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Cache County, Utah: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cache County is 112.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 1,293 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (991), Rail grade crossing (149), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (36). 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: 41.6843, -111.7321.

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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 Cache 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	45.8	23.8	1.92xSignificant	40.2 to 52.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	3.4	2	1.7x	2 to 5.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	20.7	13	1.59xSignificant	17 to 25	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.9	4.4	1.34x	4 to 8.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.5	14.5	1.28xSignificant	15.1 to 22.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.7	18.5	1.12x	16.9 to 25	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.5	6.2	1.05x	4.6 to 8.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.5	17.9	1.03x	14.9 to 22.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	434.6	453.4	0.96x	416.9 to 452.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	3.4 to 7.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16.9	18.7	0.9x	13.5 to 20.9	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	13.7	16.4	0.84x	8.7 to 20.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.4	6.6	0.82x	3.5 to 7.8	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3.3	4.1	0.8x	1.9 to 5.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.3	6.6	0.8x	3.6 to 7.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	112.5	143.2	0.79x	103.5 to 122.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	10.8	13.9	0.78x	8.1 to 14	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.7	4.8	0.77x	2.2 to 5.7	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	8.3	11.3	0.73x	6 to 11.2	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	3.3	4.6	0.72x	2 to 5.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.1	8.7	0.7x	4.2 to 8.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	11.7	30.2	0.39x	8.9 to 14.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	15.6	51.8	0.3x	12.4 to 19.3	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 Cache County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,132.4	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.2	75.3	+7%	years
Child mortality	43.2	59.8	-28%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.7	6.2	-24%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	52.9	96.9	-45%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	9.8	28.6	-66%	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.

Formaldehyde10.36 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.52 per million
Acetaldehyde0.77 per million
Benzene0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 241 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 44, peak 87.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,293 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit991
Rail grade crossing149
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)36
Gas station (mapped facility)36
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)15
Small hazardous waste generator14
TRI reporting facility12
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Public airport5
Brownfield property5
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Heliport3
Major air pollution source2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Hydroelectric plant2
Gas power plant2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Scrapyard (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.

Ttm Technologies Inc., Logan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Certain glycol ethers, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 98,311 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84321LNDHL710NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Gossner Foods Inc (Cheese), Logan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 178,629 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84321GSSNR1051N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Hyrum Hot Plant, Hyrum
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1,104 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8431WHYRMH41NRT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Swift Beef Co, Hyrum
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitric acid, Peracetic acid. 18,325 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84319MLLRN410NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Hyrum City Wwtp, Hyrum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,272.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010134407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Swift Beef Company, Hyrum
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000469699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Gossner Foods Incorporated, Logan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011677373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Staker & Parson Companies Smithfield Plant, Smithfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001880572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Hyrum Hot Plant, Hyrum
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044903352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Logan-Cache, Logan
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID LGU (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Ttm Technologies Inc, Logan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012347193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Schreiber Foods Inc., Smithfield
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005209568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Staker & Parson Cos Smithfield Plant, Smithfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 250 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84335STKRP250N3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Logan City Corporation, Logan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,167.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001882464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Schreiber Foods Inc., Smithfield
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 152 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84335SCHRB218W6 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Geneva Rock Products Inc. - Logan, Logan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 8432WGNVRC2151N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Spartronics Logan, North Logan City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 8434WNVRXX75EAS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Casper Ice Cream, Llc, Richmond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $760.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012714250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Frontier Specialty Chemicals, Logan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Toluene, Acetonitrile and 4 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 8432WFRNTR16S7W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Frontier Scientific Inc, Logan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Methanol, Toluene, Acetonitrile and 4 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 8432WFRNTR195SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
West Point Dairy Products Inc, Hyrum
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057312395 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Smithfield, Smithfield
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 490050007 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 4.1
Park City Ready-Mix Concrete, Park City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002322157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Baicor, Logan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020516119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Geneva Rock Products: Logan Shop, Logan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039623271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Cache 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 Cache 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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