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Ottawa County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Ottawa County is 144.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 134 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (63), Industrial wastewater discharge (24), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (17). 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: 39.1323, -97.6507.

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 Ottawa County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.6	30.2	1.28x	22 to 64.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58	51.8	1.12x	38.4 to 86.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	500.5	453.4	1.1x	431.2 to 578.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	144.4	143.2	1.01x	109.5 to 188.1	2020-2024

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 Ottawa County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,206.9	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.3	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	86.7	96.9	-11%	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.

Formaldehyde15.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.24 per million
Benzene0.63 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing63
Industrial wastewater discharge24
NPDES wastewater discharge permit17
Air permit holder (minor source)13
Major air pollution source3
Public airport3
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
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.

Nustar Pipeline - Concordia Products Breakout Terminal, Delphos
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022897828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Northern Natural Gas - Tescott Station (Air), Tescott
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024710892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tallgrass Interstate - Tescott Station (Air), Tescott
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055581302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Minneapolis City Of, Minneapolis
Gas power plant.
Record ID 1307 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
Ottawa County Health Commission, Minneapolis
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038741225 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Minneapolis Mun. Power Plant, Minneapolis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009741805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Bennington Wastewater Plant, Bennington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010838013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Northern Natural Gas - Tescott Station (Air), Tescott
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024710892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Minneapolis Mun. Power Plant, Minneapolis
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110009741805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Tescott, City Of (Wwtp), Tescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Minneapolis City County, Minneapolis
Public airport. O.
Record ID 45K (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1202204350 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/880537265 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Ada Grain Elevator, Minneapolis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001376957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Diedrick Farms Inc., Tescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011220945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Delphos Wastewater Plant C/O Dustin Murk, Delphos
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222015 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gans Cattle Pens, Bennington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011222836 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pike Trail Cattle Company, Delphos
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011223149 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Minneapolis Waste Water Treatment Facility C/O City Hall, Minneapolis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011224068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lindsey Creek Feeders Llc, Minneapolis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011225780 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C&R Plating, Minneapolis
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017527112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
C&R Plating, Minneapolis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017527112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Greg Wolf (The Hill), Bennington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022446922 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Northern Natural Gas - Tescott Station (Air), Tescott
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024710892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Contact Water Detention Pond, Minneapolis
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070947833 (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 Ottawa 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 Ottawa 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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