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Grant County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Grant County is 176.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 109 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (63), Industrial wastewater discharge (15), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (14). 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: 45.9342, -96.0116.

How this county ranks in Minnesota

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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 Grant County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	42.6	23.8	1.79xSignificant	24.6 to 70.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.7	30.2	1.38x	26.3 to 65.2	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	176.4	143.2	1.23x	139.4 to 221.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	531.5	453.4	1.17xSignificant	463.1 to 608.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.2	51.8	1.16x	41.3 to 87.1	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 Grant County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,076.2	9,842.6	-8%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77	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	99	96.9	+2%	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.

Formaldehyde11.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde0.99 per million
Benzene0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing63
Industrial wastewater discharge15
NPDES wastewater discharge permit14
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport5
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Wind 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.

Elbow Lake Wwtp, Elbow Lake
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0051535: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Herman Wwtp, Herman
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585177: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Wendell Wwtp, Wendell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008803982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Hoffman Wwtp, Hoffman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039734213 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wendell Wwtp, Wendell
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585153: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Elbow Lake Wwtp, Elbow Lake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067908919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Herman Muni, Herman
Public airport. O.
Record ID 06Y (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Elbow Lake Muni/Pride Of The Prairie, Elbow Lake
Public airport. O.
Record ID Y63 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Herman Wwtp, Herman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008803768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Barrett Wwtp, Barrett
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008804632 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
New Horizon Dairy Llp, Hoffman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020695746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ashby, Ashby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021033629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wendell, Wendell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028295529 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nadgwick Dairy, Hoffman
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067855119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Rabbit Run, Wendell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070238479 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
South Rabbit Run, Wendell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070249499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Middle Rabbit Run, Wendell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070251249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
North Ottawa Dairy, Wendell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070264499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Balgaard Family Holdings, Ashby
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071444990 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Griswold Ave, Norcross
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067431E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cr-31, Norcross
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067432L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Pvt Xing, Norcross
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 067433T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Farwell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 690975S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sandy Hill Rd, Hoffman
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 691721F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Hoffman
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 691722M (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 Grant County

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