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Douglas County, Washington: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Douglas County is 139.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 131 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (77), Gas station (mapped facility) (17), Public airport (6). 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: 47.6841, -119.749.

How this county ranks in Washington

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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 Douglas County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	9.6	5.7	1.68xSignificant	6.2 to 14.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18.3	14.5	1.26x	13.5 to 24.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	27.7	23.8	1.16x	21.5 to 35.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.4	18.7	1.14x	16.4 to 27.6	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.2	4.6	1.13x	2.9 to 8.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.3	13.9	1.1x	11 to 20.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14	13	1.08x	9.3 to 20.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	469.8	453.4	1.04x	443.9 to 496.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9	8.7	1.03x	5.9 to 13.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.8	6.6	1.03x	3.9 to 11.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.1	17.9	1.01x	13.3 to 24.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	13.6 to 24.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	139.6	143.2	0.97x	126 to 154.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	27	30.2	0.89x	21.3 to 33.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.6	6.6	0.85x	3.3 to 9.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	43.3	51.8	0.84x	36 to 51.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	8.7	11.3	0.77x	5.6 to 13	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 Douglas County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,503.6	9,842.6	-44%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	80.7	75.3	+7%	years
Child mortality	33.3	59.8	-44%	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	57.4	96.9	-41%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	9.1	28.6	-68%	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.

Formaldehyde12.59 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.84 per million
Acetaldehyde1.57 per million
Naphthalene1.41 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit77
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Public airport6
Rail grade crossing6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator4
Brownfield property2
Hydroelectric plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
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.

Central Washington Concrete Wenatchee - Baker Flats, East Wenatchee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds. 2,055 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 98802CNTRL5515E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Pangborn Meml, Wenatchee
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID EAT (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Central Washington Concrete Baker Flats, East Wenatchee
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022521920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
American Silicon Technologies, Rock Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000491183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Witte Orchards Inc, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010908973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
East Wenatchee City Msw, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015404123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Northern Fruit Co 2nd Street, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015442528 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Eastbank Hatchery, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015480585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Crane And Crane Inc, Brewster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015552221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Auvil Fruit Co Orondo, Orondo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015674652 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Beebe Facility, Orondo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016703744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Douglas Co Trans Rock Island, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040115755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Douglas Co Trans Zacher Quarry, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040117897 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Douglas County Msw, Waterville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040118459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Brandt Quarry, Waterville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066988772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Douglas Co Tls Coyote Pit, Palisades
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071176884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Douglas County Tls Pit 106, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071177355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Douglas Co Tls Pit 3 Sw, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071177896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Douglas Co Transportation Holcomb Quarry, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071178516 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Selland Construction-Eastside Resources Quarry, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071179366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Douglas County Tls Sprauer Quarry, Waterville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071182276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Van Doren Sales Inc, East Wenatchee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 98802VNDRN10NEC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Pipkin Construction Baker Flats, East Wenatchee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022519746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Spanish Castle Resort And Spa, Rock Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055003115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Douglas County Tls St. Andrews Quarry, Mansfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070603203 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

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 Douglas County

Washington 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 Douglas County, and their findings.
Washington vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Washington health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Washington 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.
Washington 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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