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Torrance County, New Mexico: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Torrance County is 137.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 443 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (219), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (129), Scrapyard (mapped facility) (32). 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: 34.6378, -105.8779.

How this county ranks in New Mexico

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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 Torrance County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	14.9	8.7	1.71xSignificant	8.8 to 24.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.9	11.3	1.32x	8.6 to 24.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.4	13.9	1.18x	9.8 to 26.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.7	14.5	1.01x	8.3 to 24.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	137.8	143.2	0.96x	117.5 to 161.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.2	17.9	0.96x	9.6 to 28.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	381.6	453.4	0.84x	345.2 to 421.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.3	23.8	0.81x	11.9 to 30.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.7	30.2	0.78x	16.1 to 34.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	34.5	51.8	0.67x	25.1 to 47.2	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 Torrance County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,503	9,842.6	+47%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.8	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	85	59.8	+42%	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	148.8	96.9	+53%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	32.4	28.6	+13%	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.

Formaldehyde9.74 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.4 per million
Acetaldehyde0.58 per million
Pahpom0.44 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)219
NPDES wastewater discharge permit129
Scrapyard (mapped facility)32
Rail grade crossing22
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Small hazardous waste generator4
Public airport3
Wind power plant3
Solar power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Station #7 - Mountainair Cmp Stn, Mountainair
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007013748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Station #7 - Mountainair Cmp Stn, Mountainair
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007013748 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Moriarty Municipal Airport, Moriarty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071070085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Concrete Batch Plant, Gcp5-3607, Moriarty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031014417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Star Lake Compressor Station, Torreon Trading Post
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $20,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007024068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Moriarty Muni, Moriarty
Public airport. O.
Record ID 0E0 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Estancia Muni, Estancia
Public airport. O.
Record ID E92 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mountainair Muni, Mountainair
Public airport. O.
Record ID M10 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mountainair WTP, Mountainair
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1463776547 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Moriarty Water Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/192441093 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Concrete Batch Plant, Gcp5-3607, Moriarty
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110031014417 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Cobre Mining Company, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008995659 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009147823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
U.S. Army Corp Of Engineers, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009147832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009147841 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Western Mobile Of New Mexico, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009147850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Five J'S Auto Parts, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009147878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Complete Auto & Truck Parts, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009147887 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hanson Aggregates Wrp, Inc, Encino
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009147903 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
San Miguel Plaza, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011030240 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nielson, Inc., Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011030259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Mexico State Highway &, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011030268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wal-Mart Realty Division, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011030277 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Walmart, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011030286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nmshtd District 2, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011030311 (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 Torrance 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 Torrance 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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