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Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Northwest Hills Planning Region. Federal databases place 520 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (150), Air permit holder (minor source) (82), Industrial wastewater discharge (68).

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: 41.7769, -73.2112.

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 Northwest Hills 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	27.7	59.8	-54%	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	39.4	28.6	+38%	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

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit150
Air permit holder (minor source)82
Industrial wastewater discharge68
Rail grade crossing54
Gas station (mapped facility)35
Brownfield property34
Small hazardous waste generator33
TRI reporting facility12
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
Large hazardous waste generator10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Hazardous waste transporter4
Public airport3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Heliport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Hydroelectric plant2
Oil-fired power plant2
Solar power plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Wind power plant1
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.

Barkhamsted-New Hartford Landfill, Barkhamsted
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 38.1. NPL Site.
EPA site ID CTD980732333 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Fuelcell Energy, Torrington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Cyclohexane, Nickel, Lithium carbonate, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 1,187 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06790FLCLL539TE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Howmet Castings & Services Inc., Winsted
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06098HWMTCPRICE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Minteq/Specialty Minerals, North Canaan
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Lead And Lead Compounds, Chromium, Lead compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 201 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06018QGLYCDAISE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Shurtape Technologies Llc, New Hartford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Propylene. 15,678 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0605WSHRTP29IND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Fuelcell Energy Inc, Torrington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002498182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Shurtape Specialty Coating, Llc, New Hartford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070069326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Oldcastle Retail Inc (Dba Bonsal American), Canaan
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $15,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012143625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Specialty Minerals Dolomite Plant, Canaan
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000315123 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
O&G Industries Inc., Harwinton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 06791GNDST255BG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Altek Electronics Inc, Torrington
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 0679WLTKLC89CMM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
Rbc Aircraft Products, Torrington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001149025 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Bomar Specialties, Llc, Torrington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002089695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
South Kent School, South Kent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013187345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rumsey Hall School, Washington Depot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022648116 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sterling Sintered Technologies Inc, Winsted
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 06098STRLN249RO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Electric Motion Co Inc, Winsted
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042275150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bj'S Wholesale Club #315, Torrington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030415110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
High Watch Recovery Center, Kent
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071295344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Torrington Terminal, Torrington
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 565 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Franklin Drive, Torrington
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 561 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Howmet Castings, Winsted
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000315604 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sterling Sintered Technologies Inc, Winsted
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001407629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
O&G Industries Inc, Harwinton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002009157 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Alliance Carpet Cushion - Connecticut, Torrington
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015681788 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Northwest Hills 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 Northwest Hills 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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