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Klickitat County, Washington: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Klickitat County is 150.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 167 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (70), Rail grade crossing (30), Gas station (mapped facility) (11). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 45.8262, -120.773.

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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 Klickitat County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	13.6	11.3	1.2x	9 to 20.4	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	150.2	143.2	1.05x	133.2 to 169.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.3	13.9	1.03x	9.2 to 21.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.2	30.2	1x	23.2 to 39.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.4	8.7	0.97x	4.7 to 14.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.7	23.8	0.83x	13.5 to 28.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41	51.8	0.79x	32.4 to 51.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.1	17.9	0.79x	8.8 to 21.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	13.9	18.5	0.75x	8.5 to 21.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.4	14.5	0.72x	5.8 to 17.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	324.5	453.4	0.72x	297.1 to 354.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	8	18.7	0.43x	4.5 to 13.9	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 Klickitat County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,486.1	9,842.6	-24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.4	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	53.4	59.8	-11%	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	98.6	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	17.4	28.6	-39%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde16.28 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.86 per million
Acetaldehyde2.28 per million
Naphthalene2.03 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 91 days: 77 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 23, peak 119.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit70
Rail grade crossing30
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Public airport10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)9
Wind power plant9
Major air pollution source4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Hydroelectric plant3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Biomass power plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas 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.

Sds Lumber Co, Bingen
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028043436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Columbia Gorge Aluminum Site, Goldendale
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000490781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Sds Lumber Co, Bingen
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028043436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Puget Sound Energy Goldendale Gener, Goldendale
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041171086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Columbia Gorge Aluminum Site, Goldendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000490781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Sds Lumber Co, Bingen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028043436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Puget Sound Energy Goldendale Gener, Goldendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041171086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Underwood Fruit, Bingen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000549407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Puget Sound Energy Goldendale Gener, Goldendale
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041171086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Sds Lumber Co, Bingen
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 98605SDSLM200SW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Goldendale Transfer Station, Goldendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005382353 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wishram Wastewater Treatment Plant, Wishram
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006684524 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rapid Readymix Railroad Ave, Goldendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010903086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Goldendale Hatchery, Goldendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010909534 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mid Columbia Asphalt Co Bingen, Bingen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015442127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sleepy Hollow Quarry Inc, White Salmon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015533485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mark Doubravsky Trucking Thompson, Goldendale
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015535081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rapid Readymix Bingen Plant, Bingen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015553195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
James Dean Const Sr 141 Quarry, White Salmon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015567518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lyle Potw, Lyle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015675054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
J Arlie Bryant Fisher Quarry, Trout Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017382811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Klickitat Co Public Works Matsen, Bickleton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021077635 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sds Lumber Co, Bingen
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028043436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Roosevelt Regional Landfill Inter, Roosevelt
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035773366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wilcox And Flegel Bingen Plant, Bingen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110036126135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Klickitat 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 Klickitat 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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