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Manitowoc County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Manitowoc County is 139.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 506 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (140), Rail grade crossing (116), Brownfield property (51). 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: 44.1095, -87.8421.

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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 Manitowoc 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	37.5	23.8	1.58xSignificant	32.2 to 43.5	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	2.7	2	1.35x	1.5 to 4.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.8	18.5	1.34xSignificant	20.8 to 29.5	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	4.6	3.7	1.24x	3 to 6.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	5.7	4.6	1.24x	3.9 to 8.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.2	3.4	1.24x	2.7 to 6.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	21.9	18.7	1.17x	18.4 to 26.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	20.7	17.9	1.16x	17.1 to 25	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.9	13	1.15x	11.3 to 19.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	10.1 to 15.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	15.5	14.5	1.07x	12.3 to 19.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	483.8	453.4	1.07xSignificant	465.6 to 502.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32	30.2	1.06x	27.8 to 36.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.2	51.8	1.05x	48.7 to 60.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.8	4.8	1x	3.3 to 6.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	139.6	143.2	0.97x	130.3 to 149.4	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.3	6.6	0.95x	4.3 to 8.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.2	4.4	0.95x	2.6 to 6.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.9	13.9	0.93x	10.2 to 16.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.4	6.2	0.87x	3.6 to 7.9	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3.4	4.1	0.83x	2.1 to 5.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.6 to 7.5	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	4.4	5.7	0.77x	2.9 to 6.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.9	8.7	0.68x	4.2 to 8.2	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 Manitowoc County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,253.6	9,842.6	-26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	46	59.8	-23%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.7	6.2	-24%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	99.9	96.9	+3%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	24	28.6	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde11.91 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride3 per million
Acetaldehyde1.2 per million
Naphthalene1.18 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 199 days: 174 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 36, peak 115.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit140
Rail grade crossing116
Brownfield property51
Gas station (mapped facility)44
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)28
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)27
TRI reporting facility23
Air permit holder (minor source)14
Small hazardous waste generator14
Major air pollution source12
Large hazardous waste generator8
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Public airport3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Heliport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Superfund (NPL) site2
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Biomass power plant1
Gas power plant1
Nuclear power plant1
Oil-fired power plant1
Solar power plant1
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.

Lemberger Transport & Recycling, Franklin Township
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.6. NPL Site.
EPA site ID WID056247208 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Lemberger Landfill, Inc., Whitelaw
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.1. NPL Site.
EPA site ID WID980901243 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Manitowoc Operation, Manitowoc
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016858916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications, Manitowoc
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Manganese and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 58,247 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54221TWRTC11S16 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Manitowoc Public Utilities, Manitowoc
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Zinc compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 51,668 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54221MNTWC1303S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Jagemann Plating Co, Manitowoc
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Nitric acid, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 27,398 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54220JGMNN1324S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Eck Industries, Manitowoc
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Tetrachloroethylene, Formaldehyde, Chlorine, Copper and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 13,386 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54220CKNDS1602N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Manitowoc Operation, Manitowoc
Major air pollution source. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016858916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry, Manitowoc
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005515709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co Inc, Manitowoc
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Nickel, Naphthalene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,136 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54220WSCNS838S1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Pentair - Manitowoc Ice, Manitowoc
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitric acid, Nickel compounds, Copper and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,050 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54220MNTWC2110S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7
Nextera Energy Point Beach Llc, Two Rivers
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Hydrazine. Reports carcinogens. 1,252 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54241PNTBC6610N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Skana Aluminum Co, Manitowoc
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 733 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54221MRRCR2001M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Wells Cos (Formerly Spancrete Industries Inc.), Valders
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 51,562 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5424WSPNCR22SPA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Carmeuse Lime & Stone Manitowoc Operation, Manitowoc
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016858916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Red Arrow Products Co Llc, Manitowoc
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 23,476 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54221RDRRW1226S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Spancrete Industries - Valders, Valders
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008230994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Jagemann Plating Co, Manitowoc
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000421295 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Eck Industries Inc, Manitowoc
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000850776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Manitowoc Public Utilities-Electric Div, Manitowoc
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000421384 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Manitowoc Ice, Inc., Manitowoc
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000421320 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Two Rivers
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002433304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Manitowoc Public Utilities, Manitowoc
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007346309 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Manitowoc Tool & Manufacturing Llc, Manitowoc
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Copper. 750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5422WMNTWC433EX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Manitowoc Tool & Manufacturing Llc, Manitowoc
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063722985 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1

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 Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc 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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