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Hidalgo County, New Mexico: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hidalgo County is 156.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 86 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (24), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), Air permit holder (minor source) (10). 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: 32.054, -108.7866.

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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 Hidalgo County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	156.7	143.2	1.09x	115.7 to 210.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	358.9	453.4	0.79x	292.4 to 437.8	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 Hidalgo County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,843.7	9,842.6	+10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75	75.3	-0%	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	130.9	96.9	+35%	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.

Formaldehyde10.78 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.54 per million
Acetaldehyde0.52 per million
Benzene0.38 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Public airport6
Major air pollution source3
Brownfield property3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Gas power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Geothermal plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Us Cbp Lordsburg Border Patrol Station #Nm0153, Lordsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 8804WSCBPL26PIP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Redi-Mix Concrete, Lordsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070266789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Us Cbp Lordsburg Border Patrol Station #Nm0153, Lordsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060260658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lordsburg Concrete Plant, Lordsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070742432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Phelps Dodge Corporation Hidalgo Smelter, Playas
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000607308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pyramid Generating Station, Lordsburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014356990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lordsburg Generating Station, Lordsburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022766096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pyramid, Lordsburg
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7975 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.2
Lordsburg Generating, Lordsburg
Gas power plant.
Record ID 7967 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.1
524 Demoss Street, Lordsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071965551 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cornerstone Apartments, Lordsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977651 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lordsburg Water Tank Property, Lordsburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985751 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Phelps Dodge Corporation Hidalgo Smelter, Playas
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000607308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Union Pacific Railroad - Lordsburg, Nm Derailment, Lordsburg
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID xb0a5930716d23296d8bb195dd82f60b6 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pyramid Generating Station, Lordsburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014356990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lordsburg Generating Station, Lordsburg
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022766096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lordsburg Muni, Lordsburg
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID LSB (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/160165755 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/162161747 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/321758880 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Lordsburg Municipal Airport Perimeter Fence Project, Lordsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022760644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lordsburg Stp, Lordsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039934006 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Banner Mill, Lordsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070031986 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Public Service Co. Of Nm Evaporation Pond Installation, Lordsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071896933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hidalgo - Pluma Solar Lordsburg, Llc, Lordsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071950830 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo 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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