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Roosevelt County, New Mexico: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Roosevelt County is 151 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 153 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (58), Rail grade crossing (37), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (22). 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: 34.0852, -103.4948.

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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 Roosevelt County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.7	30.2	1.12x	23.5 to 47.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	151	143.2	1.05x	128.2 to 176.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	15.3	18.7	0.82x	8.7 to 25.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	344.4	453.4	0.76x	308.1 to 383.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	36	51.8	0.69x	25.6 to 49.6	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 Roosevelt County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,940.9	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.4	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	51	59.8	-15%	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	98.3	96.9	+1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.3	28.6	-25%	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.

Formaldehyde12.26 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.58 per million
Acetaldehyde0.83 per million
Benzene0.71 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)58
Rail grade crossing37
NPDES wastewater discharge permit22
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Brownfield property5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Wind power plant3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Major air pollution source2
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1

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 Dod Usaf Cannon Afb Melrose Range, Floyd
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 82,165 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 88118SRFRC3771S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Portales Dairy Products Llc, Portales
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid. 38,405 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 88130MDMRC1820S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Dairy Farmers Of America, Portales
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000472587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Us Dod Usaf Cannon Afb Range, Floyd
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067536848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Portales Municipal Airport, Portales
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022702896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
J D Heiskell And Company - Portales Plan, Portales
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040827898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dairy Farmers Of America, Portales
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000472587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bluitt Gas Plant, Milnesand
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007031577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dairy Farmers Of America, Portales
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000472587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Portales Inn, Portales
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040477873 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Enmu-Debaca Hall, Portales
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040479023 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Chavez Hall, Portales
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045012758 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lincoln Hall, Portales
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060731347 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Elida Library, Elida
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971155 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Navitas Global Llc, Portales
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072043128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Jd Heiskell & Co, Portales
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Selenium compounds, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds and 1 more.
TRI facility ID 8813WJDHSK117EC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Dairy Farmers Of America, Portales
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000472587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Portales Muni, Portales
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PRZ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Abengoa Bioenergy Ethanol Plant, Portales
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000472578 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Double J Dairy, Rogers
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009147912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greenfield Dairy, Portales
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010802881 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Philmar Dairy No. 3, Portales
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011030179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hideaway Dairy South (Formerly H And R Westra Dairy ), Portales
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011031427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jimenez Family Dairy, Portales
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011031472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Triple E Dairy, Portales
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011031490 (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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt 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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