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Cibola County, New Mexico: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cibola County is 138.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 2.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 156 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (63), Air permit holder (minor source) (20), Rail grade crossing (19). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 34.9666, -107.7704.

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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 Cibola County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	19	6.6	2.88xSignificant	13.1 to 27	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	21.5	8.7	2.47xSignificant	15.1 to 30.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.1	17.9	1.46xSignificant	18.4 to 35.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	138.3	143.2	0.97x	120.9 to 157.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14	14.5	0.97x	8.7 to 21.4	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.5	13	0.96x	7.3 to 19.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	6.2 to 17.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	10.8	13.9	0.78x	6.3 to 17.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	343.4	453.4	0.76x	314.9 to 373.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	11.2	18.5	0.61x	6.6 to 17.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	11	18.7	0.59x	6.5 to 17.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	17.6	30.2	0.58x	12 to 25.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	26	51.8	0.5x	19.1 to 35	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	11.8	23.8	0.5x	7.1 to 18.6	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 Cibola County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,697.4	9,842.6	+70%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.7	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	47.3	59.8	-21%	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	141.1	96.9	+46%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	33.5	28.6	+17%	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.

Formaldehyde9.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.38 per million
Acetaldehyde0.54 per million
Pahpom0.37 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit63
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Rail grade crossing19
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Brownfield property9
Industrial wastewater discharge6
Small hazardous waste generator4
Solar power plant3
Superfund (NPL) site3
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
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.

Grants Chlorinated Solvents Plume, Grants
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NM0007271768 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Homestake Mining Co., Milan
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NMD007860935 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Jackpile-Paguate Uranium Mine, Laguna Pueblo
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NMN000607033 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Casa Blanca Wwtp, Casa Blanca
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020039340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pinehill Wwtf, Pinehill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024409503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
New Mexico Recycling Inc, Milan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044903272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Central Auto Towing And Salvage, Grants
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045553502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Epng Laguna Compressor Station, Laguna
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022761288 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kawaika Center, Paraje
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965885 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Milan Farm, Milan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967985 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Laguna Industries, Mesita
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071979040 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Eda Building, Pueblo Of Acoma
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071980213 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Acomita Day School, Pueblo Of Acoma
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982055 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Routzen Gas Station, Pueblo Of Acoma
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071982205 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Milan Business Park, Milan
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986220 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mccartys Day School, Pueblo Of Acoma
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071986929 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Dow Site, Grants
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071987213 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
El Segundo Mine, Grants
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062656148 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Grants-Milan Muni, Grants
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID GNT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Old Dump Site
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1147256631 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/670655096 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
New Mexico State University Grants, Grants
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001557798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Canoncito Water Oper And Maint, Canoncito
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007977966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Peabody Natural Resources, Grants
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009147798 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mt Taylor Mine, Grants
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009831423 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Western New Mexico Correctional Facility, Grants
EPA FRS registry ID
110072170888
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Cibola County

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

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