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Washita County, Oklahoma: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Washita County is 167 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 488 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (340), Rail grade crossing (118), Brownfield property (8). 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: 35.28, -98.994.

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 Washita 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	45.2	23.8	1.9xSignificant	29.2 to 66.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.7	17.9	1.6x	16.5 to 46.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25	18.7	1.34x	14.8 to 40.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.6	30.2	1.31x	26.4 to 57.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64	51.8	1.24x	46.9 to 85.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	167	143.2	1.17x	138 to 200.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	518.5	453.4	1.14xSignificant	463.4 to 578.6	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 Washita County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,688.6	9,842.6	+39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.5	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	102.4	59.8	+71%	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	139.4	96.9	+44%	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.

Formaldehyde16.34 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.12 per million
Benzene0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)340
Rail grade crossing118
Brownfield property8
Gas station (mapped facility)4
NPDES wastewater discharge permit4
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Wind power plant2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Canute Gas Processing Plant, Canute
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Cyclohexane, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers). 4,555 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7362WCNTGS7MILE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Canute Gas Processing Plant, Canute
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058379044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Western Marketing, Burns Flat
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Zinc compounds. 1,869 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7362WWSTRNAVENU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Panther Creek Gas Plant, Canute
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007387087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Canute El Paso Compressor Station, Canute
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007163087 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Former John Ross School, Burns Flat
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045400963 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Frederick Abandoned Wwtp, Colony
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967093 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Grandfield Refinery - Ref. P, Colony
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967094 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
John Ross School, Foss
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071968358 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ft. Sill Indian School, Colony
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970053 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kerr Mcgee Service Station, Colony
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970186 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Unnamed Site Near Squirrel Creek, Colony
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970190 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Roy D. Feltman Cordell Total, Cordell
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985509 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Foss Reservoir M.C.D., Foss
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011006990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Odot/Southern Coatings Nbi#S 14358 And 14359, Canute
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID x1ec98d9c5e1f385e81027e00ba6c103f (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of New Cordell, Cordell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011008060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport, Burns Flat
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CSM (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cordell Muni, Cordell
Public airport. O.
Record ID F36 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Boothe Farms Top Hog, Inc., Cordell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011013250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R & R Baker Cattle Precon., Sentinel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011013884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark, Burns Flat
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072043216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
, Foss
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 598085H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
8th, Cordell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671281M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
10th, Cordell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671282U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
12th, Cordell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 671283B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Washita 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 Washita 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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