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Skamania County, Washington: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Skamania County is 132.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 75 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (29), Rail grade crossing (23), Brownfield property (7). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 45.9932, -121.9291.

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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 Skamania County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.4	30.2	1.11x	23.4 to 47.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.1	18.5	1.09x	11.1 to 34.1	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.1	23.8	1.01x	14.5 to 38.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	132.7	143.2	0.93x	110.9 to 158.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	42.1	51.8	0.81x	30.8 to 57.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	333.5	453.4	0.74x	295.7 to 375.5	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 Skamania County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,865.8	9,842.6	-40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	82.5	75.3	+10%	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	72.4	96.9	-25%	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: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde23.51 per million
Naphthalene6.92 per million
Acetaldehyde3.78 per million
Pahpom3.56 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit29
Rail grade crossing23
Brownfield property7
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Public airport3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hydroelectric plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Skamania Cnty Pw Blue Lake Quarry, Stevenson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015533591 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stevenson Stp, Stevenson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015554755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
North Bonneville Stp, North Bonneville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015562933 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stevenson Wtp, Stevenson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015674536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
High Cascade Veneer Inc Carson, Carson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020690135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Stevenson Carson School Bus Garage, Stevenson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037369996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wko Inc, Carson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042063682 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Arnold And Wilkins Rock Pit, Stevenson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015567769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
High Cascade Veneer Inc Carson, Carson
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110020690135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pacificorp Hydro Resources Swift Hydroel, Cougar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028043418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rock Creek Cove Hospitality, Stevenson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071178646 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hunsaker Oil Stevenson Station, Stevenson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015502543 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Midstate Land Co, Stevenson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015574742 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Skamania County - Former Hegewald Timber Site, Stevenson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970968 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Cascades Business Park, North Bonneville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974435 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Columbia Avenue Realignment, Stevenson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071974436 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Melonas Property, Stevenson
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977270 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Broughton Lumber Mill, Underwood
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977271 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Northwest Pipeline Gp Willard C/S, Cook
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055515615 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Carson National Fish Hatchery, Carson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005310065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Willard National Fish Hatchery, Bingen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006517778 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Hood River Sandg North Bonneville, North Bonneville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015549370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery, Underwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039409609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1362525681 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Washougal Hatchery, Washougal
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010909400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Skamania 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 Skamania 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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