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Golden Valley County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Golden Valley County is 113.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 37 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (16), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). 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: 46.9373, -103.8273.

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 Golden Valley County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	397.7	453.4	0.88x	289.1 to 538.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	113.9	143.2	0.8x	67.2 to 190.5	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 Golden Valley County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,249.1	9,842.6	-37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	85.3	75.3	+13%	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.

Formaldehyde9.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.79 per million
Acetaldehyde0.62 per million
Benzene0.49 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing16
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (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.

Golden Valley County-Temporary Locations Countywide, Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053720 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Golva City Of, Golva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043959 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Beach, Beach
Public airport. O.
Record ID 20U (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sentinel Butte City Of, Sentinel Butte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Beach City Of, Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011042629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Home On The Range, Sentinel Butte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022355529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beach Airport-Golden Valley Co Airport, Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070002201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Golden Valley Shop, Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070529683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
I-94 Eastbound Reconstruction, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071708096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Beach, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071896236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Buffalo Gap Water Tank, Sentinel Butte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072003784 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Beach - 2025 Street And Utility Improvements, Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072142289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beach Main St And Central Ave Reconstruction, Beach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072191774 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mel B Land Lllp Evaporation Pond Construction, Golva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072202153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private, Medora
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060446V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Sentinel Butte
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060448J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
34th St Sw, Sentinel Butte
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060449R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Martin St, Sentinel Butte
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060451S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
West St, Sentinel Butte
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060452Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
163rd Ave Sw, Sentinel Butte
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060455U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
35th St Sw, Sentinel Butte
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060456B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
165th Ave Sw, Beach
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060457H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
166th Ave Sw, Beach
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060458P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
167th Ave Sw, Beach
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060459W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Old Hwy 10, Beach
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 060460R (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 Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley 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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