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Mora County, New Mexico: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Mora County is 119.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 44 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Rail grade crossing (14), Air permit holder (minor source) (7). 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: 36.008, -104.9415.

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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 Mora County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	119.6	143.2	0.84x	87.9 to 163.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	366.8	453.4	0.81x	300.1 to 446.3	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 Mora County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,981.9	9,842.6	+52%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	75.3	+1%	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	141.7	96.9	+46%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde7.96 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.29 per million
Acetaldehyde0.48 per million
Pahpom0.36 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Rail grade crossing14
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Landfill (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.

Mora Mutual Water & Sewer Works Association, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071302344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Mora Independent School District Multipurpose Sports Facility, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064609927 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
El Rancho Escondido, Cleveland, Nm 87715
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $80,080.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071941693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/830517825 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Northeastern New Mexico Regional Landfill, Wagon Mound
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060818931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ndmot Control Number (Cn) 4100381, Guadalupita
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070066873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Morphy Dam Modification Project, Guadalupita
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070263260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Upper Holman Mdwca Water System Improvements, Vadito
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071144599 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wildfire Response Debris Removal Support, Mora And San Miguel Counties, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071319766 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mora Valley Community Health Services, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071371334 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coyote Creek State Park Recreation Area Development Project, Guadalupita
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071375625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cn4100384r Mora/Colfax Counties, Guadalupe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071443433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cn: Hw2lp40029 - Tramperos Road Improvements, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071505419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cn 4100384r Mora/Colfax Counties, Guadalupita
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071668705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
El Alto Road Improvements, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071728762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
El Rancho Escondido, Cleveland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071954099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Mexico Reforestation Center, Mora
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072221918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Co Rd, Springer
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 013622P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Private, Wagon Mound
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 013623W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Regional Landfill Cr C24, Wagon Mound
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 013626S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Private, Wagon Mound
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 013627Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Park St, Wagon Mound
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 013629M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Bond St, Wagon Mound
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 013630G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Pueblo Road, Wagon Mound
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 013631N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Private, Wagon Mound
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 013634J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1

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 Mora 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 Mora 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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