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Beaver County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Beaver County is 134.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 175 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (124), Major air pollution source (9), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (9). 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: 36.7544, -100.4789.

How this county ranks in Oklahoma

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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 Beaver County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	134.9	143.2	0.94x	99.5 to 180.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	402	453.4	0.89x	335.9 to 478.5	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 Beaver County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,015.5	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.5	75.3	+2%	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	120	96.9	+24%	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.

Formaldehyde13.26 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.73 per million
Acetaldehyde0.86 per million
Benzene0.46 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)124
Major air pollution source9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Public airport3
Wind power plant3
Brownfield property2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
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.

Beaver Gas Processing Plant, Beaver
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene, Cyclohexane and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,370 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7393WBVRGSCLEAR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Mocane Cryogenic Plant, Forgan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Benzene, Toluene. Reports carcinogens. 3,227 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7393WMCNCR7MILE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Beaver Gas Processing Plant, Beaver
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070666305 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Mocane Cryogenic Plant, Forgan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058334360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Beaver Gas Plant, Slapout
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007162658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Dcp Midstream Lp/Beaver Cnty 2, Knowles
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007388344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Dcp Midstream Lp/Beaver Cnty 7, Elmwood
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007388843 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Natural Gas Pipelin/Sta 102, Balko
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007166431 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Beaver Compressor Station, Elmwood
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007384972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dcp Midstream Lp/Beaver Cnty 6, Slapout
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007386701 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Colorado Interstate Gas/Mocane Compressor Station, Forgan
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007386747 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Regency Gas Svc Llc/Laverne Cmpsr Sta, Slapout
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007387899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Regency Gas Svc Llc/Mocane Cryogenic Plt, Forgan
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016686246 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former Miles Building, Beaver
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043692554 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Big Boy Motel, Beaver
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045010778 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Seaboard Foods, Llc-Forgan Truck Wash, Forgan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062636410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Beaver Muni, Beaver
Public airport. O.
Record ID K44 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Beaver Drop Station
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1278369628 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Northern Natural Gas Co - Beaver Plant, Beaver
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006430406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beaver Swine Finishers, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011013937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Forgan Wwt, Forgan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039749136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Valero Partners North Texas Llc / Turpin Refined Prod Terml, Turpin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043090106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tumbleweed 6 Breeding, Turpin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054980339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tumbleweed Sow Farm 1, Staging, Turpin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054980348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tumbleweed Sow Farm 2, Sow Farm 3, Gdu1 & Gdu3, Turpin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054980357 (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 Beaver County

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