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Griggs County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Griggs County is 100.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 51 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (31), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (13), Public airport (2). 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: 47.4684, -98.2427.

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 Griggs County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	503.4	453.4	1.11x	396.4 to 634.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	100.9	143.2	0.7x	63.2 to 162	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 Griggs County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	4,660.9	9,842.6	-53%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	81.6	75.3	+8%	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	89.3	96.9	-8%	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.

Formaldehyde10.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde0.85 per million
Benzene0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing31
NPDES wastewater discharge permit13
Public airport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Sheyenne Tooling & Mfg Co, Cooperstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007674515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Binford City Of, Binford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044397 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Sheyenne Tooling & Mfg Co, Cooperstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071545138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Cooperstown Muni, Cooperstown
Public airport. O.
Record ID S32 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Hannaford City Of, Hannaford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011045289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Cooperstown City Of, Cooperstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040026423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Red River Valley Water Supply Project, Cooperstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070697582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Holcim-Mwr, Inc. Cooperstown Ready Mix, Cooperstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056182358 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cooperstown Municipal Airport, Cooperstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056183008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Griggs County Shop, Cooperstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070530849 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Garrison Diversion Conservancy District Red River Valley - Transmission Pipeline, Sutton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072142777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Garrison Diversion Conservancy District Red River Valley - Transmission Pipeline, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072144673 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Griggs Co - 16511, Aneta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072150599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Griggs County - Dot,Ssp 1 Temporary Erosion And Sediment Control Measures, Cooperstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072257004 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
119th Ave Se, Luverne
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093126M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
10th St Se, Luverne
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093128B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Luverne
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093129H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
116th Ave Se, Hannaford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093130C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
115th Ave Se, Hannaford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093132R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
9th St Se, Hannaford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093133X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
114th Ave Se, Hannaford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093134E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
113th Ave Se, Hannaford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093137A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
12th Ave Se, Hannaford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093139N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
8th St Se, Hannaford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093140H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Hannaford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093143D (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 Griggs 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 Griggs 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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