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Towner County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Towner County is 122.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 91 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (55), Air permit holder (minor source) (17), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14). 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: 48.6852, -99.2317.

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 Towner County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
All cancerDeaths122.4143.20.85x79.4 to 190.32020-2024
All cancerNew cases378.5453.40.83x281.8 to 502.32019-2023

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 Towner County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death6,909.59,842.6-30%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy78.675.3+4%years
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths102.996.9+6%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde10.03 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.8 per million
  • Benzene0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Rail grade crossing55
  • Air permit holder (minor source)17
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
  • Public airport3
  • Brownfield property1
  • 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.

  1. Former Integra Castings Facility, Cando

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038749708 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  2. Cando City Of, Cando

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011044084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  3. Cando Muni, Cando

    Public airport. O.

    Record ID 9D7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 2

  4. Rock Lake City Of, Rock Lake

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110011044351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  5. Egeland City Of, Egeland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110040022472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  6. Bisbee City Of, Bisbee

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056227827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Towner County-Rock Lake Shop, Rock Lake

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070527453 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Towner County-Cando Shop, Cando

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070528080 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Towner County-Egeland Shop, Egeland

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070528081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Towner County-Bisbee Shop, Bisbee

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070528439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Towner County-Hansboro Shop, Hansboro

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070529712 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Deplazes Redi Mix & Construction-Cando, Cando

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070790559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Legacy Co-Op, (Unknown City)

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071816363 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. City Of Cando €“ Stormwater Construction, Cando

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072130178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Northern Plains Electric Cooperative - Stormwater Construction, Cando

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072131108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Northern Plains Electric Cooperative - Stormwater Construction, Cando

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072151369 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Miller Gravel And Ready Mix, Inc. - Plant R76034, Cando

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012649465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  18. Integra Castings, Cando

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022355663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  19. Continental- Hwy 200 Truck Loadout, Dunn County

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067157702 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  20. Continental- Hartman 5-28h3, 6-28h2, 7-28h3, 8-28h1, 9-28h2, 10-28h, Dunn County

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067157793 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  21. Continental- Bice 2-29h, Dunn County

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067157800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  22. Continental- Mittlestadt 1-20h, Mittlestadt 2-20h, Dunn County

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067157917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  23. Continental- Micahlucas 2-5h, Lorin 1-5h, Dunn County

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067157962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  24. Continental- Bonney 3-3h, Bonney 4-3h, Bonney 5-3h, Bonney 6-3h, Dunn County

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067158275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  25. Continental- State Weydahl 2-36, 3-36, Brandvik 3-25 H, 4-25 H, Dunn County

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067158346 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

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 Towner 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 Towner 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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