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Sevier County, Utah: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sevier County is 147.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 152 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (94), Gas station (mapped facility) (26), Scrapyard (mapped facility) (8). 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: 38.7766, -111.7635.

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 Sevier County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	14.9	6.2	2.4xSignificant	8.7 to 24	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.6	23.8	1.45xSignificant	24.8 to 47.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	16.1	13	1.24x	9.3 to 25.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.8	18.7	1.17x	14.6 to 31.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147.6	143.2	1.03x	127.1 to 170.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.6	14.5	1.01x	8.6 to 23.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.8	17.9	0.94x	10.4 to 25.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.1	18.5	0.92x	10.5 to 26.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	390.5	453.4	0.86x	356.3 to 427.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	16.1	30.2	0.53x	9.9 to 24.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	22	51.8	0.42x	14.6 to 32.1	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 Sevier County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,836.8	9,842.6	-31%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.2	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	44.3	59.8	-26%	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	90	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	21.3	28.6	-26%	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.

Formaldehyde9.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.44 per million
Acetaldehyde0.57 per million
Naphthalene0.42 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit94
Gas station (mapped facility)26
Scrapyard (mapped facility)8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)7
Brownfield property3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Heliport1
Industrial wastewater discharge1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Us Gypsum Co Sigurd Utah, Sigurd
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 200 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84657SGYPSHWY24 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
United States Gypsum Co, Sigurd
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007186892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Canyon Fuel Co., Llc. Sufco Mine, Sevier County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064605226 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Robertson'S Roost, Elsinore
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020106614 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Elsinore Abandoned Gas Station, Elsinore
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039689012 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Richfield Commercial Property, Richfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983760 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ups Salina Center, Salina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,300,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006453514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Highland Ranch Estates, Monroe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,090.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071337643 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Salina-Gunnison, Salina
Public airport. O.
Record ID 44U (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Richfield Muni, Richfield
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RIF (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Utah Beef Producers, Llc, Richfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071670737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Llc - Sigurd, Sigurd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002137054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ut Div Of Wildlife - Glenwood, Glenwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006683892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
United States Gypsum Co, Sigurd
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007186892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sevier County Utah, Richfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020106268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Robinson Transport Inc, Salina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020106954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Salina Coal Yard, Salina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030487907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Yellow Jacket- Inactive, Sevier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030898857 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hales Sand & Gravel, Redmond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030922063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Barney Trucking Inc, Salina
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030923534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sevier County Mosquito Abatement, Richfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032596689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Terry Oil Company Inc, Richfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032596910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Holt Oil Products Cmpany, Richfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032599980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Newby Holt Oil Co Inc, Richfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032610716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Home Depot Store #4422, Richfield
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032662198 (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 Sevier 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 Sevier 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.

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