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Wayne County, Utah: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wayne County is 152.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 37 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (20), Gas station (mapped facility) (8), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (3). 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: 38.3273, -110.9056.

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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 Wayne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	152.5	143.2	1.06x	99.3 to 227.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	452	453.4	1x	353.6 to 572	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 Wayne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,176.5	9,842.6	+3%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.5	75.3	+0%	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	127.2	96.9	+31%	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.

Formaldehyde7.22 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.34 per million
Acetaldehyde0.36 per million
Pahpom0.22 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 94 days: 92 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 14, peak 57.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit20
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
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.

Derrell'S Chevron, Loa
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020077325 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wayne Wonderland, Loa
Public airport. O.
Record ID 38U (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Hanksville, Hanksville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID HVE (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Capitol Reef National Park, Torrey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006883266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ut Div Of Wildlife - Egan, Bicknell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009748728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wayne County High School, Bicknell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021601621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wayne County Longhollow Landfill, Loa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032610100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wayne County (Mosquito), Loa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045510568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bromide Mining, Garfield County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070256675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sandy Ranch Fiber Project, Caineville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876048 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fishlake Cut-Off Road, Koosharem
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071076692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Care Orchard Turf Rehab, Torrey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071206212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Care Ada Trail And Campground Improvements, Torrey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071238027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hanksville Airport Reconstruction - 2022, Hanksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071297250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sr-24; Fremont River Bridge Replacement (0c-279 Rehabilitation Or Replacement), Caineville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071308671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gleave Riprap Rock Quarry, Hanksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Capital Reef Road Rehabilitation, Torrey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071707912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Leorah Springs Lot 200, Springville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071781100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Loa Fish Hatchery, Fremont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hanksville Airport Shade Hangars & Expand Apron, Torrey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071823698 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hanksville Diversion Ewp, Hanksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071952560 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wayne Elementary School & District Offices, Bicknell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071952896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hidden Springs, Brian Head
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072072683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
PetroUS, Torrey
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/1560324605 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Howie's Gas
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/1860436207 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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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