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Garfield County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Garfield County is 168.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 20 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (9), Air permit holder (minor source) (7), Commercial airport (1). 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: 41.9142, -98.9915.

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 Garfield County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	168.8	143.2	1.18x	104.8 to 264.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	447.7	453.4	0.99x	329.9 to 598	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 Garfield County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,125.1	9,842.6	-17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.1	75.3	+2%	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	115.2	96.9	+19%	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.

Formaldehyde11.89 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde0.87 per million
Benzene0.45 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Commercial airport1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Oil-fired 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.

Burwell, Burwell
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2222 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Burwell Wastewater Treatment, Burwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011036324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Cram Fld, Burwell
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BUB (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ne Game & Parks - Calamus Fish Hatchery, Burwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011033675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Rowse Hyd Rakes, Burwell
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007680054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
M & R Cattle - East, Burwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037105646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pot Stop Truck Wash, Burwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041924326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Burwell Feeders Llc, Burwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045841318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Carr Ranch Inc, Burwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045866041 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Burwell Wastewater Treatment Facility, Burwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070687386 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tmg Feeding, Llc, Burwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070867465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Marvin Vodehnal Livestock, Burwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071953443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Burwell Light Plant, Burwell
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001509751 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Gideon Ready Mix, Burwell
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001516495 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Pump & Pantry 22, Burwell
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110006600909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Burwell Burn Site, Burwell
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007380404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Maverick Truck Stop, Burwell
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110037609424 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Max Wilson Body Shop, Burwell
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110040498994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Garfield County Fairgrounds, Burwell
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071344605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Conoco
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1208387229 (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 Garfield 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 Garfield 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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