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De Baca County, New Mexico: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in De Baca County is 167.9 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 Rail grade crossing (16), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (8), Air permit holder (minor source) (2). 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: 34.3686, -104.4204.

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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 De Baca County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	167.9	143.2	1.17x	104.6 to 264.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	290.6	453.4	0.64x	201.8 to 412.4	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 De Baca County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,649.9	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.6	75.3	-5%	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	116.6	96.9	+20%	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.

Formaldehyde11.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.57 per million
Acetaldehyde0.77 per million
Benzene0.66 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.

Rail grade crossing16
NPDES wastewater discharge permit8
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Commercial airport1
Gas station (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Wind 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.

Steele Ranch, Fort Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070838816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Fort Sumner Municipal Airport, Fort Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071073210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fort Sumner Muni, Fort Sumner
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FSU (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/78286231 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Fort Sumner Wwtp, Fort Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011027272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Linear Project, Ft. Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070110206 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cn 2104310; Us 84 Mp .62 - 6.74, Fort Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070564304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cn2104311 De Baca County, Fort Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071444234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cn-2104510 Debaca County Bridge #8246, Taiban
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071467689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Windy Lane Solar Energy Center, Fort Sumner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072083470 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Windy Lane Energy Center, Llc, House
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID xbd145e751c3cf22067e265f0708503ce (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Black Hat Rd, Fort Sumner
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019228H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cedar Post Rd, Fort Sumner
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019229P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Nm 294, Fort Sumner
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019234L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
County Rd, Fort Sumner
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019239V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
17th St, Fort Sumner
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019244S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cr 1-20, Fort Sumner
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019256L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Evanola Rd, Fort Sumner
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019260B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Dunlap Rd Cr 1-8, Fort Sumner
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019262P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Yeso Crk Rd Cr 1-42, Yeso
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019263W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
S Border Cr1-45, Vaughn
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019265K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
El Rancho Rd, Vaughn
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019267Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Vaughn
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 019269M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
S Border Rd, Yeso
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 945658W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Nick Griego And Sons - Crusher No 0419, Ft Sumner
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110021358261 (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 De Baca 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 De Baca 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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