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Holmes County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Holmes County is 140.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 178 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (66), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (59), Rail grade crossing (14). 2 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: 40.5576, -81.9223.

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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 Holmes County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.9	18.5	1.08x	14.4 to 26.7	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140.1	143.2	0.98x	125.2 to 156.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	17.7	18.7	0.95x	12.8 to 23.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.6	13	0.89x	7.4 to 17.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.9	30.2	0.89x	20.8 to 34.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	8.1 to 17.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15.2	17.9	0.85x	10.4 to 21.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.3	14.5	0.85x	8.1 to 17.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	348.5	453.4	0.77x	324.5 to 373.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.2	23.8	0.76x	13 to 24.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	37.6	51.8	0.73x	30.2 to 46.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	7.1	11.3	0.63x	4.2 to 11.3	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 Holmes County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,123.9	9,842.6	-38%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.2	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	58	59.8	-3%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.8	6.2	-23%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	39.9	96.9	-59%	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.

Formaldehyde16.12 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.69 per million
Benzene1.15 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)66
NPDES wastewater discharge permit59
Rail grade crossing14
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Small hazardous waste generator8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)7
TRI reporting facility5
Major air pollution source2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Wastewater plant (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.

Wayne-Dalton Corp, Mount Hope
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $3,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390648 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.4
Galion-Godwin Truck Body Co Llc, Dundee
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 184 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44690MCCLN7415P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Rpm Industrial Coatings Group Inc Dba Finishworks, Millersburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers). 9,484 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 4465WRPMND685CR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Wayne-Dalton Corp, Mount Hope
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 101 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44660WYNDL4576C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Action Coupling And Equipment Inc, Holmesville
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $11,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006109175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Finishworks, Millersburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071139862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Provia Walnut Creek Facility, Sugarcreek
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 3,474 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44681PRCSN21505 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Precision Entry, Sugarcreek
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000500128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Alpine Dairy, Dundee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $118,212.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006203811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Case Farms, Winesburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011018022 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Mcclain Galion, Winesburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000917964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
West Holmes High School, Millersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006238197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Midwest Health Services Home One (Home 1), Millersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024560795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sperry & Rice Mfg Co Llc Killbuck Plt, Killbuck
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000390425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.1
Double S Holdings, Charm
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009655676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Precision Entry, Sugarcreek
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000500128 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Berlin Wwtp, Berlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006203777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Walnut Creek Wwtp, Millersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006309413 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Holmes Cheese Company, Millersburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006309574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Guggisberg Cheese, Sugarcreek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $32,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006803218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Holmesville Wwtp, Holmesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008585049 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Baltic Wwtp, Baltic
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011016783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Holmes Compressor Station Cgtc, Lakeville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013866511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Walnut Creek Water Treatment Plant, Walnut Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015640350 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sperry & Rice Llc, Killbuck
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 44637RCCHD1088N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.5

Correctional facilities

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

Jail Wwtp, Millersburg
EPA FRS registry ID
110006309592
Wastewater permit
Yes, 1 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report
Holmes County Jail-Holmes County Jail, Holmesville
EPA FRS registry ID
110006309609
Water system
OH3800512
Health-based violations
0 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
40
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Holmes County

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