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Divide County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Divide County is 106 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 107 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (79), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), Public airport (3). 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: 48.8275, -103.4941.

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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 Divide County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	106	143.2	0.74x	62.9 to 174	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	310.1	453.4	0.68x	231 to 413	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 Divide County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,323.5	9,842.6	-46%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	81.8	75.3	+9%	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.

Formaldehyde12.2 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Benzene0.94 per million
Acetaldehyde0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing79
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Public airport3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Brownfield property2
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Norse Gas Plant, Mcgregor
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Methanol, Benzene. Reports carcinogens. 6,078 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5875WNRSGS1378B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Aaberg Pit, Crosby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056181000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tuftedahl Chevrolet, Crosby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978172 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Nygaard Oil Station, Noonan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978173 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Condor Petroleum Inc - Tangsrud 12-1 (Phoenix Petroleum Llc), Mcgregor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062900026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Oil Patch Group Llc - Stout 8, Williston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071725237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Noonan City Of, Noonan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fortuna City Of, Fortuna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044725 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Crosby City Of, Crosby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Smoky Butte Disposal Facility, Fortuna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062900357 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Crosby Muni, Crosby
Public airport. O.
Record ID D50 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Dakota Missouri Valley & Western Rr-Crosby, Crosby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056184365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Noonan Landfill, Llc, Noonan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056201337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Secure Waste Infrastructure Usa Llc - Crosby Full Service Terminal, Crosby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056210327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Divide County Shop, Crosby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070530153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Noonan Landfill - Cell 7 And Partial Final Closure, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071511107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mplx Lp Â Tioga Gathering Oil And Gas Field, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071959055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wheelock To Saskatchewan 230-Kilovolt Transmission Line, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072226788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Crosby - Crosby 2025 Street Improvements, Crosby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072226811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Koda To Flickertail Pipeline Project, Stanley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID xb7e9858a2d45e521357ad67f8505285d (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
1st St Se, Crosby
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 071824U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
105th Ave Nw, Noonan
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 071798G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
104th Ave Nw, Noonan
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 071799N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Cmc 1249/County Rd 21, Noonan
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 071800F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Main St, Noonan
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 071801M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Divide 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 Divide 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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