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Garfield County, Utah: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Garfield County is 125 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 83 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (41), Gas station (mapped facility) (25), Public airport (5). 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: 37.8455, -111.4974.

How this county ranks in Utah

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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 Garfield 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	62.8	23.8	2.64xSignificant	37.4 to 99.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	432.7	453.4	0.95x	362.3 to 513.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	125	143.2	0.87x	90.4 to 169.8	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 Garfield County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,727	9,842.6	-11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.6	75.3	+3%	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	101.6	96.9	+5%	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.

Formaldehyde7.85 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.38 per million
Acetaldehyde0.43 per million
Benzene0.22 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 86 days: 84 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 12, peak 79.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit41
Gas station (mapped facility)25
Public airport5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Brownfield property2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Business Incubation Center, Panguitch
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985742 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Escalante Elementary School, Escalante
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072152036 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
East Escalante Gravel Site, Escalante
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $340.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070256275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Escalante Muni, Escalante
Public airport. O.
Record ID 1L7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Bryce Canyon, Bryce Canyon
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BCE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Bullfrog Basin, Glen Canyon Natl Rec Area
Public airport. O.
Record ID U07 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Panguitch Muni, Panguitch
Public airport. O.
Record ID U55 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/198580620 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Ut Div Of Wildlife - Mammoth, Hatch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006686407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johns Valley Landfill, Garfield County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028188388 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Panguitch Pit, Panguitch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032599588 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ticaboo Land Fill, Panguitch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032605866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Offshore Marina, Inc., Lake Powell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035857944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tony M Mine, Ticaboo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037102177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bryce Canyon Airport, Bryce Canyon City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037945356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
State Road 89 Mp 123.8 To Mp 124.6, Panquitch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055188951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bryce Canyon National Park, Bryce Canyon City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058287045 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Panguitch Solar And Bess, Panguitch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070688243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Panguitch Municipal Airport, Panguitch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070705764 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Crescent Creek Road Reconstruction, Hanksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070711786 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
1285 E Hwy 12, Escalante
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070713279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Panguitch Elementary, Panguitch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070740519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tropic Town Sewer Lagoons, Tropic
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070817466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sr-12; Connecting Passing Lanes Mp 14.6-15.86, Bryce Canyon City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070831576 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Saul'S Meadow Campground, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071157873 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Garfield 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 Garfield 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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