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Pend Oreille County, Washington: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pend Oreille County is 167.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 151 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (95), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). 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: 48.5344, -117.2681.

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 Pend Oreille County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.1	30.2	1.26x	27.6 to 52.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	167.8	143.2	1.17xSignificant	144.3 to 194.8	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.8	11.3	1.13x	6.9 to 23	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.2	13.9	1.02x	7.9 to 24.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.8	51.8	0.96x	37.9 to 65.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.6	18.5	0.84x	9 to 26.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.9	17.9	0.83x	7.7 to 26.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.6	18.7	0.78x	9 to 24.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	328	453.4	0.72x	292.6 to 367	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	17.2	23.8	0.72x	10 to 28.8	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 Pend Oreille County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,768.4	9,842.6	+40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.9	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	100.8	59.8	+69%	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	148.1	96.9	+53%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	35.5	28.6	+24%	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.

Formaldehyde14.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Acetaldehyde2.11 per million
Naphthalene1.22 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing95
NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Heliport3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Hydroelectric plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Pend Oreille Mine, Metaline Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042071441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Safran Cabin Materials Llc, Newport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Phenol, Formaldehyde, Tetrabromobisphenol A. Reports carcinogens. 6,049 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 9915WCDZDC51NNE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Ponderay Newsprint Company, Usk
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000491398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Ponderay Newsprint Company, Usk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000491398 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Pend Oreille Mine, Metaline Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 2,543 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 99153PNDRL1382P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Safran Cabin Materials Llc Pend Oreille, Newport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005397356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Newport Wwtp, Newport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006685042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Selkirk Schools And Wwtp, Metaline Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009763586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Metaline Falls Stp, Metaline Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015531682 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cusick Water Treatment Plant, Usk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015532351 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mutual Materials Usk, Usk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015559000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rosevro Property Acq Llc, Cusick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020768132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ione Stp, Ione
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039941285 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pend Oreille Mine, Metaline Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042071441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Metaline Stp, Metaline
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055005836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Interstate Concrete & Asphalt Sherman Pit, Newport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071179873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ione Dollar General, Ione
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071716610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kalispel Tribal Fish Hatchery, Cusick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071824900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Newport Industrial Park Development, Newport
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039219501 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Safran Cabin Materials Llc Pend Oreille, Newport
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005397356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pend Oreille County Weed Board - Lake Treatments, Unspecified
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071849989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Native Salmonid Conservation Facility, Usk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070081210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cusick 2 Fiber Optic, Cusick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070156007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Sullivan Lake State, Metaline Falls
Public airport. O.
Record ID 09S (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Ione Muni, Ione
Public airport. O.
Record ID S23 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2

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 Pend Oreille 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 Pend Oreille 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.

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