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Richland County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Richland County is 140 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 73 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (36), Gas station (mapped facility) (12), TRI reporting facility (5). 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: 43.3628, -90.4288.

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 Richland County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	24.7	18.5	1.34x	17 to 35.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.1	51.8	1.01x	41.1 to 65.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	140	143.2	0.98x	120.9 to 161.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	434	453.4	0.96x	397.3 to 473.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.6	30.2	0.95x	20.6 to 39.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.8	13.9	0.92x	7.5 to 21.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.8	14.5	0.81x	6.6 to 20.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	13.3	17.9	0.74x	7.3 to 22.7	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	12	18.7	0.64x	7.1 to 20	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	12.2	23.8	0.51x	7.3 to 20.3	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 Richland County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,313.3	9,842.6	-26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.5	75.3	+4%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	87	96.9	-10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.3	28.6	-19%	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.

Formaldehyde14.38 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.42 per million
Benzene0.89 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit36
Gas station (mapped facility)12
TRI reporting facility5
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
Public airport4
Rail grade crossing3
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Biomass power plant1
Oil-fired 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.

Foremost Farms Usa, Richland Center
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Foremost Farms Usa, Richland Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420027 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cazenovia Wastewater Treatment Facility, Cazenovia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010886201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Junction View Dairy Llc, Orion, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041254718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Allied Machinery - Richland Llc, Richland Center
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Richland Center Wastewater Treatment Fac, Richland Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039975658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Viola, Viola
Oil-fired power plant.
Record ID 4139 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 4
Schreiber Foods Inc - Richland Center West, Richland Center
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Seats Inc, Richland Center
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005506185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Schreiber Foods - Richland Center East, Richland Center
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040466340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sextonville Sanitary District #1 Wwtf, Sextonville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039184655 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Pine Valley Community Village-Bg751, Richland Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013085231 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Schreiber Foods Inc, Richland Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 53581LNDLK920SE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Allied Machinery Richland Llc, Richland Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Phenol.
TRI facility ID 53581RCHLNFOUND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Schreiber Foods Inc, Richland Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 53581SCHRB211BH (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Foremost Farms Usa, Richland Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid.
TRI facility ID 53581WSCNS684SO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Seats Inc Richland Center, Richland Center
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates, Diethanolamine.
TRI facility ID 5358WSTSNC114SE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Richland Center Renewable Energy Llc, Richland Center
Biomass power plant.
Record ID 58834 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 2.5
Richland, Richland Center
Public airport. O.
Record ID 93C (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
DeeLuxe DryCleaners, Richland Center
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/294006100 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/294168317 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Allied Machinery - Richland Llc, Richland Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Schreiber Foods Inc - Richland Center West, Richland Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seats Inc, Richland Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005506185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Boaz Wastewater Treatment Facility, Richland Center
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010891641 (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 Richland 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 Richland 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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