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Millard County, Utah: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Millard County is 156.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 186 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (59), Rail grade crossing (52), Gas station (mapped facility) (30). 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: 39.18, -113.0318.

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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 Millard 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	32.5	23.8	1.37x	20.1 to 49.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.5	17.9	1.15x	11.6 to 34	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.4	143.2	1.09x	129.8 to 187.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	404.7	453.4	0.89x	360 to 453.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	20.4	51.8	0.39x	12 to 32.9	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 Millard County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,552.2	9,842.6	-13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	56	59.8	-6%	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	109.1	96.9	+12%	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.

Formaldehyde9.23 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.53 per million
Acetaldehyde0.5 per million
Benzene0.28 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit59
Rail grade crossing52
Gas station (mapped facility)30
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
TRI reporting facility4
Major air pollution source3
Industrial wastewater discharge3
Solar power plant3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Commercial airport2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Coal power plant1
Wind power plant1
Wastewater plant (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.

Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Hydrogen fluoride and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,453,081 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84624BRSHW10MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
Intermountain Power Generating Station, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,608,109 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84624NTRMN850BR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Ash Grove Cement- Leamington Utah, Leamington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 577,660 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84648STHWSHIWAY (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Graymont Western U.S. Inc Cricket Mtn Lime Production, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Lead And Lead Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 502,493 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84624GRYMN32MIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Intermountain Power Project, Delta
Coal power plant.
Record ID 6481 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 7.8
Materion Natural Resources Mine, Delta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds. 294,150 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84624BRSHW47MIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill, Delta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008175232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Intermountain Generating Station, Delta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000470053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Graymont Western Us Incorporated- Cricket Mountain Plant, Delta (Millard)
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071871806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Materion Topaz Mine, Delta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064500286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Intermountain Generating Station, Delta
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000470053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Materion Natural Resources Inc Mill, Delta
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008175232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Graymont Western Us Incorporated- Cricket Mountain Plant, Delta (Millard)
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071871806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Parcel F-7054, Fillmore
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135817 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Intermountain Generating Station, Delta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000470053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Graymont Western Us Incorporated- Cricket Mountain Plant, Delta (Millard)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071871806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Advanced Clean Energy Storage (Aces) I, Llc, Delta
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072067508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Intermountain Generating Station, Delta
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000470053 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cedar Mountain Rv Park, Fillmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,090.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071298976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Graymont Western Us Incorporated- Cricket Mountain Plant, Delta (Millard)
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071871806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Delta Muni, Delta
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID DTA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Fillmore Muni, Fillmore
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID FOM (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1311253870 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1387389685 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Intermountain Generating Station, Delta
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000470053 (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 Millard 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 Millard 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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