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Churchill County, Nevada: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Churchill County is 147 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 157 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (52), Rail grade crossing (22), Gas station (mapped facility) (13). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 39.5372, -118.3049.

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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 Churchill County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	39.7	23.8	1.67xSignificant	30.3 to 51.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.4	18.7	1.3x	17.8 to 33.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.8	14.5	1.3x	12.2 to 27.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.2	13.9	1.09x	9.7 to 22.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.9	13	1.07x	8 to 22.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.9	30.2	1.06x	24.2 to 41.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	147	143.2	1.03x	129.2 to 166.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	449.2	453.4	0.99x	416.6 to 483.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.4	17.9	0.97x	11.5 to 25.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.1	18.5	0.92x	10.8 to 25.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.7	51.8	0.9x	37.6 to 57.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.5	11.3	0.84x	5.5 to 15.5	2020-2024

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 Churchill County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,825.7	9,842.6	+10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	55.3	59.8	-7%	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	140.2	96.9	+45%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.7	28.6	-14%	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.

Formaldehyde12.7 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.63 per million
Acetaldehyde1.29 per million
Pahpom0.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 344 days: 293 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 40, peak 77.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit52
Rail grade crossing22
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Brownfield property11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)11
Geothermal plant9
TRI reporting facility8
Small hazardous waste generator6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Hydroelectric plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Solar 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.

Us Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 16, Fallon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 68,418 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8949WSNVLRLNETR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Kennametal Inc (Refinery), Fallon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Manganese, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Cobalt and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 48,341 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 89406NVDRF11MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Us Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 19, Fallon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 12,121 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8949WSNVLRUSHWY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.6
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., Fallon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Zinc compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 7,133 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8940WBNGRF22221 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.5
Us Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 17, Fallon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Aluminum (fume or dust). Reports carcinogens. 5,231 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8940WNVLRSSHEEL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Rawhide Mine, Fallon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds, Lead compounds, Mercury compounds and 4 more. 175,962 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 89406KNNCT55MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Us Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20, Fallon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Aluminum (fume or dust). Reports carcinogens. 1,728 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8949WSNVLRNRTHU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
New Millennium Building Systems Llc, Fallon
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 746 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 89406SMJST2121T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Us Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 16, Fallon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067128655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Bango Refining Nv, Llc, Fallon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023119962 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Us Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 19, Fallon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067128441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Nevada Refinery Of Kennametal Inc, Fallon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024422864 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Us Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 17, Fallon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067124686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Fallon Wastewater Treatment Plant, Fallon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000734616 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Us Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20, Fallon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067126032 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Fallon Plant, Fallon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002083520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Nas Fallon, Fallon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000848389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Quail Hollow Llc, Fallon
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059816980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dixie Valley Geothermal Power Plant, Dixie Valley
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007978475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Russel Pass Landfill, Fallon
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013946855 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nevada Cement (Old Dup Closed Plant), Fernley
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038968445 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Naval Air Station Fallon, Fallon
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070725813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Moody Lane Regional Water Reclamation Facility, Fallon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040090665 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Future Adult Detention Center 1, Fallon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970581 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Future Adult Detention Center 2, Fallon
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970655 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Churchill County Detention Center, Fallon
EPA FRS registry ID
110069604164
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Churchill County

Nevada 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 Churchill County, and their findings.
Nevada vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Nevada health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Nevada 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.
Nevada 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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