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Cumberland County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cumberland County is 166.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 155 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (60), Industrial wastewater discharge (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (32). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 39.2747, -88.2405.

How this county ranks in Illinois

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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 Cumberland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	33.8	17.9	1.89xSignificant	21.2 to 51.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	41.3	23.8	1.74xSignificant	26.1 to 62.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	74.1	51.8	1.43xSignificant	55.7 to 97.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.4	30.2	1.27x	25.9 to 55.8	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	166.8	143.2	1.16x	138.6 to 199.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	473.6	453.4	1.04x	421.9 to 530.2	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 Cumberland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,352	9,842.6	-25%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.1	75.3	+2%	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	58.6	96.9	-40%	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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde18.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.71 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing60
Industrial wastewater discharge33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit32
Air permit holder (minor source)17
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Neoga Stp, City Of, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006769835 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Brenda Estay Private Sewage Disposal System, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067179760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Arie Chepan Private Sewage Disposal System, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069344971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bob Wysock Surface Discharging Private Sewage Disposal System, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070031441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Robert Hetzer Private Sewage Disposal System, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070212184 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Morris Sparr Private Sewage Disposal System, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070252198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Julie Vipond Private Sewage Disposal System, Jewett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071144044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Craig Shaffer Private Sewage Disposal System, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071149142 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bryan Youngblood Private Sewage Disposal System, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071155915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Evapco - Greenup Il, Greenup
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6242WVPCGR1723Y (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Toledo Stp, Village Of, Toledo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006775329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Evapco - Greenup, Il, Greenup
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071731514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brighton Cabinetry, Neoga
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018362582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Spencer Allen Private Sewage Disposal System, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071445651 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Cumberland Community School District #77 Wwtp, Toledo
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006679086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Rich Overzet Private Sewage Disposal System, Neoga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071785390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Koch Nitrogen Co Llc, Mattoon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000709886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Montrose Stp, Village Of, Montrose
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009984446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cumberland Community School District #77 Wwtp, Toledo
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IL0049212: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.2
Neoga Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1324387413 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/854189744 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Koch Nitrogen Co Llc, Mattoon
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000709886 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Brighton Cabinetry, Neoga
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018362582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Evapco Inc, Greenup
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007533099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greenup, Greenup
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010025347 (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 Cumberland County

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