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Hood River County, Oregon: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Hood River County is 119.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 192 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (85), Rail grade crossing (60), Gas station (mapped facility) (18). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 45.4918, -121.6721.

How this county ranks in Oregon

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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 Hood River County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	20.7	18.7	1.11x	14 to 29.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.8	14.5	1.09x	9.8 to 24.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.7	13.9	0.99x	8.4 to 21.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.6	23.8	0.95x	15.1 to 32.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	422.9	453.4	0.93x	389.7 to 458.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.1	11.3	0.89x	5.8 to 16.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.2	17.9	0.85x	9.4 to 23.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	119.5	143.2	0.83x	102.6 to 138.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.7	18.5	0.79x	8.9 to 22.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	21.7	30.2	0.72x	14.9 to 30.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	29	51.8	0.56x	21 to 39.4	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 Hood River County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,186.7	9,842.6	-47%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.8	75.3	+7%	years
Child mortality	45.8	59.8	-23%	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	60.9	96.9	-37%	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: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde21.03 per million
Naphthalene4.53 per million
Acetaldehyde3.29 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit85
Rail grade crossing60
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Brownfield property10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Hydroelectric plant3
Public airport2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Commercial airport1
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.

Hood River Stp, Hood River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $74,480.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037765656 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Cardinal Glass, Hood River
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 13 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9703WCRDNL3125N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Cascade Locks Stp And Wtp, Cascade Locks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $24,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014183427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Duckwall Pooley Fruit Company, Hood River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000547347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Cardinal Ig Company, Hood River
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070556563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Odell Stp, Hood River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009817216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cpm Development Corp. Dba Hood River Sand Gravel & Ready-M, Hood River
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds. 33 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9703WNTRST263LD (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.2
Crystal Springs Water District Wells, Mount Hood Parkdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013269408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Hood River County Public Works, Hood River
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014113128 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cascade Locks Industrial Park, Cascade Locks
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038748095 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Hanel Mill Site, Odell
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063597353 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Powerdale Powerhouse Property, Hood River
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977839 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Powerdale Caretaker Residence, Hood River
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977840 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cascade Inn, Cascade Locks
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977842 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Columbia View Apartments, Cascade Locks
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977843 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cascade Locks City Hall, Cascade Locks
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983715 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Westcliff Lot, Hood River
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135788 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Historic Hwy Lot, Hood River
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135789 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mt Hood Meadows, Mount Hood Parkdale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014128194 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Duckwall Pooley Fruit, Hood River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030768453 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Willow Ponds Planned Unit Development - Phase 4, Hood River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,100.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071097146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Ken Jernstedt Airfield, Hood River
Public airport. O.
Record ID 4S2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cascade Locks State, Cascade Locks
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CZK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/334124186 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/405678138 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Hood River County

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