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Bayfield County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bayfield County is 149.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 91 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (43), Gas station (mapped facility) (17), Public airport (7). 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: 46.5577, -91.2404.

How this county ranks in Wisconsin

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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 Bayfield County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	24.1	14.5	1.66xSignificant	15 to 37.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	26.9	18.7	1.44xSignificant	18.9 to 38.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31	23.8	1.3x	20.3 to 45.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.7	143.2	1.05x	128.9 to 173.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	447.1	453.4	0.99x	409.2 to 488.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.7	30.2	0.98x	21.7 to 41	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.9	18.5	0.97x	10.5 to 29.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.6	51.8	0.96x	39.2 to 63.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12.9	17.9	0.72x	7.5 to 21.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	9.4	13.9	0.68x	5.4 to 17.1	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 Bayfield County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,971.2	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.4	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	95.8	96.9	-1%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24.9	28.6	-13%	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.

Formaldehyde9.83 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde0.9 per million
Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit43
Gas station (mapped facility)17
Public airport7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Landfill (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Major air pollution source1
Airfield1
Brownfield property1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1

Highest-severity records

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

Todd'S Redi Mix Concrete, Ashland
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5480WTDDSR71255 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Iron River Sanitary District, Iron River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016875853 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cable Sanitary District No. 1, Town Of, Cable
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bayfield Sewage Collection System, Bayfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070936952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Absolut Manufacturing Llc, Iron River
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5484WBSLTM6815F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Wi Dnr Les Voigt State Fish Hatchery, Bayfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005470383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Red Cliff Band Wwtf, Bayfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015656663 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Iron River National Fish Hatchery, Iron River
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005519153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Greater Bayfield Wwtp Commission, Bayfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039201100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Todd'S Redi Mix Concrete, Ashland
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070209609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Absolut Manufacturing, Llc, Iron River
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071732228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Great Lakes Gas Transmission-Comp Station #6, Iron River
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008237666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bell Sanitary District 1, Cornucopia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Grand View Sanitary District, Grand View
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010886461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Washburn Wwtp, Washburn
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039715984 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Buffalo Arts Center Building, Bayfield
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043456248 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Clover Sanitary District, Herbster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010848627 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Great Lakes Gas Transmission-Comp Station #6, Iron River
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008237666 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Drummond Sanitary District 1, Drummond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039721833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cornucopia Fld, Cornucopia
Public airport. O.
Record ID 23W (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cable Union, Cable
Public airport. O.
Record ID 3CU (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Eau Claire Lakes, Drummond
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5G4 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Bayfield County, Iron River
Public airport. O.
Record ID Y77 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/14239405 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City of Washburn Yard Waste Disposal Site
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/18483818 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2

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 Bayfield County

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

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