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Delaware County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Delaware County is 143.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 379 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (126), Air permit holder (minor source) (64), Rail grade crossing (60). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 42.1782, -74.9473.

How this county ranks in New York

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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 Delaware County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	7.9	5.7	1.39x	4.9 to 12.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.6	23.8	1.33xSignificant	25.3 to 39.2	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.9	3.7	1.32x	3 to 8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64	51.8	1.24xSignificant	56.2 to 72.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.6	4.6	1.22x	3.6 to 8.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.7	13.9	1.2x	12.8 to 21.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.2	30.2	1.2xSignificant	30.4 to 42.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	17.3	14.5	1.19x	12.7 to 23	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.8	4.1	1.17x	2.9 to 7.9	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	7.5	6.6	1.14x	4.7 to 11.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.8	18.5	1.12x	16.1 to 26.6	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	19.6	17.9	1.09x	14.5 to 26	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.3	18.7	1.09x	16 to 25.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	484.3	453.4	1.07xSignificant	460 to 509.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.6	4.4	1.05x	2.4 to 8.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	143.9	143.2	1x	131.9 to 157	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	12.8	13	0.98x	8.4 to 18.7	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.5	8.7	0.98x	5.8 to 12.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.9	11.3	0.96x	7.8 to 15.1	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.4	4.8	0.92x	2.6 to 7.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.1	6.2	0.82x	2.6 to 9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.7	6.6	0.71x	2.9 to 7.8	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 Delaware County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,915.2	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	51.7	59.8	-14%	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	84.8	96.9	-13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	30.1	28.6	+5%	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.

Formaldehyde10.94 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Benzene1.1 per million
Acetaldehyde1.09 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit126
Air permit holder (minor source)64
Rail grade crossing60
Large hazardous waste generator43
Gas station (mapped facility)28
Small hazardous waste generator14
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
Public airport7
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Superfund (NPL) site3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
Major air pollution source1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)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.

Sidney Landfill, Sidney
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 29.4. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NYD980507677 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Richardson Hill Road Landfill/Pond, Sidney Center
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NYD980507735 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
GCL Tie and Treating Inc., Village Of Sidney
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48.5. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NYD981566417 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Amphenol Corp - Aerospace Operations, Sidney
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $985,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000326193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.2
Amphenol Corp, Sidney
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, 1-Bromopropane, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 677,001 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 13838MPHNL4060D (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Fcina - Delhi, Delhi
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,984,677.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000582771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Friesland Campina, Delhi
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene. 181,235 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 13753DLTWNROUTE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Kraft Dairy Group Inc., Walton
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000326237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Saputo Cheese Usa Inc., Delhi
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Nitric acid, Peracetic acid. Reports carcinogens. 309 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 13753MRNNGNEWYO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Amphenol Corp - Aerospace Operations, Sidney
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $985,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000326193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Amphenol Corp - Aerospace Operations, Sidney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $985,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000326193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Delhi (V) Wwtp, Delhi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002061517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Fcina - Delhi, Delhi
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,984,677.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000582771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Walton - V Wwtp, Walton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019153164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Sidney Vill Water Pollution Control Plant, Sidney
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058204535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Sidney Vill Water Pollution Control Plant, Sidney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058204535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Fcina - Delhi, Delhi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,984,677.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000582771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Saputo Dairy Foods Usa, Llc, Delhi
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $237,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013794527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Nycdep Margaretteville Wwtp, Margaretville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008095934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Hobart (V) Wwtp, Hobart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009828909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Johnston & Rhodes Bluestone Company, East Branch
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019709519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mountainside Farms Inc, Roxbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037603242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Silver Lake Quarry, Deposit
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $32,610.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040345221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Amphenol Corp, Sidney
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Lead, Chromium, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 1383WMPHNL191DE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Kraft Dairy Group Inc., Walton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000326237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Delaware County-Maintenance-Old Jail, Delhi
EPA FRS registry ID
110031342991
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Delaware County

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