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Goshen County, Wyoming: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Goshen County is 174.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 200 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (146), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26), Air permit holder (minor source) (7). 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: 42.088, -104.3534.

How this county ranks in Wyoming

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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 Goshen County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	Deaths	18.2	11.3	1.61x	10.4 to 30.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	36.9	23.8	1.55x	23.7 to 54.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	18	13.9	1.29x	10.3 to 30.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	174.3	143.2	1.22xSignificant	149.1 to 203.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21	17.9	1.17x	13.1 to 32.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.5	30.2	1.08x	21.8 to 47.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17.9	18.7	0.96x	11.1 to 28.8	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	374.5	453.4	0.83x	334.5 to 418.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	41.9	51.8	0.81x	29.9 to 58	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 Goshen County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,718.1	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	75.3	+1%	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	101.7	96.9	+5%	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.

Formaldehyde10.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.61 per million
Acetaldehyde0.78 per million
Pahpom0.58 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing146
NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Small hazardous waste generator3
Brownfield property2
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
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.

Torrington Wastewater Lagoons, Torrington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055171567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
H & T Ranch, Lingle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055183304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
City Of Torrington Landfill (Igp), Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055183876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lippincott Feeding Inc., (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055192054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Coxbill Feedyard Containment System, Torrington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060266867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lewis Feedlot, Lingle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069996819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Yoder Frac Sand, Yoder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071296307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Torrington Wastewater Pre-Treatment Facility, Torrington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071510743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Yoder Frac Sand, Yoder
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071296307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Covello Motors, Torrington
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006437784 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Moose Lodge, Torrington
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972131 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
The Western Sugar Coop-Torrington Plant, Torrington
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Torrington Muni, Torrington
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID TOR (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Starch Barn
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/533954892 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/907138742 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Evans 47-51 Pad, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055163905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Fort Laramie Canal Tunnels 1 And 2 Rehabilitation Project, Lingle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072191842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
The Western Sugar Coop-Torrington Plant, Torrington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000468084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Torrington Muncipal Golf Course, Torrington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011675507 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Platte View Estates, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055163807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spence Pit, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055174403 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fort Laramie Wastewater Lagoon, Fort Laramie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055178016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dinklage Feed Yard, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055179051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tds Landfill, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055184036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shipley Feed Lot, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055200054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Goshen County

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