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De Witt County, Illinois: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in De Witt County is 200.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 245 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (76), Industrial wastewater discharge (48), Air permit holder (minor source) (43). 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: 40.1663, -88.9076.

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 De Witt County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	88	51.8	1.7xSignificant	71.4 to 107.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	49.9	30.2	1.65xSignificant	37.9 to 65.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	200.4	143.2	1.4xSignificant	174.8 to 229.3	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.6	17.9	1.37x	15.5 to 37.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	30.1	23.8	1.26x	19.7 to 44.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.1	18.7	1.18x	14 to 33.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	505.9	453.4	1.12xSignificant	463.1 to 551.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	8.7 to 24.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	14.8	14.5	1.02x	8.3 to 24.9	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.5	18.5	0.89x	9.7 to 26.8	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 De Witt County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,245.7	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.1	75.3	-0%	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	81.4	96.9	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde16.14 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.95 per million
Acetaldehyde1.44 per million
Benzene0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing76
Industrial wastewater discharge48
Air permit holder (minor source)43
NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Major air pollution source5
Public airport5
Combined sewer overflow outfall5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Heliport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Nuclear power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
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.

Arcosa Wind Towers Inc, Clinton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 197,524 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 61727THRLLRRNOR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.6
Clinton Sd Stp, Clinton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001104019 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Exelon Clinton Power Station, Clinton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042017000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Exelon Clinton Power Station, Clinton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042017000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Weldon Wtp, Weldon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006768462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
United Pentecostal Church Campground, Wapella
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009984954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Clinton Power Station, Clinton
Nuclear power plant.
Record ID 204 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4.1
Farmer City, Farmer City
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 941 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Clinton Sd Stp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0023612:001 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Sd Stp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0023612:002 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Sd Stp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0023612:A01 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Sd Stp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0023612:B01 (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Clinton Sd Stp, Clinton
Combined sewer overflow outfall. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit IL0023612:INF (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 4
Marco Npk Inc, Clinton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000530845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Kenney Stp, Village Of, Kenney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009988488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pdc Clinton Landfill Inc, Clinton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024844034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Stericycle, Inc., Clinton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001801015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Exelon Clinton Power Station, Clinton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110042017000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Farmer City Power Plant, Farmer City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042352799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Arcosa Wind Towers Inc, Clinton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057316462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Clinton Lfgte Facility, Clinton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063230338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bayer Illinois Production Co Llc, Farmer City
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064217789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Little Galilee Christian Camp Stp, Clinton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009983134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Pdc Clinton Landfill Inc, Clinton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024844034 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Stericycle, Inc., Clinton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001801015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

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 De Witt 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 De Witt 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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