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Norman County, Minnesota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Norman County is 174.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 72 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (28), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Rail grade crossing (8). 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: 47.3248, -96.4516.

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 Norman County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	52.3	30.2	1.73xSignificant	34.2 to 78.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	40.9	23.8	1.72x	21.6 to 70.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	31.4	18.5	1.7x	17.7 to 53.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	583.7	453.4	1.29xSignificant	511.5 to 664.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.3	51.8	1.26x	44.9 to 93.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	174.8	143.2	1.22x	139.2 to 218.1	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 Norman County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,593.4	9,842.6	-23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.5	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	103.2	96.9	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde11.25 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Acetaldehyde0.94 per million
Benzene0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge28
NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Rail grade crossing8
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Public airport4
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Oil-fired 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.

Hendrum Wwtp, Hendrum Township
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,653.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068716811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gary Wwtp, Gary
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,038.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068961840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Halstad, Halstad
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 8105 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Ada Wwtp, Ada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068234306 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Viking Gas Transmission Co -, Ada
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006044921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Halstad Municipal Utilities, Halstad
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003810010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Borup Wwtp, Borup
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008796473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Perley Wwtp, Perley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068936628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Twin Valley Wwtp, Twin Valley
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585137: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.9
Halstad Municipal Utilities, Halstad
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110003810010 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Viking Gas Transmission Co -, Ada
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006044921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Shelly Wwtp, Shelly
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MNG585227: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Borup Wwtp, Borup
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit MN0022853: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.3
Hendrum, Hendrum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044896191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Shelly Wwtp, Shelly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067801347 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Norman County Ada/Twin Valley, Ada/Twin Valley
Public airport. O.
Record ID D00 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Kellys Chrysler Center Inc, Ada
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003760047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Shelly, Shelly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006650506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Perley, Perley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008796650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Twin Valley, Twin Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008796687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Quick Feedlot, Ada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110068452613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Allied Dairy, Llp - Greenstre, Borup
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069116030 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Barrick Family Farms Llp - Lockhardt 25, Ada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070869314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Waukon Dairy, Gary
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070876996 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kel'S Used Auto Parts, Twin Valley
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110003846474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Norman 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 Norman 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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