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Lafayette County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lafayette County is 147.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 70 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Gas station (mapped facility) (14), Toxic chemical release facility (TRI) (3). 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: 42.6627, -90.1316.

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 Lafayette County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.7	23.8	1.37x	21.8 to 47.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.3	13.9	1.17x	10.1 to 25.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	480.4	453.4	1.06x	438.6 to 525.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.3	51.8	1.05x	41.5 to 70.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	147.7	143.2	1.03x	126.1 to 172.2	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.6	17.9	0.98x	10.2 to 28.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.8	30.2	0.95x	19.8 to 41	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.1	18.5	0.92x	10.1 to 27.5	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.7	18.7	0.79x	8.7 to 23.8	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 Lafayette County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,605.9	9,842.6	-23%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.4	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	67.9	59.8	+14%	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	75.3	96.9	-22%	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.

Formaldehyde14.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.4 per million
Benzene0.84 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Oil-fired power plant1
Wind power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Lactalis Usa, Belmont
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002121230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Lactalis American Group Inc, Belmont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 120,136 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53510LCTLS218PA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Saputo Cheese Usa Inc Belmont, Belmont, Village Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016875201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Dc Kamps, Seymour, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054123024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bella Vista Dairy Inc, Kendall, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070250610 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wisconsin Whey Protein, Darlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070384941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Argyle, Argyle
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 7810 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Blanchardville Wastewater Treatment Facility, Blanchardville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889217 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Darlington Wastewater Treatment Facility, Darlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039717312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Prairie Farms White Hill Cheese, Shullsburg
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071263645 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Gratiot Wastewater Treatment Facility, Gratiot
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Argyle Wastewater Treatment Facility, Argyle
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Shullsburg Wastewater Treatment Facility, Shullsburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010887647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Old Dairymen, Blanchardville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071971074 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
South Wayne Wastewater Treatment Facility, South Wayne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Benton Waterworks-Bg186, Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Belmont Wastewater Treatment Facility, Belmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889976 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Saputo Cheese Usa Inc - Belmont, Belmont
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 53510MNTCH33PEN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Prairie Farms White Hill Cheese, Shullsburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 5358WPRRFR11MIN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Lactalis Usa, Belmont
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002121230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/480279701 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant, Shullsburg
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/480314398 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/695139165 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Brunkow Cheese Co, Darlington
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Zimmerman Cheese Inc Wiota Dairy, South Wayne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016875461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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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