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Wayne County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wayne County is 182.4 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 117 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (51), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (49), Gas station (mapped facility) (7). One correctional facility operates in the county. EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 36.8004, -84.8154.

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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 Wayne County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.8	30.2	1.72xSignificant	40.7 to 65.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.4	51.8	1.51xSignificant	64.7 to 94.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18.5	13	1.42x	11.2 to 29	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.9	17.9	1.39x	16.8 to 35.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	25.4	18.7	1.36x	17.4 to 36.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	182.4	143.2	1.27xSignificant	160.7 to 206.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	10.8 to 27.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	28.6	23.8	1.2x	19.9 to 40	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	539	453.4	1.19xSignificant	499.1 to 581.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.3	11.3	1x	6.6 to 18.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.6	13.9	0.98x	8.2 to 21.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.8	18.5	0.85x	9.4 to 25.1	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 Wayne County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,029.3	9,842.6	+32%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.7	75.3	-3%	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	99.8	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.3	28.6	+6%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde18.26 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.89 per million
Acetaldehyde1.99 per million
Benzene0.82 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge51
NPDES wastewater discharge permit49
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Brownfield property4
Heliport3
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)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.

Monticello Stp, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009938648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Uk - Lake Cumberland 4h Center, Nancy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009051916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mountain View Baptist Camp, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009937195 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Specialty Wood Products Inc, Monticello [Wayne]
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011193975 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Enna Rednour Property, Monticello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045011777 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
A.J, Lloyd Middle School, Monticello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972184 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
New Beginning Foundation, Monticello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071973254 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Vacant Lot, Monticello
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071977773 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Kjj Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009051621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Monticello Stp, Monticello
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0033847: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Wayne Dry Kilns Inc, Monticello [Wayne]
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR003057: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Pj Murphy Forest Products, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $90,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022286952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Hardwood Specialists Llc, Monticello [Wayne]
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071919826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Hicks Rv Park, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071068990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wayne Dry Kilns Inc, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009745099 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Wayne County, Monticello
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID EKQ (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Mountain View Baptist Camp, Monticello
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0073849: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Kjj Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center, Monticello
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0033910: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Ky Fish & Wildlife Reserve - Camp Earl Wallace, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009052103 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Monticello Water Treatment Plant, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009959982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bertram Lumber Inc, Monticello [Wayne]
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022289913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Kjj Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center, Monticello
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110009051621 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wayne Co State Maintenance Garage, Monticello [Wayne]
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006759374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
M & P Lumber Co Inc, Wayne County
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009745259 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wayne Lumber Co Inc, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009956002 (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.

Kjj Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center, Monticello
EPA FRS registry ID
110009051621
Wastewater permit
Yes, 3 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Wayne County

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