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Wichita County, Kansas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wichita County is 139.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 79 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (27), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Air permit holder (minor source) (15). 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: 38.4818, -101.3475.

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 Wichita County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	139.1	143.2	0.97x	82.7 to 222.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	394.8	453.4	0.87x	296 to 518.9	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 Wichita County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	16,153.1	9,842.6	+64%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.5	75.3	-5%	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	143.6	96.9	+48%	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.

Formaldehyde11.57 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.69 per million
Acetaldehyde0.78 per million
Benzene0.44 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing27
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Air permit holder (minor source)15
Industrial wastewater discharge9
Brownfield property2
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Wind power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)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.

Fitzgerald Oil Company, Leoti
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003151794 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Wichita 9th St Corridor- Parcel 138376, Wichita
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762728 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc, Wichita
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003157574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Mark Hoard Meml, Leoti
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3K7 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Coleman Co. (Factories A & B), Wichita
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002128439 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maple Creek Farms, Llc - Myers #640-641, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010838111 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Csa Cattle Co. Llc, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221098 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Unknown, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Prairie Pork, Llc Â Coolidge 642, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221150 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maple Creek Farms, Llc-Spradling, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wedel Feedlot, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011221917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kan Sun Beef Incorporated, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011727907 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard Foods - Leoti Bergkamp, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015979271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maple Creek Farms, Llc, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015979280 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maple Creek Farms, Llc - Roberts 2 #656, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015979324 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ese Alcohol Inc, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017595057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Whitham Farms Feedyard, Lp, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021073381 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Whitham Farms Feedyard Lp, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021081443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cargill Cattle Feeders Llc, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037597589 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sco Ag Llc, Selkirk
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059698144 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seaboard - Leoti, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071324769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
K025-102 Ka 7541-01, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071961361 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grasp Playas - Victor Case, Leoti
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072191160 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
County Road 26, Selkirk
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 428738P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Priv, Selkirk
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 428739W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

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 Wichita 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 Wichita 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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