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Washington County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Washington County is 141 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 559 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (200), Rail grade crossing (78), Gas station (mapped facility) (63). 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: 43.3676, -88.2293.

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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 Washington County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	Deaths	7.9	5.7	1.39xSignificant	6.2 to 10	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	25.7	18.7	1.37xSignificant	22.6 to 29.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	32.3	23.8	1.36xSignificant	28.6 to 36.4	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.2	17.9	1.3xSignificant	20.2 to 26.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	18.5	14.5	1.28xSignificant	15.7 to 21.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.9	6.2	1.27x	6 to 10.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.6	18.5	1.22xSignificant	19.5 to 26.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.1	3.4	1.21x	2.9 to 5.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	518	453.4	1.14xSignificant	503.2 to 533.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.5	13.9	1.12x	13 to 18.3	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.9	4.4	1.11x	3.5 to 6.6	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	4.1	3.7	1.11x	3 to 5.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	12.3	11.3	1.09x	10.2 to 14.7	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52	51.8	1x	47.6 to 56.7	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.6	4.6	1x	3.3 to 6.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	141	143.2	0.98x	133.6 to 148.9	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.5	8.7	0.98x	6.7 to 10.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.5	13	0.96x	10.1 to 15.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.5	4.8	0.94x	3.2 to 6.1	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.8	4.1	0.93x	2.7 to 5.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.1	6.6	0.92x	4.7 to 7.9	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	6.1	6.6	0.92x	4.6 to 8.1	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.4	2.7	0.89x	1.5 to 3.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.5	30.2	0.88x	23.5 to 29.9	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.7	2	0.85x	1 to 2.9	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	13.1	16.4	0.8x	7.5 to 21.4	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 Washington County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,783.8	9,842.6	-41%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	79.6	75.3	+6%	years
Child mortality	34.5	59.8	-42%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	4.3	6.2	-32%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	95.2	96.9	-2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.1	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.

Formaldehyde13.8 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Naphthalene1.39 per million
Acetaldehyde1.34 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit200
Rail grade crossing78
Gas station (mapped facility)63
Brownfield property48
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)34
TRI reporting facility28
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)24
Small hazardous waste generator23
Hazardous waste transporter20
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Large hazardous waste generator10
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)5
Public airport3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
Commercial airport2
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Heliport1
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.

Sterling Wisconsin Llc, Germantown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Methyl tert-butyl ether, Dichloromethane, Toluene and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 92,014 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5302WCMBRDW132N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Custom Pak Products Llc, Germantown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Toluene. Reports carcinogens. 17,449 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53022CSTMPN118W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Veolia Es Technical Solutions Llc, Menomonee Falls
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000416586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Schreiber Foods Inc-Bo734, West Bend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000417120 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.4
Barton Solvents Inc. West Bend, West Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Methanol, Toluene, n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 3,761 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5309WBRTNS8RAIL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Eh Wolf & Sons Inc-Slinger Facility, Slinger
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Toluene, Lead compounds, Ethylene glycol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,542 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53086HWLFS414KE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Quad/Graphics Inc, Hartford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, Ethylene glycol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 100,422 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53027QDGRP1900W (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Sunlite Plastics, Germantown
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. Reports carcinogens. 750 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53022SNLTPW194N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Serigraph Inc, West Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Mixture, Certain glycol ethers. 52,526 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53095SRGRP1859D (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Broan-Nutone Llc, Hartford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 47,596 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53027BRNMF926WS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Custom Pak Products Inc., Germantown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012179515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Hawk Research Laboratories Llc, West Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene. 37,094 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5309WHWKRS91RUS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Veolia Es Technical Solutions Llc, Menomonee Falls
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $17,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000416586 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Regal Ware West Bend, West Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Aluminum (fume or dust), Chromium, Manganese, Nickel and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 215 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53095THWST400WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.3
Hawk Research Laboratories Llc, West Bend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070395192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Boyd Corp, Allenton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 82 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 5300WLLCST217WE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Helgesen Industries, Hartford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 80 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53027HLGSN7261H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Broan Nutone Llc, Hartford
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000855236 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Alcami Corp (Formerly Cambridge Major Laboratories), Germantown
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055498563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Healthstat - Serigraph Health & Wellness Center - Plant 2, West Bend
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000417139 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Jackson Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jackson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888968 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Signicast Llc Hartford Manufacturing Complex, Hartford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 26 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53027SGNCS1800I (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Steel Craft Corp. Of Wi, Hartford
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 25 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53027STLCR105ST (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Schreiber Foods, West Bend
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 2,158 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 53095LVLVL807PL (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Hartford Water Pollution Control Facility, Hartford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000880752 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5

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 Washington 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 Washington 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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