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Kiowa County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Kiowa County is 164.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 86 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (31), Air permit holder (minor source) (21), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (11). 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: 37.5585, -99.2856.

How this county ranks in Kansas

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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 Kiowa County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	164.3	143.2	1.15x	109.9 to 240.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	438.2	453.4	0.97x	339.5 to 559.2	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 Kiowa County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,168.3	9,842.6	+3%	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	122.5	96.9	+26%	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.

Formaldehyde14.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Acetaldehyde1 per million
Benzene0.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing31
Air permit holder (minor source)21
NPDES wastewater discharge permit11
Industrial wastewater discharge8
Brownfield property5
Major air pollution source3
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Wind power plant2
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line - Greensburg Station (Air), Greensburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009572097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Anr Pipeline - Greensburg Station (Air), Greensburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009972244 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Northern Natural Gas Company, Mullinville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010376823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Haviland Waste Water Treatment Facility C/O City Hall, Haviland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011226333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Travelers Motel, Greensburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017461673 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Blacksmith Shop, Greensburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038741243 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Gary'S Stop Bta-Greensburg, Greensburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039523879 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Taylor Mart Bta-Greensburg, Greensburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039523888 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Scotts Oil Field Construction, Greensburg
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969969 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Union Pacific Railroad - Greensburg Kansas, Greensburg
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072095473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Greensburg Muni, Greensburg
Public airport. O.
Record ID 9KS (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Northern Natural Gas Company, Mullinville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010376823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kiowa County Landfill, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021080934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J & G Cattle Co., Haviland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029528250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Heft & Sons L.L.C., Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070506671 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kiowa Co. Haviland (Stormwater), Haviland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071508289 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
U054-076 Ka 6637-01 (Stormwater), Haviland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Line P0407-Greensburg, (Unknown City)
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071951190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mako Wind, Mullinville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greensburg Sidewalk Improvements, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072199163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stueve, Alliance Ag & Grain, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072227256 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Haviland Ks Wwtp Improvements, Haviland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072254047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
136 Road, Mullinville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 605835L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
5th Avenue, Mullinville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 605837A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Main Street, Mullinville
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 605838G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3

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 Kiowa County

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