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Cherry County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cherry County is 133.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 31 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (16), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (5), Public airport (3). 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: 42.5461, -101.1249.

How this county ranks in Nebraska

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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 Cherry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	133.7	143.2	0.93x	100.9 to 175.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	411.9	453.4	0.91x	348.8 to 484.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.5	51.8	0.9x	27.9 to 74.7	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 Cherry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,393.2	9,842.6	-5%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	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	92.4	96.9	-5%	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.

Formaldehyde10.33 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.75 per million
Acetaldehyde0.66 per million
Benzene0.42 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)16
NPDES wastewater discharge permit5
Public airport3
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Wind power plant1
Wastewater plant (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.

Rosebud Casino And Hotel, Valentine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015314211 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Miller Fld, Valentine
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID VTN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1327048077 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Valentine Water & Sewer Department, Valentine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006579942 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ne Game & Parks - Valentine State Fish Hatchery, Valentine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006674848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tehrani Motor Company, Valentine
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031347308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Prairie Club, Llc, Valentine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041924415 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lone Creek Cattle Company Llc, Mullen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045842754 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Plains Co, Merriman
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001506674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Crookston Grain & Fertilizer, Crookston
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001514870 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
D & D Cattle Co, Valentine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001517528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Central Valley Ag, Valentine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110006593873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Kilgore Landfill, Kilgore
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007129213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Vaswa Landfill, Valentine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007130274 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
D W Machine & Manufacturing Co, Valentine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007130648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Cody Burn Site, Cody
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007380351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Merriman Landfill, Merriman
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012147195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Valentine Landfill, Valentine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012168073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Parasal Mfg Inc, Valentine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110030741847 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Casey'S General Store 2731, Valentine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110037603466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Valentine Burn Site, Valentine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043324587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Tehrani Motor Company, Valentine
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110043684199 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Crookston Landfill, Crookston
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110045754153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Koinzan Farms, Sparks
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071425411 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Premium Automotive Repair Inc., Valentine
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/10224867820 (OpenStreetMap contributors) 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 Cherry County

Nebraska 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 Cherry County, and their findings.
Nebraska vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Nebraska health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Nebraska 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.
Nebraska 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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