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Weber County, Utah: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Weber County is 124.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 2,701 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (2,293), Gas station (mapped facility) (107), Rail grade crossing (93). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 41.2544, -111.8951.

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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 Weber 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	39.8	23.8	1.67xSignificant	36.3 to 43.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.7	2	1.35x	1.9 to 3.8	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.2	17.9	1.13x	17.8 to 22.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.3	5.7	1.11x	5 to 8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.3	18.5	1.1x	17.9 to 23	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.2	13	1.09x	12.1 to 16.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.3	8.7	1.07x	7.7 to 11.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.6	3.4	1.06x	2.6 to 4.8	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.3	14.5	1.06x	13.2 to 17.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.7	4.6	1.02x	3.5 to 6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14	13.9	1.01x	12 to 16.3	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.1	4.1	1x	3 to 5.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.1	6.2	0.98x	4.8 to 7.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	445.8	453.4	0.98x	434.2 to 457.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.1	18.7	0.97x	15.7 to 20.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.9	11.3	0.96x	9.1 to 13	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.3	6.6	0.95x	5 to 7.9	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	15.5	16.4	0.95x	11.3 to 20.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.5	4.8	0.94x	3.4 to 5.9	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.3	3.7	0.89x	2.4 to 4.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	124.4	143.2	0.87x	118.1 to 130.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.6	4.4	0.82x	2.7 to 4.8	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4.8	6.6	0.73x	3.7 to 6.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	19.1	30.2	0.63x	16.8 to 21.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	27.7	51.8	0.53x	24.9 to 30.8	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	1.3	2.7	0.48x	0.8 to 2.2	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 Weber County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,628.2	9,842.6	-22%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	54.9	59.8	-8%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.1	6.2	-1%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	81.8	96.9	-16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26.1	28.6	-9%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde12.06 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.56 per million
Naphthalene1.33 per million
Benzene1.18 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 240 good, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 45, peak 119.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

2,701 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit2,293
Gas station (mapped facility)107
Rail grade crossing93
Brownfield property46
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)34
Small hazardous waste generator33
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)21
TRI reporting facility18
Air permit holder (minor source)10
Large hazardous waste generator8
Hazardous waste transporter8
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)4
Hydroelectric plant4
Public airport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport3
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Ogden Defense Depot (DLA), Ogden
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 45.1. NPL Site.
EPA site ID UT9210020922 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Western Zirconium, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Chlorine, Methyl isobutyl ketone and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,740,264 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84404WSTRN10000 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Great Salt Lake Minerals, Ogden
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $20,225.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000469920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Barnes Aerospace Ogden Division, Ogden
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $195,020.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037445921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
Williams International Co Llc, Ogden
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002304845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Brenntag Pacific Inc, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 1,548 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84402HCDYC450EX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
West Haven Batch Plant, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1,302 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8440WWSTHV16S25 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Great Salt Lake Minerals, Ogden
Major air pollution source. Penalties $20,225.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000469920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Western Zirconium, Ogden
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000758378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Petersen Inc, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 378 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84404PTRSN1527N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Pcc Structurals Inc., Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 285 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84401GSCFN2738C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Great Salt Lake Minerals, Ogden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $20,225.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000469920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Williams International Co Llc Ogden, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Naphthalene, Chromium, Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 154 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84403WLLMS3450S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Williams International Co Llc, Ogden
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002304845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Western Zirconium, Ogden
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072152860 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Compass Minerals Ogden Inc, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mercury compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds and 4 more. 4,748 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84404GRTSL765N1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Chromalox Inc, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Manganese, Chromium, Nickel and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 47 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84404CHRML2150N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Great Salt Lake Minerals, Ogden
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $20,225.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000469920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Fresenius Medical Care, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dichloromethane, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol, Diisocyanates. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84404FRSNS475W1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Barnes Aerospace Ogden Div, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrogen fluoride, Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 926 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 8440WBRNSR125SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
Albion Manufacturing Technologies, Ogden
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Selenium, Selenium compounds, Selenium And Selenium Compounds and 4 more. 645 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 84401LBNMF2774S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Albion Laboratories, Inc., Ogden
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071193061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Ogden-Hinckley, Ogden
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID OGD (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
West Haven Batch Plant, West Haven
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046339084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Pcc Structurals, Inc. - Aluminum & Stainless Steel Foundry, Ogden
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011868782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9

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 Weber 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 Weber 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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