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Windsor County, Vermont: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Windsor County is 151.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Esophagus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 421 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (120), Rail grade crossing (104), Brownfield property (78). 3 correctional facilities operate 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: 43.5952, -72.5458.

How this county ranks in Vermont

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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 Windsor County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	Deaths	5.7	3.7	1.54xSignificant	3.8 to 8.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	8.8	6.2	1.42x	5.9 to 12.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31.6	23.8	1.33xSignificant	26.4 to 37.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.7	4.4	1.3x	3.6 to 8.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.7	18.7	1.27xSignificant	19.4 to 28.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	5.5	4.6	1.2x	3.6 to 8.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	13.4	11.3	1.19x	10.4 to 17.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	6.4	5.7	1.12x	4.3 to 9.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.5	13	1.12x	10.3 to 19.9	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.5	4.1	1.1x	2.7 to 7.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.6	14.5	1.08x	11.8 to 20.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.9	13.9	1.07x	11.5 to 19.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	151.4	143.2	1.06x	140.2 to 163.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.7	6.6	1.02x	4.4 to 9.9	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	459.2	453.4	1.01x	438.4 to 480.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.9	51.8	1x	45.8 to 58.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.8	18.5	0.96x	14 to 22.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.1	30.2	0.93x	23.6 to 33.3	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.7	6.6	0.86x	3.8 to 8.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.6	17.9	0.82x	10.9 to 19.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.5	4.8	0.73x	2 to 5.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.2	8.7	0.71x	4.2 to 9.1	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 Windsor County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,663.2	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.9	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	52.5	59.8	-12%	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	127.5	96.9	+31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	56	28.6	+96%	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.

Formaldehyde11.92 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.43 per million
Naphthalene1.13 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit120
Rail grade crossing104
Brownfield property78
Gas station (mapped facility)41
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Small hazardous waste generator19
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)16
Solar power plant4
Correctional facility (prison or jail)3
Large hazardous waste generator3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Heliport3
Hydroelectric plant3
Public airport2
Commercial airport1
Oil-fired power plant1
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.

Old Springfield Landfill, Springfield
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.8. NPL Site.
EPA site ID VTD000860239 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Hartford Waste Water Treatment Facility, Hartford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002047464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Windsor Wastewater Treatment Facility, Windsor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002047473 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Ludlow Wastewater Treatment Facility, Ludlow
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008997808 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woodstock - Taftsville, Taftsville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010844676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Chester Mtp, Chester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010844710 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woodstock Waste Treatment Plant, Woodstock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010911237 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Irving Oil, White River Junction
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038372882 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Springfield Wastewater Treatment Facility, Springfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002052064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Magris Talc Usa, Inc - Hammondsville Mine, Reading
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070383012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Ascutney, Weatherfield
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 3708 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Hartford - Quechee, Hartford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010844694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
S. Woodstock Wastewater Treatment Facility, Woodstock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010911228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Luzenac America West Windsor Mill, West Windsor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007328533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Mina Mart - Springfield Mobil, Springfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022479628 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Bryant Grinder Corporation, Springfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000826820 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
A&B Motors (Former), Woodstock
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005261297 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Mowers News Service, Hartford
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006459251 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Valley Motors Sales, Bethel
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008204282 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Crawford'S Autoland, Royalton
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008210186 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Jones & Lamson Vermont Corp, Springfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009509335 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Park Street School, Springfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011553666 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Lucas Industries Properties, Springfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015814029 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Rochester Tire And Auto, Rochester
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016709436 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Old Windsor High School, Windsor
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030965212 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) 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.

Southeast State Correctional Maintenance Facility, Windsor
EPA FRS registry ID
110012874871
Water system
VT0020570
Health-based violations
1 all time, 0 in 5 years
All violations
153
Contaminants cited
Coliform (TCR)
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Vermont (State Of) Springfield Southern State Correctional Facility, Springfield
EPA FRS registry ID
110020582305
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Southern State Correctional Facility, Springfield
EPA FRS registry ID
110071381424
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Windsor County

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