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Schuyler County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Schuyler County is 192 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 138 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (52), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (31), Large hazardous waste generator (15). 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: 42.3898, -76.8957.

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 Schuyler County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.8	30.2	1.72xSignificant	40.4 to 66.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	78.7	51.8	1.52xSignificant	64.5 to 95.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	192	143.2	1.34xSignificant	168.9 to 217.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.7	18.5	1.28x	15.9 to 34.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	555.8	453.4	1.23xSignificant	514.8 to 599.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.9	18.7	1.17x	15 to 31.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.6	23.8	1.12x	18.4 to 38	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.7	17.9	0.88x	9.6 to 24.9	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 Schuyler County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,968.6	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.5	75.3	+2%	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	65.3	96.9	-33%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.5	28.6	-14%	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.

Formaldehyde12.27 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Benzene1.21 per million
Acetaldehyde1.21 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing52
NPDES wastewater discharge permit31
Large hazardous waste generator15
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Small hazardous waste generator6
Public airport5
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Major air pollution source1
Airfield1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Catharine Valley Water Reclamation Facility, Watkins Glen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070163307 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Central Asphalt, Watkins Glen
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019606611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Southern Tier Auto Recycling, Beaver Dams
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,240.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019438492 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Jaynes Used Auto Parts, Reading Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,620.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019746159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
U S Salt - Watkins Glen Refinery, Watkins Glen
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043970913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Central Asphalt, Watkins Glen
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 14891CNTRL20FAI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
U S Salt - Watkins Glen Refinery, Watkins Glen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043970913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Hector-T Water District, Hector
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019035060 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Frog Hollow Marina, Watkins Glen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019156456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Damiani Winery, Hector, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070791773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cargill Incorporated, Watkins Glen Plant, Watkins Glen
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000328556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cargill Incorporated, Watkins Glen Plant, Watkins Glen
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000328556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bergen Farms Rng, Odessa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $64,287.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010803951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Village Of Odessa Wwtf, Odessa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071077262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Central Asphalt, Watkins Glen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019606611 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
U S Salt - Watkins Glen Refinery, Watkins Glen
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043970913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Watkins Glen (V) Stp, Watkins Glen
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000760409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Seneca Market I Llc, Watkins Glen
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004350559 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019128969 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Odessa Montour High School, Odessa
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019785963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bin 1042050, Bradford
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032635655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Exxon Mobil Oil Corp 99wgn, Watkins Glen
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033018482 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bin 1010920, Reading Center
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033156803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bin 1042060, Watkins Glen
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033156821 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Nysdot Bin 1042130, Catharine
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037433587 (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 Schuyler 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 Schuyler 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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