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McHenry County, North Dakota: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in McHenry County is 167.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 218 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (169), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (16), Brownfield property (9). 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: 48.2616, -100.6257.

How this county ranks in North Dakota

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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 McHenry County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.7	30.2	1.31x	23 to 66.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	167.2	143.2	1.17x	129.3 to 214.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	469.8	453.4	1.04x	402.2 to 546.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50	51.8	0.97x	30.8 to 79.3	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 McHenry County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,291.9	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	75.3	+1%	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	111.9	96.9	+15%	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.

Formaldehyde10.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde0.8 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing169
NPDES wastewater discharge permit16
Brownfield property9
Public airport6
Scrapyard (mapped facility)5
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Wind power plant2
Gas station (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Adm Processing, Velva
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Methanol. 2,723,699 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 58790MDWSTRTE2B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Archer Daniels Midland (Adm) Company - Velva, Velva
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000595115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Archer Daniels Midland (Adm) Company - Velva, Velva
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000595115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Archer Daniels Midland (Adm) Company - Velva, Velva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000595115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Archer Daniels Midland (Adm) Company - Velva, Velva
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000595115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Alliance Pipeline, L.P.-Towner Compressor Station, Towner
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064538326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wielo Building, Velva
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038741733 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Empress Hotel, Drake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038741751 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Gamble Store, Drake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038741779 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Farmerette Building, Drake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762880 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Jc Penny Building, Drake
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038762906 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Bowling Alley/ Motorcycle Shop, Velva
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045401739 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Coffee Shop, Velva
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046369498 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Karlsruhe School, Karlsruhe
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071972629 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Former Deering Community Center, Deering
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071978628 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Granville, City Of, Granville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044119 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Archer Daniels Midland (Adm) Company - Velva, Velva
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000595115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Alliance Pipeline, L.P.-Towner Compressor Station, Towner
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064538326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Velva City Of, Velva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011045564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Towner Muni, Towner
Public airport. O.
Record ID D61 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Anamoose City Of, Anamoose
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Drake, City Of, Drake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011044093 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Karlsruhe City Of, Karlsruhe
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010826491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Velva Wtp, Velva
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011042567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Upham City Of, Upham
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011043361 (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 McHenry County

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