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Chase County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Chase County is 139.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 65 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (28), Air permit holder (minor source) (20), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (7). 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: 40.5225, -101.6979.

How this county ranks in Nebraska

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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 Chase County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	139.9	143.2	0.98x	101.2 to 191.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	434.1	453.4	0.96x	353.6 to 528.6	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 Chase County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,214.3	9,842.6	-27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.4	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	62.1	96.9	-36%	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 Tetrachloride2.7 per million
Acetaldehyde0.75 per million
Pahpom0.44 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing28
Air permit holder (minor source)20
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Wauneta Wastewater Treatment Facility, Wauneta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011730476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Chase County Wellington School, Imperial
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045838055 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Imperial Muni, Imperial
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID IML (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Midwest Farm Equipment, Imperial
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007679805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Imperial Beef Llc, Imperial
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037099608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
John & Theresa Schilke Feedlot, Champion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045906828 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
David Hogsett Livestock, Lamar
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055162201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stromberger Farms, Inc., Champion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070099669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stromberger Farms, Inc. - Crete, Champion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071879966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
T.O. Haas Tire & Auto #5152, Imperial
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072028824 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Frenchman Valley Ranch, Llc, Imperial
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072225360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Chase Co Grain, Imperial
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077478C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Blank, Wauneta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077493E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Blank, Wauneta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077497G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Blank, Wauneta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077500M (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Blank, Wauneta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077501U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Blank, Wauneta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077505W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Farmers Co-Op, Wauneta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077506D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Blank, Wauneta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077507K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Broadway Street, Imperial
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077474A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
Blank, Imperial
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077475G (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
E-W Sec, Imperial
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077476N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
N-Ssec, Imperial
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077477V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
N-S Sec, Imperial
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077479J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1
E-W Sec, Imperial
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 077480D (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.1

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 Chase County

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