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Bottineau County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bottineau County is 156 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 127 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (87), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Public airport (6). 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: 48.7816, -100.8398.

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 Bottineau County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	156	143.2	1.09x	123.5 to 196	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	444	453.4	0.98x	383.5 to 512.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.2	30.2	0.93x	16.3 to 48.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	38.7	51.8	0.75x	24 to 61.5	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 Bottineau County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,598.3	9,842.6	-43%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.3	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	81.9	96.9	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde10.41 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde0.78 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

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

Rail grade crossing87
NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Public airport6
Brownfield property3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (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.

Mikkelsen Aggregates Llc-Portable Locations Statewide, Bottineau
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070050913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Former Lansford School Building, Lansford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043638187 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Main, Bottineau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986595 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Milligan Hall, Bottineau
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072197539 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Maxbass City Of, Maxbass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010826507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Newburg City Of, Newburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044299 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bottineau Muni, Bottineau
Public airport. O.
Record ID D09 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Westhope Muni, Westhope
Public airport. O.
Record ID D64 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Kramer City Of, Kramer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Westhope City Of, Westhope
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bottineau City Of, Bottineau
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lansford City Of, Lansford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Willow City City Of, Willow City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011045261 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bottineau County Â Bottineau County Str No. 05-133-23-0, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070616996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Souris City Of, Souris
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Antler City Of, Antler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022357901 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lake Metigoshe Recreation, Bottineau
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056170496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bottineau Municipal Airport-Bottineau Airport, Bottineau
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061976125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bottineau County-Antler Shop, Antler
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bottineau County-Bottineau Shop, Bottineau
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bottineau County-Maxbass Shop, Maxbass
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070527297 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bottineau County-Lansford Shop, Lansford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070528302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bottineau County-Landa Shop, Landa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070528500 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bottineau County-Newburg Shop, Newburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070529054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bottineau County-Willow City Shop, Willow City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070529221 (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 Bottineau 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 Bottineau 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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