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Sullivan County, New York: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Sullivan County is 148.6 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 494 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (281), Small hazardous waste generator (41), Air permit holder (minor source) (40). 3 correctional facilities operate 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: 41.7173, -74.7884.

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 Sullivan County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	6.1	4.1	1.49x	4.1 to 8.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	5	3.7	1.35x	3.2 to 7.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	24.4	18.7	1.3xSignificant	20.3 to 29.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.8	51.8	1.25xSignificant	58.2 to 72	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	3.6 to 8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.9	30.2	1.19xSignificant	31.1 to 41.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	12.9 to 20	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.6	6.6	1.15x	5.5 to 10.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.9	8.7	1.14x	7.4 to 13.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.1	11.3	1.07x	9.3 to 15.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.7	18.5	1.06x	15.9 to 24	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.5	13	1.04x	10.1 to 17.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	148.6	143.2	1.04x	138.3 to 159.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	448.4	453.4	0.99x	429.9 to 467.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.7	14.5	0.88x	9.7 to 16.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.4	6.2	0.87x	3.4 to 8.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	4.6	5.7	0.81x	2.9 to 6.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.6	17.9	0.76x	10.5 to 17.4	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	4.6	6.6	0.7x	2.9 to 6.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.8	23.8	0.66x	12.4 to 19.9	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 Sullivan County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,701.3	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	51	59.8	-15%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.5	6.2	-27%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	109.5	96.9	+13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	62.9	28.6	+120%	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.

Formaldehyde12.8 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.3 per million
Benzene1.25 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit281
Small hazardous waste generator41
Air permit holder (minor source)40
Gas station (mapped facility)34
Large hazardous waste generator26
Rail grade crossing26
Solar power plant11
Brownfield property9
Hydroelectric plant6
Heliport4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Cortese Landfill, Village Of Narrowsburg
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 32.1. NPL Site.
EPA site ID NYD980528475 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Monticello (V) Stp, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064243956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Consolidated Kiamesha Sewer District, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009828801 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Ironic Llc, Liberty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037940878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Jml Wurtsboro Quarry, Wurtsboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044252929 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Newburg Egg Processing, Woodridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $100,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071063819 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Lakeview Estates, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $85,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071371708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Black Bear Inn, Glen Spey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $11,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071403467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Deb-El Foods, Thompsonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044275753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Bloomingburg (V) Wwtp, Bloomingburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $92,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009825957 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Sullivan County Intl, Monticello
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MSV (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 5
Nob Hill Country Club, Thompson, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $13,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070685997 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Dillon Farms Wwtp, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006700999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woodridge (V) Wwtp, Woodridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009149466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Thompson Melody Lake Sd Stp, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009149769 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Narrowsburg Sd Stp, Narrowsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009826983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Onteora Scout Reservation, Livingston Manor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110019652026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Camp Simcha, Glen Spey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021023676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Emerald Green-Lake Louise Marie S&W Dist, Thompson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030541368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tetz - Summitville Facility, Summitville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037097824 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
The Orchards Wwtp, Fallsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064855946 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Waverly Gardens Development, Monticello
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070146628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Camp Ruach Chaim, Livingston Manor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070564547 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
South Fallsburg (T) Wwtp, South Fallsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006621469 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Liberty Village-Elm Street Treatment Plant, Liberty
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012927958 (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.

Woodbourne Correctional Facility, Woodbourne
EPA FRS registry ID
110004372642
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Sullivan Correctional Facility
EPA FRS registry ID
110012925166
Water system
NY5220234
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
3
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Woodbourne Correctional Facility-Hypochlorination+Naoh+Phosphates, Woodbourne
EPA FRS registry ID
110012927510
Water system
NY5203012
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
3
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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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