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Newton County, Indiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Newton County is 175.7 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 2.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 149 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (43), Industrial wastewater discharge (37), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35). 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: 40.9765, -87.4013.

How this county ranks in Indiana

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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 Newton County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	66.9	30.2	2.22xSignificant	52.4 to 84.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	95	51.8	1.83xSignificant	77.5 to 116.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.5	17.9	1.54x	17.4 to 41.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19.6	13.9	1.41x	12 to 31	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.8	11.3	1.4x	9.3 to 26.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	175.7	143.2	1.23xSignificant	151 to 203.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	509.9	453.4	1.12xSignificant	464.8 to 558.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	17.2	18.7	0.92x	10.4 to 27.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	20.2	23.8	0.85x	11.8 to 32.7	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 Newton County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,914.1	9,842.6	+11%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.6	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	120.8	96.9	+25%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38.5	28.6	+35%	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.

Formaldehyde14.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.36 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing43
Industrial wastewater discharge37
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Gas station (mapped facility)11
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Public airport4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Brownfield property2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Jumpy Mans Industrial Cleaning Llc, Morocco
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $11,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067416638 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Binservices, Lake Village
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $6,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067713834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Newton County Landfill, Brook
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006625312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Kentland Wwtp, Kentland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012509044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Prairies Edge Generating Facility, Fair Oaks
Gas power plant.
Record ID 58129 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Newton County Council On Aging, Morocco
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071981892 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Sellers Gas Station And Pullman Diner, Morocco
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071983081 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Newton County Landfill, Brook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006625312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Highway 14 Tanker Wash Llc, Fair Oaks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071880310 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Rogers Group Newton County Stone, Kentland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002073336 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
North Newton Jr Sr High School, Morocco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006766197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Newton County Regional Water & Sewer District, Brook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041243703 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Brook Wwtp, Town Of, Brook
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0039764: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Newton County Rwsd Plant 2, Enos
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041914426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Kentland Wwtp, Kentland
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0023329: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.5
Goodland Municipal Wwtp, Goodland
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0040070: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Newton County Rwsd Plant 2, Enos
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0063479: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Morocco Wastewater Treatment Plant, Morocco
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0060798: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Brook Wwtp, Town Of, Brook
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006765642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Town Of Morocco Wwtp, Morocco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009973430 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Kentland Muni, Kentland
Public airport. O.
Record ID 50I (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Lake Village, Lake Village
Public airport. O.
Record ID C98 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Newton County Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/753426825 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
North Newton Jr Sr High School, Morocco
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit IN0031143: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Goodland Municipal Wwtp, Goodland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006680412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Newton County

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