon City Of, Wimbledon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Sanborn City Of, Sanborn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Nome City Of, Nome
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056179978 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Barnes County

North Dakota 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 Barnes County, and their findings.
North Dakota vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
North Dakota health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
North Dakota 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.
North Dakota 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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