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Greeley County, Nebraska: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Greeley County is 189.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 44 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (23), Air permit holder (minor source) (11), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (6). 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: 41.5675, -98.5213.

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 Greeley County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	189.9	143.2	1.33x	128.4 to 275.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	498.5	453.4	1.1x	385.7 to 636.5	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 Greeley County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,009	9,842.6	-39%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	81.2	75.3	+8%	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	113.8	96.9	+17%	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.

Formaldehyde12.72 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.83 per million
Acetaldehyde0.94 per million
Benzene0.45 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing23
Air permit holder (minor source)11
NPDES wastewater discharge permit6
Public airport2
Gas station (mapped facility)1
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.

Spalding, Spalding
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 2303 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Greeley Wastewater Treatment Facility, Greeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006674795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Wolbach Wastewater Treatment Facility, Wolbach
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011035806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nordhues Truck Wash, Greeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071709745 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Scotia Wastewater Treatment, Scotia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009841485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Nordhues Cattle, Greeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045942995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wlaschin Cattle, Llc, Spalding
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071235623 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private Road, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817034E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817035L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817036T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
486th Avenue, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817223B (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
804th Road, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817224H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817225P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Four Hundred Eighty Seventh Road, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817226W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
N-22, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817230L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817231T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817232A (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817234N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 817235V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private, Scotia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 974537C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Country Partners Cooperative - Spalding, Spalding
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000562944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Farmers Union Coop, Wolbach
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000568056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Peoples Service Inc, Spalding
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110006609134 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Bill Dugan Grain & Supply, Greeley
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007125583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Greeley Burn Site, Greeley
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007379933 (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 Greeley 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 Greeley 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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