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Cuming County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Cuming County is 137.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 153 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (73), Air permit holder (minor source) (49), Gas station (mapped facility) (10). 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: 41.9164, -96.7875.

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 Cuming County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	42	30.2	1.39x	27.3 to 62.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	137.9	143.2	0.96x	110.2 to 171	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47.4	51.8	0.92x	31.9 to 68.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	407.9	453.4	0.9x	356.2 to 465.6	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 Cuming County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,610.7	9,842.6	-33%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.1	75.3	+5%	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	69.7	96.9	-28%	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.

Formaldehyde14.15 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde1.15 per million
Benzene0.6 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit73
Air permit holder (minor source)49
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)8
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Brownfield property1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Gas power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
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.

West Point Dairy Products Llc, West Point
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040084583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
West Point Dairy Products Llc, West Point
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 295,009 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68788BPNCXHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Valmont Coatings, West Point
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 1,776 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 68788VLMNT1700S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.5
Valmont Coatings, West Point
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Gerhold Concrete Co West Point Plant, West Point
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 6878WGRHLD143SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Wisner, Wisner
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2316 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Gerhold Concrete Co., West Point
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014397893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
West Point Municipal, West Point
Gas power plant.
Record ID 2313 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3
West Point Development Corporation Site, West Point
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071985909 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Valmont Coatings, West Point
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Beemer Wastewater Treatment Facility, Beemer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009720891 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
West Point Dairy Products Llc, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040084583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Wisner Potable Water Treatment Plant, Wisner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071884746 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Bancroft Wastewater Treatment Facility, Bancroft
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006579755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
West Point Dairy Products Llc, West Point
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110040084583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
West Point Burn Site, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001518304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1426469820 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1427739407 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wisner Wastewater Treatment Facility, Wisner
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006579657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
West Point Burn Site, West Point
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001518304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Weborg Feeding Co Llc South, Pender
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001979672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ulrich Cattle Inc, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006559054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Robert Zobel Livestock, Bancroft
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006559900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wordekemper Farms Inc South, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006567893 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ritter Feedyard - North, Beemer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006569524 (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 Cuming 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 Cuming 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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