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Calumet County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Calumet County is 124.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 299 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (98), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (98), Brownfield property (22). 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: 44.0687, -88.2236.

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 Calumet County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	6.4	4.6	1.39x	3.9 to 10	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.6	23.8	1.37xSignificant	26.6 to 39.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	17.7	13	1.36x	12.8 to 23.7	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	5.2	4.1	1.27x	2.9 to 8.6	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	18	14.5	1.24x	13.4 to 23.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.8	18.7	1.17x	16.9 to 27.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.1	6.2	1.15x	4.3 to 11	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.9	13.9	1.14x	11.9 to 21.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	19.8	18.5	1.07x	15.1 to 25.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6	5.7	1.05x	3.6 to 9.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	8.2 to 16.1	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	456.6	453.4	1.01x	433 to 481.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	124.5	143.2	0.87x	112.5 to 137.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	43	51.8	0.83x	36.1 to 50.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	24	30.2	0.79x	18.9 to 30	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.1	17.9	0.73x	9.4 to 17.9	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 Calumet County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	4,553	9,842.6	-54%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	81.2	75.3	+8%	years
Child mortality	25.4	59.8	-58%	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	55.5	96.9	-43%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	12.9	28.6	-55%	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.

Formaldehyde13.28 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.99 per million
Acetaldehyde1.34 per million
Naphthalene1.29 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing98
NPDES wastewater discharge permit98
Brownfield property22
Gas station (mapped facility)20
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)15
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
Air permit holder (minor source)8
TRI reporting facility8
Small hazardous waste generator7
Major air pollution source3
Public airport2
Large hazardous waste generator2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Superfund (NPL) site1
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.

Schmalz Dump, Harrison
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48.9. NPL Site.
EPA site ID WID980820096 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin Llc, Chilton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Propylene, Certain glycol ethers, sec-Butyl alcohol, Lead and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 370,359 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53014WRTHN3EBRE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.8
Amerequip Llc, Kiel
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 477 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53042MRQPC1015C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Dubois Chemicals Chilton, Chilton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 40,357 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53014THRML476CL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Belgioioso Cheese Inc Sherwood Plant, Menasha
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594321 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Worthington Cylinders Corp, Chilton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000416096 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
American Finishing Resources, Ll, Chilton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000416121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Belgioioso Sherwood, Menasha
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 2,777 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54912WHTCLN8495 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Foremost Farms Usa, Chilton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 2,560 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53014FRMSTW3286 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Bremer Manufacturing Co Inc, Elkhart Lake
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53020BRMRMW22HW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.3
New Holstein City Wwtf, New Holstein
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005436867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Professional Plating, Brillion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid, Zinc compounds, Chromium. 790 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54110PRFSSHWY10 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Ariens Co, Brillion
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 7 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54110RNSCM655WR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Briess Industries Inc, Chilton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020582314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.2
Briess Malt & Ingredients Co, Chilton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 623 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5301WBRSSM625SI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.1
Amerequip Corp Kiel Operation, Kiel
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002037448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Professional Plating, Brillion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000498872 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Holsum Dairies Llc, Hilbert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038852024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woldt Farms Llc, Brillion, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069995731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rivers Edge Dairy Llc, Chilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Menasha Sewage Collection System, Menasha
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070937326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Land O Lakes, Kiel, Wi, Kiel
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000416372 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ariens Company Inc, Brillion
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420811 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Brillion Wastewater Treatment, Brillion
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889985 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Foremost Farms Usa, Chilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000742572 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

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 Calumet 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 Calumet 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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