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Pike County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pike County is 129.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 226 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (91), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (40), Rail grade crossing (31). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 41.3407, -75.0522.

How this county ranks in Pennsylvania

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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 Pike County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7.1	4.6	1.54xSignificant	4.8 to 10.3	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	17.3	13	1.33x	12.8 to 22.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.6	18.7	1.21x	18.5 to 27.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.8	5.7	1.19x	4.6 to 9.9	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.2	6.2	1.16x	4.5 to 10.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.3	51.8	1.07x	49.2 to 62.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	6.8	6.6	1.03x	4.5 to 10.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.7	3.7	1x	2.3 to 6.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	440.2	453.4	0.97x	420.5 to 460.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	10.2 to 16.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.5	30.2	0.94x	24.2 to 33.6	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.9	18.5	0.91x	13.3 to 21.4	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.2	11.3	0.9x	7.7 to 13.6	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	129.1	143.2	0.9x	119.3 to 139.7	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.3	4.8	0.9x	2.7 to 6.7	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.9	23.8	0.84x	16.1 to 24.5	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3.4	4.1	0.83x	2 to 5.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	2.8	3.4	0.82x	1.6 to 4.9	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.4	17.9	0.75x	10.2 to 17.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	10.1	14.5	0.7x	7.5 to 13.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.3	8.7	0.61x	3.6 to 8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4	6.6	0.61x	2.5 to 6.4	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 Pike County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,178.4	9,842.6	-27%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.3	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	33.5	59.8	-44%	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	101.6	96.9	+5%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	36.2	28.6	+27%	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.

Formaldehyde14.15 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Benzene1.41 per million
Acetaldehyde1.4 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit91
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)40
Rail grade crossing31
Gas station (mapped facility)26
Air permit holder (minor source)12
Small hazardous waste generator9
Hazardous waste transporter5
Large hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Crematorium (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Milford Nursing And Rehabilitation, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,765.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001105009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Deer Haven Wwtp, Greentown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008996159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Delaware Valley Sr High School, Milford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001146803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Delaware Valley Sr High School, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001146803 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
N J Ymha & Ywha Camps, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $19,880.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010977452 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pine Hill Farm Open Space & Res Dev, Westfall Twp
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pike County Correctional Facility, Hawley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010969826 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Westfall Twp - Westfall Stp, Matamoras
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012698205 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Lp Cylinder Svc Co/Shohola, Shohola
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071084242 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Promised Land State Park, Greentown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009161619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Lake Adventure Community Assoc, Milford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006694461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bushkill Inn And Conference Center, Bushkill
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010193450 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hawley Area Auth, Hawley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $17,116.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010810159 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pike County Environmental Stp, Matamoras
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058147036 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Twin Cedars Senior Living, Shohola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001143655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wallenpaupack Area High School, Hawley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010615147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
The Escape Poa Stp, Greentown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010975383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Shohla Falls Trail End Camp, Shohola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000927016 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pine Forest Camp Stp, Greeley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010977265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Mott Street Ped Bridge, Milford
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070733023 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pike County Courthouse, Milford
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071456493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Sr 6 Over Delaware River Ecms 89017, Matamoras
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072068043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Lp Cylinder Svc Co/Shohola, Shohola
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol.
TRI facility ID 1845WLPCYL627RU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Wallenpaupak Hydroelectric Station, Hawley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007792905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Camp Speers Ymca, Dingmans Ferry
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060022390 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8

Correctional facilities

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

Pike County Correctional Facility, Hawley
EPA FRS registry ID
110010969826
Water system
PA2520107
Health-based violations
3 all time, 1 in 5 years
All violations
57
Contaminants cited
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Wastewater permit
Yes, 6 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Pike County

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