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Pierce County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Pierce County is 145.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 128 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (71), Gas station (mapped facility) (15), Rail grade crossing (10). 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: 44.7, -92.4233.

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 Pierce County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	7.6	5.7	1.33x	4.6 to 12	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.8	11.3	1.04x	8 to 17	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	145.9	143.2	1.02x	131 to 162.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.9	13.9	1x	9.5 to 19.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.8	30.2	0.89x	20.9 to 34.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.9	51.8	0.89x	37.8 to 55.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.7	14.5	0.88x	8.8 to 17.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.7	18.7	0.79x	10.1 to 20.7	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.1	13	0.78x	6.1 to 15.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	337.8	453.4	0.75x	314.6 to 362.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	16.4	23.8	0.69x	11.5 to 22.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	12.2	18.5	0.66x	8.1 to 17.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	10.1	17.9	0.56x	6.3 to 15.3	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 Pierce County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,140.4	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.8	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	27.8	59.8	-53%	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	70.4	96.9	-27%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.6	28.6	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde14.71 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.42 per million
Benzene1.4 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit71
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Rail grade crossing10
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
TRI reporting facility4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)4
Public airport3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (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.

Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, Ellsworth
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006625483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, Ellsworth
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 397,120 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5401WLLSWR232NR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Meyer Utility Structures Llc Plt No 1663, Hager City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Zinc (fume or dust), Nickel, Chromium and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,812 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54014MYRNDHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Meyer Utility Structures, Llc Plant No. 1663, Hager City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Crm - River Falls, River Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54022CMSTNW9341 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
West Central Wisconsin Biosolids Facility, Ellsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016875737 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Son Bow Farms Inc, Salem, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041249805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Jil Ro Sie Holsteins, Trimbelle, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070564582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Henkel Us Operations Corporation, Prescott
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Prescott Wastewater Treatment Facility, Prescott
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ellsworth Wastewater Treatment, Ellsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cemstone - River Falls, River Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037144391 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Maiden Rock Wastewater Treatment Facility, Maiden Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010848636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Spring Valley Wastewater Treatment Facility, Spring Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Plum City Wastewater Treatment Plant, Plum City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889388 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, Ellsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006625483 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Village Of Bay City, Bay City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883874 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Henkel Us Operations Corporation, Prescott
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420777 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Tclad Inc, Prescott
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Copper.
TRI facility ID 54021BRQST1600O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Elmwood Village Wwtp, Elmwood
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Red Wing Rgnl, Red Wing
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID RGK (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/542808252 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/718225678 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Tri Star Auto Parts Inc, Plum City
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008240457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Village Of Ellsworth Landfill, Ellsworth
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013951054 (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 Pierce 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 Pierce 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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