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Brule County, South Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Brule County is 110.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 84 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (30), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17), Gas station (mapped facility) (15). 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: 43.7182, -99.101.

How this county ranks in South Dakota

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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 Brule County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.6	51.8	1.09x	35.6 to 87.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	438.1	453.4	0.97x	371.1 to 514.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	110.3	143.2	0.77x	78.5 to 151.9	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 Brule County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,506.2	9,842.6	-14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.1	75.3	+5%	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	98.7	96.9	+2%	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.

Formaldehyde11.77 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde0.9 per million
Benzene0.5 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing30
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
Brownfield property4
Public airport3
Wind power plant2
Heliport1
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.

Midway Truck Stop, Kimball
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974989 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Main Street Apartment, Kimball
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984223 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Casino Bar, Kimball
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985041 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Elementary School, Chamberlain
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072136081 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Chamberlain, Chamberlain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000737677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Kimball, City Of, Kimball
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009791216 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Kimball Muni, Kimball
Public airport. O.
Record ID 6A6 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Chamberlain Muni, Chamberlain
Public airport. O.
Record ID 9V9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Tri-County Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1370415734 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
St. Joseph'S Indian School, Chamberlain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064246436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Aurora-Brule Rural Water System, Inc. (Wtp), Kimball
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009790609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pukwana, Town Of, Pukwana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009791546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chamberlain, City Of (Wtp), Chamberlain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009792368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tri County Landfill Association, Pukwana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060877154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dignity Plaza At Dignity: Of Earth And Sky, Chamberlain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071320349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Todd Reinesch Feedlot, Kimball
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071321294 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C&S New Site, Pukwana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071322900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chamberlain School Addition, Chamberlain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071358435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grass Ranch Hutterian Brethren, Kimball
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Smokey Groves Development, Chamberlain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071725684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ringneck & Western Meet & Pass Siding, Kimball
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072132222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ducks Unlimited - Brule County Ilf, Kimball
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072161965 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hilltop Irrigation District, Pukwana
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072162643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kimball Main Street Roadway And Utility Improvements, Kimball
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072202620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private Road, White Lake
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 386081U (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 Brule County

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