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Beaver County, Utah: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Beaver County is 169.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 103 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (46), Gas station (mapped facility) (20), Solar power plant (10). One correctional facility operates in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 10 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: 38.3608, -113.2067.

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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
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	61.2	23.8	2.57xSignificant	38 to 93.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	169.6	143.2	1.18x	128.6 to 219.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	397.7	453.4	0.88x	334.1 to 469.8	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	9,749.5	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.9	75.3	-1%	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	121.3	96.9	+25%	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: 10 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde8.55 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.43 per million
Acetaldehyde0.46 per million
Benzene0.3 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit46
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Solar power plant10
Rail grade crossing9
Small hazardous waste generator4
Geothermal plant3
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Biomass power plant1
Hydroelectric plant1
Wind 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.

Murphy-Brown Llc Circle 4 Feed Mill, Milford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc (fume or dust), Copper And Copper Compounds, Manganese, Copper compounds. 49 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84751MRPHY585E6 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.3
Circle Four Farms Feedmill, Milford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002159690 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Dairy Farmers Of America, Beaver
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001132809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Dairy Farmers Of America Inc Beaver Ut, Beaver
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 84713CCHVL330WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Blue Mountain Biogas, Milford
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 58130 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Milford Muni/Ben And Judy Briscoe Fld, Milford
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MLF (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Beaver Muni, Beaver
Public airport. O.
Record ID U52 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Dairy Farmers Of America, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001132809 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ok Mine, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032599221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hidden Treasure Milford Copper Mine, Milford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054870813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hidden Treasure Milford Copper Mine, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054870813 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pacificorp Energy - Blundell Geothermal Plant, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055638029 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Udot I-15 Wildcat To I-70, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063612577 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Milford Solar Pv, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063888672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Beaver City Airport, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Atkore Pipe Corporation, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070286416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Creamery, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070376987 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Escalante Solar I, Llc, Milford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070397508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Escalante Solar I, Llc, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070397508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Escalante Solar Ii, Llc, Milford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070397509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Escalante Solar Iii, Llc, Milford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070397510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Utah Hydrographics, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070567314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dfa Creamery Addition, Beaver
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070694877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jordan Keith, Pleasant Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070704573 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hog Slat Milford Plant, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070706184 (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.

Beaver County Corrections Facility, Beaver
EPA FRS registry ID
110071311788
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Beaver County

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