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Renville County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Renville County is 158 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 71 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (57), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (10), 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: 48.7274, -101.7591.

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 Renville County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	158	143.2	1.1x	102.6 to 236.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	363.2	453.4	0.8x	271.9 to 478.3	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 Renville County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,408.6	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	75.3	+1%	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	87.2	96.9	-10%	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.

Formaldehyde11.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Benzene0.89 per million
Acetaldehyde0.81 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing57
NPDES wastewater discharge permit10
Public airport2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

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

Earth Recycling Inc, Glenburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070247364 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Former Renville-Bottineau Memorial Hospital, Mohall
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982639 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Glenburn, City Of, Glenburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010826838 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mohall Muni, Mohall
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HBC (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sherwood Waste Water Treatment Plant, Sherwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mohall City Of, Mohall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010826892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Renville County-Sherwood Shop, Sherwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070528114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mohall Facility Baker Petrolite, Mohall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070528162 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Renville County-Glenburn Shop, Glenburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070528658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Renville County-Tolley Shop, Tolley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070529770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Renville County-Mohall Shop, Mohall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070530491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Souris River Joint Water Resources Board, Minot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072074894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Farm Access, Carpio
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698968J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Farm Access, Carpio
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698969R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Farm Access, Carpio
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698970K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
48th Ave Nw, Carpio
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698971S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Farm Access, Carpio
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698972Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Farm Access, Carpio
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698973F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
50th Ave Nw, Carpio
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698974M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Farm Access, Donnybrook
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698975U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Farm Access, Donnybrook
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698976B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Farm Access, Donnybrook
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698977H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
34th Ave Nw, Lansford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698449G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
35th Ave Nw, Lansford
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698450B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
36th Ave Nw, Grano
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 698451H (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 Renville 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 Renville 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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