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Grand County, Utah: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grand County is 117.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 181 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (121), Rail grade crossing (22), Gas station (mapped facility) (16). 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: 38.9986, -109.5744.

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 Grand 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	41.1	23.8	1.73xSignificant	26.6 to 61.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	427.3	453.4	0.94x	376.7 to 483.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	117.1	143.2	0.82x	92.4 to 147	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	24.9	51.8	0.48x	14.1 to 41.5	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 Grand County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,356.5	9,842.6	-25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.3	75.3	+7%	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	131.3	96.9	+35%	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.

Formaldehyde9.35 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.53 per million
Acetaldehyde0.54 per million
Benzene0.37 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 364 days: 219 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 47, peak 96.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit121
Rail grade crossing22
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Public airport2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property2
Heliport2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Moab, Moab
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 490190007 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.1
Canyonlands Rgnl, Moab
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID CNY (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Northwest Pipeline - Cisco, Cisco
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001882473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Danish Flats Waste Solutions (Formerly Owl Swd, Operating Llc), Cisco
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067012253 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Abandoned Desert Sun Station, Thompson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967632 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Moab Firing Range, Moab
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973745 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Moab City Corporation, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002047151 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
The Synergy Of Utah, Llc, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070518891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Kane Creek Boulevard Reconstruction, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,175.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071644024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Skyline Arch At Arroyo Crossing Apartments, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,780.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071729129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Aggie Townhomes Subdivision, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $790.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071817313 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
United Parcel Service - Moab, Moab
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032604947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
United Parcel Service - Moab, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032604947 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wingate Village, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,905.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070695535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
My Place Hotel-Moab, Ut, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,830.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070709488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Arroyo Crossing, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071203034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Courthouse Wash Wastewater Treatment Facility (Cww), Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039183825 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/17541879 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Moab UMTRA Project Disposal Cells
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/17541881 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Moab Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/20042678 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Green River Uranium Disposal Cell
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/329585948 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Grand Water & Sewer Agency, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017906355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grand County Weeds Department, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020075238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Canyonlands Field Airport, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030922090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Intrepid Potash - Moab, Moab
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030923785 (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 Grand 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 Grand 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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