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Bowman County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bowman County is 130.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 76 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (39), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Air permit holder (minor source) (6). 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: 46.1122, -103.5206.

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 Bowman County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	413.7	453.4	0.91x	326.1 to 519.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	130.5	143.2	0.91x	86 to 193.2	2020-2024

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 Bowman County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,433.4	9,842.6	-45%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79	75.3	+5%	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.

Formaldehyde9.11 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.77 per million
Acetaldehyde0.62 per million
Benzene0.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing39
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Wind power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Bowman Lagoon, Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011042718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Rhame City Of, Rhame
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022359017 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Little Missouri Special, Inc, Marmarth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
American Colloid Company (Gascoyne Plant), Scranton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056217703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Bowman Rgnl, Bowman
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BWW (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Gascoyne Materials Handling & Recycling
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1424618906 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Scranton City Of, Scranton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
American Colloid Company (Gascoyne Plant), Scranton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110056217703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gmhr-Gascoyne Materials Handling & Recycling, Llc, Scranton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070354323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bowman Ready Mix, Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070790549 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gooseneck Equipment Company, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071426466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Little Missouri Special Landfill, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071814136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bowman Wind Llc -Bowman Wind Project, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071863714 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
25030 Borrow, Rhame
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071950620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bowman County - 25030 Â Brp-Brj-0006, West Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071962018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bowman County Â Old Highway 12 Reconstruction Project, Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072113157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bowman County Â 24-01-165 Whiskey Road Reconstruction, Scraton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072113612 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bowman County- Stormwater Discharges Assoc. With Construction Activity, Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072193883 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
25-01-120 Old Hwy 12 Ph 2, Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072195028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Anderson Cut Across Road, Scranton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072248724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sanitary Sewer Rehab, Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID x7f8d4127a3bc15667f4ee11dd4536e18 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bowman Town Border Station, Bowman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID xc3812c0c6924f7cc14667bfea17064f4 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Rhame
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 086200X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Marmarth
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 086202L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
18th St Nw, Reeder
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 394025H (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 Bowman 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 Bowman 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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