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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Federal databases place 806 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (231), Air permit holder (minor source) (121), Gas station (mapped facility) (70). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record.

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: 41.4569, -72.5231.

How this county ranks in Connecticut

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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.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Connecticut state cancer registry.

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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	n/a	9,842.6	n/a	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	years
Child mortality	28.4	59.8	-53%	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	n/a	96.9	n/a	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.4	28.6	+6%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen

No AirToxScreen estimate is available for this county.

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit231
Air permit holder (minor source)121
Gas station (mapped facility)70
Rail grade crossing68
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)66
Small hazardous waste generator61
Industrial wastewater discharge61
Brownfield property31
Large hazardous waste generator16
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)14
TRI reporting facility13
Hazardous waste transporter9
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)8
Major air pollution source7
Public airport4
Landfill (mapped facility)4
Gas power plant4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Heliport3
Solar power plant3
Airfield2
Oil-fired power plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Durham Meadows, Durham
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 33.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID CTD001452093 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Middletown Power Llc, Middletown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Naphthalene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 106,826 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06457MDDLT1866R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.4
Middletown, Middletown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000316266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Perma Treat Corp, Durham
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Creosote, Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 2,652 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06422PRMTRAIRLI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Mattabassett District, Cromwell
Major air pollution source. Penalties $65,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001404178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Perma Treat Corporation, Durham
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000316131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.7
Kleen Energy Systems Llc, Middletown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 54,744 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06457KLNNR1349R (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Habasit America Inc., Middletown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 44,962 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06457TXTCH150IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Mattabassett District, Cromwell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $65,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001404178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Pratt & Whitney, Middletown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Nitric acid, Cobalt, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 399 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06457PRTTWAIRCR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Pratt & Whitney, Middletown
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $8,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000581683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Bourdon Forge Co Inc, Middletown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 161 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06457BRDNF99TUT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Vwr Chemicals Llc, Chester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Acetonitrile, Methanol. 13,216 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06412CRYDY67WIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
North & Judd, Inc., Middletown
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011371719 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Kleen Energy Systems Power Plant, Middletown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038324382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Habasit Abt, Middletown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000316284 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Federal Express - Midd, Middletown
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070431264 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Purification Techs Inc, Chester
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000316104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Agt - Cromwell, Cromwell
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000851267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Hobson & Motzer, Inc., Durham
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper And Copper Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Cobalt and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 15 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0642WHBSNM3AIRL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.4
Middletown, Middletown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000316266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Pratt & Whitney, Middletown
Major air pollution source. Penalties $8,125.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000581683 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Whelen Engineering Co, Chester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0641WWHLNN51WIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.9
Middletown, Middletown
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 562 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.8
Bourdon Forger Co Inc, Middletown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002089169 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Old Newgate Prison & Copper Mine
EPA FRS registry ID
110051240536
Water system
CT0400124
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
8
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

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