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Pierce County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pierce County is 148.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 98 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (75), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11), Brownfield property (4). 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: 48.2096, -100.0424.

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 Pierce County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	148.6	143.2	1.04x	109.7 to 200	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	376.1	453.4	0.83x	308.6 to 456.2	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 Pierce County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,690.6	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.4	75.3	+3%	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	95.6	96.9	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde10.46 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde0.81 per million
Benzene0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing75
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Brownfield property4
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
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.

Heart Of America Medical Center (Hamc) Campus, Rugby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022363734 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rugby City Armory, Rugby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972041 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Wolford Public School, Wolford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981260 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ely Elementary School, Rugby
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072114790 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rugby Manufacturing Co, Rugby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056170799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Rugby Muni, Rugby
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RUG (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Rugby City Of, Rugby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002062464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rugby Mfg Co, Rugby
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841706 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Balta City Of, Balta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056186764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rugby Manufacturing Co-Rugby, Rugby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069999748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Deplazes Redi Mix & Construction, Rugby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070790552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rugby Public Schools, Rugby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071296893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heart Of America Medical Center, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071336943 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Susag Sand & Gravel Inc-Deck Pit, Harvey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071540826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Strata-21984, Rugby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071949814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of West Fargo Impr #3008 Meadow Ridge Reconstruction Phase 1, West Fargo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072181566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rush Lake Township, Knox
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID xfd772fdf8b13f2ffcbdc248a001ff30c (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
S Main St, Rugby
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093254V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
9th Ave Sw, Rugby
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093256J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
28th Ave Ne, Rugby
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093257R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
27th Ave Ne, Rugby
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093258X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
26th Ave Ne, Rugby
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093259E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
25th Ave Ne, Rugby
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093260Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
24th Ave Ne, Rugby
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093261F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
21st Ave Ne, Rugby
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 093264B (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 Pierce 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 Pierce 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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