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Curry County, New Mexico: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Curry County is 158.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 226 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (67), Rail grade crossing (45), Gas station (mapped facility) (38). 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: 34.6351, -103.3746.

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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 Curry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7.6	4.6	1.65x	4.5 to 12.1	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.6	4.4	1.5x	3.7 to 10.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	16.8	11.3	1.49xSignificant	11.9 to 23	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.2	14.5	1.26x	13.1 to 24.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.3	17.9	1.13x	14.8 to 27.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158.5	143.2	1.11x	142.8 to 175.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.6	8.7	1.1x	6.2 to 14.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.1	6.6	1.08x	4.2 to 11.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.2	30.2	1.03x	24.6 to 39.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.3	6.2	1.02x	3.5 to 10.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.8	23.8	0.96x	16.9 to 30	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.5	51.8	0.96x	40.9 to 59.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	8.2 to 17.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	398.2	453.4	0.88x	372.9 to 424.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.6	18.7	0.73x	9.3 to 19.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9	13	0.69x	5.5 to 14	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	11.8	18.5	0.64x	7.8 to 17.2	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 Curry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,340.5	9,842.6	+25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.6	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	89.1	59.8	+49%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.6	6.2	+7%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	105.5	96.9	+9%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	37.4	28.6	+31%	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.

Formaldehyde12.88 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.57 per million
Acetaldehyde0.98 per million
Benzene0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit67
Rail grade crossing45
Gas station (mapped facility)38
Air permit holder (minor source)23
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)10
Small hazardous waste generator7
Wind power plant6
Scrapyard (mapped facility)6
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Commercial airport2
Brownfield property2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Solar 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.

Southwest Cheese Llc, Clovis
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Nitric acid, Benzoyl peroxide and 1 more. 4,341,207 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 88101STHWS1141C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Cannon Air Force Base, Cannon Afb
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042049262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Us Dod Usaf Cannon Afb, Cannon Afb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylbenzene, Toluene, Lead And Lead Compounds, Naphthalene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,535 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 88103SRFRC8MILE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Southwest Cheese Company Llc, Clovis
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018920471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Cannon Air Force Base, Cannon Afb
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042049262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cannon Air Force Base, Cannon Afb
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042049262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Clovis Rgnl, Clovis
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CVN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Oppliger Feedyard Inc North, Texico
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011031579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mid Frisian Farms, Llc, Texico
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011031588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Starks And Sons Dairy, Clovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028167800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Clovis Shuttle Yard, Clovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070383832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Clovis, Clovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070838418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gore Brothers, Clovis
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001556147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cannon Air Force Base, Cannon Afb
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110042049262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Southwest Cheese Company - Clovis Plant, Clovis
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027230128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Clovis Regional Solid Waste Facility Landfill, Clovis
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031533124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cannon Air Force Base, Cannon Afb
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043582094 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Clovis Hotel Property, Clovis
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038759322 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Levine'S Building, Clovis
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964352 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Clovis Regional Solid Waste Facility Landfill, Clovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031533124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hi-Pro Feeds Clovis, Clovis
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
TRI facility ID 88101HPRFD48SPR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Lowe'S Of Clovis, Nm #1781, Clovis
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $141,730.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046347529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Cummins Natural Gas Engines - Clovis Plant, Clovis
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004273697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cummins Natural Gas Engines - Clovis Plant, Clovis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004273697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Southwest Cheese Company Llc, Clovis
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018920471 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Curry 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 Curry 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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