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Potter County, Pennsylvania: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Potter County is 158.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 162 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (73), Air permit holder (minor source) (32), Small hazardous waste generator (12). 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: 41.7723, -77.9047.

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 Potter County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	New cases	23.4	18.7	1.25x	15.2 to 35	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	36.4	30.2	1.21x	27.2 to 48.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.7	51.8	1.17x	48.1 to 76.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	9.4 to 26.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	158.3	143.2	1.11x	137.6 to 181.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	462.2	453.4	1.02x	422.6 to 505	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.5	18.5	1x	11.5 to 28.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.5	14.5	0.93x	7.5 to 22.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.1	23.8	0.93x	13.9 to 33.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.8	17.9	0.83x	8.4 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 Potter County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,388.4	9,842.6	-15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.4	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	69.2	59.8	+16%	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	99.9	96.9	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde11.67 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.09 per million
Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit73
Air permit holder (minor source)32
Small hazardous waste generator12
Gas station (mapped facility)10
Major air pollution source8
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Brownfield property4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport3
TRI reporting facility3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Wind power plant1
Rail grade crossing1

Highest-severity records

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

Morgan Advanced Materials & Technology, Coudersport
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Antimony. Reports carcinogens. 1,098 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 16915PRCRBEAST2 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Ulysses Muni Auth Stp, Ulysses
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010973991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Morgan Am&T Coudersport Site, Coudersport
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041388110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co/313 Coudersport, Coudersport
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004830265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Roulette Township Stp, Roulette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,650.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010811657 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Emporium Specialties/Foster Ave Plt, Austin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000583823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co/313 Coudersport, Coudersport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004830265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept, Shinglehouse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009161815 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Coudersport Area Mun Auth Stp, Coudersport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039804520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Smc Powder Metallurgy, Galeton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041388138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Wharton Sta 535, Austin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007768193 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Austin Boro, Austin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039838708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co/313 Coudersport, Coudersport
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004830265 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Charles Cole Mem Hosp, Coudersport
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004885982 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Natl Fuel Gas Supply/East Fork Comp Sta, Austin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010413917 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dominion Trans Inc/Greenlick Station, Cross Fork
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013966761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eastern Gas Trans & Storage Inc/Harrison Sta, Harrison Twp
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014005842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eastern Gas Transmission And Storage - Ellisburg Station (Stor), Genesee Twp.
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014340196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Natl Fuel Gas Supply/Ellisburg Sta, Ellisburg
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040905928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Dominion Trans Inc/State Line Station, Genesee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040905937 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
56 Main Street, Austin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135898 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
25 W Main Street, Austin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135899 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
27 W Main Street, Austin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135900 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Emporium Specialties Lot B, Austin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072135901 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Charles Cole Mem Hosp, Coudersport
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110004885982 (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 Potter 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 Potter 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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