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Ferry County, Washington: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ferry County is 168.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Pancreas deaths at 2.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 69 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (22), Brownfield property (15), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). 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: 48.4126, -118.5239.

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 Ferry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	25.4	11.3	2.25xSignificant	14.9 to 43.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.1	30.2	1.29x	26.3 to 59.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	168.1	143.2	1.17x	138.8 to 204	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.2	51.8	0.85x	29.9 to 65.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	294.8	453.4	0.65x	250.9 to 345.9	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 Ferry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,026.3	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.5	75.3	-2%	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	151	96.9	+56%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde11.08 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.74 per million
Acetaldehyde1.44 per million
Pahpom0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing22
Brownfield property15
Gas station (mapped facility)11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit9
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
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.

Kinross Gold Company - Kettle River, Republic
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002448931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Kinross Gold Company - Kettle River, Republic
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002448931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Kinross Gold Company - Kettle River, Republic
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002448931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Kettle River Operations Mill, Republic
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 5,040 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 99166KTTLR363FI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Twenty Sox Mile Pit Site Ps-Fy-66, Keller
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054360936 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ferry County Public Works, Republic
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015462499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Alpine Concrete And Excavation Inc, Republic
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040119172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Wa Dot Qs-Fy-156 Gotham Hall Creek Quarry, Republic
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045352300 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
West Herron Creek Pit, Republic
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060374839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Inchelium Tribal Wood Treatment, Inchelium
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000773388 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Iron Creek Release Property, Keller
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038756398 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
The Pines Cafe, Keller
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071964166 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mt. Tolman Service Center, Keller
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967346 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Johnny George Mountain Communications Facility, Keller
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967677 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Round Lake Ust, Inchelium
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967701 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Keller Park Ust, Keller
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967758 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Historic Rickard Logging Camp, Keller
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967923 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Inchelium Sub-Agency Property, Inchelium
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970175 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Boise Hotel, Inchelium
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972909 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Keller And Indiana Consolidated Smelter, Keller
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973970 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Sawmill Westfork, Republic
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973979 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Seylor Valley Landfarm, Inchelium
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071975068 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ice Mine Quarry, Inchelium
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984957 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Inchelium Community Gas & Diesel, Inchelium
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071984970 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Stotts Construction Inc, Curlew
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040111152 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5

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 Ferry 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 Ferry 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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