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St. Croix County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in St. Croix County is 127.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Bladder deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 399 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (171), Rail grade crossing (85), Gas station (mapped facility) (52). 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: 45.0347, -92.4541.

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 St. Croix County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Bladder	Deaths	6.7	4.1	1.63xSignificant	4.6 to 9.4	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	34.6	23.8	1.45xSignificant	29.8 to 40.1	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.6	5.7	1.16x	4.6 to 9.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20	18.5	1.08x	16.4 to 24.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.1	11.3	1.07x	9.3 to 15.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	4.7	4.6	1.02x	3 to 6.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	18.5	18.7	0.99x	15 to 22.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.7	4.8	0.98x	3.1 to 7	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	10.3 to 16.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	417.3	453.4	0.92x	400.1 to 435	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.7	6.2	0.92x	3.9 to 8.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	127.7	143.2	0.89x	118.2 to 137.7	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	12.6	14.5	0.87x	9.7 to 16.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.2	3.7	0.86x	1.9 to 5.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	44.6	51.8	0.86x	39.2 to 50.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	15	17.9	0.84x	11.9 to 18.7	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.5	6.6	0.83x	3.7 to 8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	3.6	4.4	0.82x	2.2 to 5.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.3	8.7	0.72x	4.4 to 8.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	20.5	30.2	0.68x	16.8 to 24.7	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	4.4	6.6	0.67x	2.9 to 6.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	8.6	13	0.66x	6.2 to 11.6	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 St. Croix County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	4,918.6	9,842.6	-50%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.8	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	42.9	59.8	-28%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.9	6.2	-22%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	60.4	96.9	-38%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	11.3	28.6	-60%	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.

Formaldehyde14.62 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Naphthalene1.54 per million
Acetaldehyde1.42 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit171
Rail grade crossing85
Gas station (mapped facility)52
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)23
Small hazardous waste generator14
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
Air permit holder (minor source)7
Public airport7
Hazardous waste transporter6
TRI reporting facility6
Heliport5
Large hazardous waste generator4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Brownfield property2
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
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.

Mcmillan Electric Co, Woodville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Trichloroethylene, Styrene, Xylene (mixed isomers). Reports carcinogens. 57,284 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54028MCMLL400BE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Gea, Hudson
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 50 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54016NRNCX1600O (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
River Falls Wwtp, River Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000736133 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Hudson City Wwtf, Hudson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039977111 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Crm - New Richmond, New Richmond
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 3 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5401WCRMNW119CU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5
Roberts Concrete Products, Roberts
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 5402WRBRTS856HI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Jon De Farm, Inc., St. Croix
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028172983 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woodville Wastewater Treatment Facility, Woodville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070005382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Houlton Mhp, Llc, Star Prairie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019761 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Niro Inc, Hudson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008058626 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cady Cheese Factory, Wilson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000594125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Nor-Lake Inc, Hudson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605890 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Roberts Concrete Products, Roberts
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006145233 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Roberts Wastewater Treatment Facility, Roberts
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010887718 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Crm - New Richmond, New Richmond
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060257920 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Phillips Medisize St. Croix Meadows, Hudson
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070697519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Baldwin Wastewater Treatment F, Baldwin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010887932 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hudson Waterworks, Hudson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013064566 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Deer Park Wastewater Treatment Facility, Deer Park
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016875130 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Travel Centers Of America - Hudson Wi, Hudson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006146189 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Glenwood City Wastewater Treatment Facility, Glenwood City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883730 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Lakeside Foods, Inc. New Richmond, New Richmond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064252687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Jongquist Family Kitchen Inc, Baldwin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046526924 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Site 18 (Round Lake, St. Croix
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060595164 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Donaldson Company, Inc., Baldwin
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000420688 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

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 St. Croix 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 St. Croix 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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