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Portage County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Portage County is 148.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 400 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (129), Rail grade crossing (127), Gas station (mapped facility) (35). 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: 44.4607, -89.475.

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 Portage County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
EsophagusDeaths5.13.71.38x3.3 to 7.82020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvisDeaths4.43.41.29x2.6 to 72020-2024
EsophagusNew cases5.74.61.24x3.7 to 8.62019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths5.84.81.21x3.7 to 8.82020-2024
PancreasDeaths13.211.31.17x10.1 to 17.12020-2024
LeukemiaDeaths6.65.71.16x4.4 to 9.62020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases16.414.51.13x12.7 to 20.92019-2023
BladderNew cases20.918.71.12x16.9 to 25.62019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases25.423.81.07x20.5 to 31.22019-2023
All cancerDeaths148.4143.21.04x137.1 to 160.32020-2024
PancreasNew cases14.413.91.04x11.1 to 18.42019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases98.71.03x6.3 to 12.42019-2023
All cancerNew cases466.2453.41.03x445.6 to 487.52019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases1918.51.03x15 to 23.82019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths6.56.60.98x4.4 to 9.52020-2024
StomachNew cases6.26.60.94x4.1 to 9.12019-2023
Lung & bronchusDeaths28.130.20.93x23.5 to 33.52020-2024
Brain & nervous systemNew cases5.66.20.9x3.5 to 8.72019-2023
Lung & bronchusNew cases44.451.80.86x38.5 to 512019-2023
ThyroidNew cases11130.85x7.8 to 14.92019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases14.617.90.82x11 to 19.12019-2023

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 Portage County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death5,9999,842.6-39%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy79.375.3+5%years
Child mortality30.459.8-49%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality5.26.2-17%deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths63.696.9-34%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths12.328.6-57%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.

  • Formaldehyde13.35 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.38 per million
  • Benzene1.02 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit129
  • Rail grade crossing127
  • Gas station (mapped facility)35
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)21
  • Brownfield property20
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)14
  • Small hazardous waste generator11
  • TRI reporting facility11
  • Major air pollution source6
  • Air permit holder (minor source)6
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Public airport3
  • Hydroelectric plant3
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Hazardous waste transporter2
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
  • Commercial airport1
  • Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
  • Landfill (mapped facility)1
  • Gas 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.

  1. Mccain Foods Usa Inc, Wisconsin Rapids

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Nickel compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,038,447 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54467RDFDS1701H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 9.7

  2. Mccain Foods Usa, Inc., Plover, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rapids

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006142414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 9.6

  3. Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Plover

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Butyl alcohol, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Xylene (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 82,687 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54467SLGNC1400P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.3

  4. Steel King Industries Inc, Stevens Point

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Manganese, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 61,074 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54481STLKN2700C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.2

  5. Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Llc Junction City Terminal, Junction City

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Propylene, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 19,808 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54221JNCTN2267H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 7.8

  6. Water Renewal Center, Stevens Point

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000422249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7

  7. Water Renewal Center, Stevens Point

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 39,937 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54481WTRRN2691W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.5

  8. Mccain Foods Usa, Inc., Plover, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rapids

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006142414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  9. Silgan Containers Mfg Corp, Plover

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000422098 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.1

  10. Steel King Industries Inc, Stevens Point

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000422230 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.9

  11. Stevens Point Mill, Stevens Point

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds. 5,719 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54481CNSLD707AR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.9

  12. Stevens Point Wastewater Treatment Facility, Stevens Point

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002321210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  13. Mccain Foods Usa, Inc., Plover, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rapids

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006142414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  14. Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, Llc - Jct, Junction City

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005421542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.7

  15. Online Packaging Inc, Plover

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chlorine, Ammonia, Methanol. 1,879 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54467SWHTC1075P (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  16. Plover Wastewater Treatment Fa, Plover

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039973614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  17. Felker Brothers Corp, Plover

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 18 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54467PCHST291AP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.5

  18. Mccain Foods Usa, Inc., Plover, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Rapids

    Large greenhouse gas emitter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006142414 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.3

  19. Foremost Farms Usa, Plover

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 705 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54467FRMSTRIVER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.2

  20. Online Packaging Inc, Plover

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000422105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  21. Water Renewal Center, Stevens Point

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000422249 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  22. Donaldson Co Inc, Stevens Point

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000422212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Recreacres Mhc Llc, Stevens Point

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013056655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  24. Park Ridge Sewage Collection System, Park Ridge

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070936950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  25. City Of Stevens Point Site, Stevens Point

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071144418 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

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 Portage 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 Portage 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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