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Otsego County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Otsego County is 149.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 329 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (104), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (83), Air permit holder (minor source) (52). 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: 42.6118, -74.9895.

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 Otsego County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	8.3	4.6	1.8xSignificant	5.7 to 11.9	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	5.4	3.7	1.46x	3.5 to 8.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	26.9	18.7	1.44xSignificant	22.1 to 32.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	20.7	14.5	1.43xSignificant	16.4 to 26	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.7	4.8	1.4x	4.2 to 10.2	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.5	6.2	1.37x	5.4 to 12.9	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.3	4.1	1.29x	3.4 to 8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	66.3	51.8	1.28xSignificant	58.7 to 74.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.3	4.4	1.2x	3 to 8.8	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	15.4	13	1.18x	10.7 to 21.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.1	30.2	1.1x	27.8 to 39.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.2	18.5	1.09x	15.9 to 25.4	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	485.2	453.4	1.07xSignificant	462.9 to 508.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.3	143.2	1.04x	137.7 to 161.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	24.3	23.8	1.02x	19.4 to 30.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.2	11.3	0.99x	8.3 to 15	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	10.1 to 17.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.6	17.9	0.76x	10.3 to 17.8	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4	5.7	0.7x	2.3 to 6.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.9	8.7	0.68x	3.8 to 9	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	3.5	6.6	0.53x	1.9 to 6.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	3.2	6.6	0.48x	1.8 to 5.5	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 Otsego County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,049.1	9,842.6	-18%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.7	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	37.1	59.8	-38%	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	70.1	96.9	-28%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	26.5	28.6	-7%	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.

Formaldehyde11.2 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Benzene1.18 per million
Acetaldehyde1.17 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing104
NPDES wastewater discharge permit83
Air permit holder (minor source)52
Gas station (mapped facility)32
Large hazardous waste generator24
Small hazardous waste generator14
Public airport5
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Hazardous waste transporter2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Brownfield property1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Solar 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.

Oneonta Wwtp, Oneonta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000735107 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Bancroft Enterprise, Burlington Flats
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063222944 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Suit-Kote Oneonta, Oneonta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 1382WSTKTN199CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Cooperstown (V) Wwtp, Cooperstown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000734910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Richfield Springs (V) Wwtp, Richfield Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009149698 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 54863 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Custom Electronics Inc, Oneonta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001141988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Suit-Kote Oneonta, Oneonta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070550337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
York Modern Corporation, Unadilla, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030923222 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ceperley Ave Site, Oneonta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001579827 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Home Depot Usa Inc Hd6173, Oneonta
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017868333 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Apple Converting Inc, Oneonta
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025324664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Casella Waste Services Oneonta, Oneonta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,710.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030927772 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Oneonta River Corp. Industrial Park, Oneonta
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071967138 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Reg9 Bins 1094181 & 1094182, Otego
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006100904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008034876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bin 1004000, Schenevus
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008040164 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Reg9 Bin 1094162, Unadilla
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008040208 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bin 1094161, Unadilla
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008040217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bins 1069871 & 2, Worcester
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008073976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Reg9 Bins 1095241 & 1095242, Oneonta
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008086141 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bin 1094341 & 1094342, Otego
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009483273 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Usepa R2 Nysdot - Oneonta Collection Site, Oneonta
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031362816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bin 1026420, Butternuts
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037433266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bin 1017570, Laurens
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039525127 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

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 Otsego 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 Otsego 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.

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