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Waupaca County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Waupaca County is 163.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Leukemia deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate and Bladder deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 230 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (79), Rail grade crossing (60), Gas station (mapped facility) (29). 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: 44.4683, -88.9802.

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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 Waupaca County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
LeukemiaDeaths10.85.71.89xSignificant7.6 to 152020-2024
BladderDeaths74.11.71xSignificant4.6 to 10.42020-2024
LeukemiaNew cases20.214.51.39xSignificant15.7 to 25.72019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaDeaths6.54.81.35x4.2 to 9.72020-2024
EsophagusDeaths4.73.71.27x2.8 to 7.62020-2024
ThyroidNew cases16.3131.25x11.8 to 22.12019-2023
EsophagusNew cases5.64.61.22x3.4 to 8.82019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases21.518.51.16x16.8 to 27.42019-2023
All cancerDeaths163.3143.21.14xSignificant150.8 to 176.72020-2024
PancreasNew cases15.113.91.09x11.6 to 19.62019-2023
Liver & bile ductDeaths7.16.61.08x4.8 to 10.42020-2024
Lung & bronchusDeaths32.430.21.07x27.1 to 38.62020-2024
PancreasDeaths12.111.31.07x9 to 162020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases54.251.81.05x47.2 to 62.12019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases18.717.91.04x14.3 to 24.32019-2023
All cancerNew cases467.7453.41.03x445.3 to 4912019-2023
BladderNew cases18.518.70.99x14.5 to 23.52019-2023
Brain & nervous systemDeaths4.14.40.93x2.3 to 72020-2024
Melanoma of the skinNew cases21.923.80.92x17.1 to 27.72019-2023
Liver & bile ductNew cases7.38.70.84x4.9 to 10.82019-2023
StomachNew cases4.66.60.7x2.8 to 7.42019-2023

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 Waupaca County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death7,172.99,842.6-27%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy76.575.3+2%years
Child mortality41.959.8-30%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths87.696.9-10%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths10.428.6-64%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.

  • Formaldehyde12.91 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.98 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.33 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

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit79
  • Rail grade crossing60
  • Gas station (mapped facility)29
  • TRI reporting facility10
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)10
  • Air permit holder (minor source)9
  • Public airport7
  • Small hazardous waste generator7
  • Major air pollution source4
  • Large greenhouse gas emitter4
  • Commercial airport2
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Heliport2
  • Airfield1
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Landfill (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.

  1. Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3, Waupaca

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzene, Methanol, Phenol, Ethylene glycol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 458,067 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54981WPCFNTOWER (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.8

  2. Waupaca Foundry Plant 1, Waupaca

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Benzene, Phenol, Toluene, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 202,747 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54981WPCFN406ND (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.6

  3. Custom Fiberglass Molding Inc, Weyauwega

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 104,648 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54983CSTMFE588L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 8.4

  4. Waupaca Foundry Inc - Plant 1, Waupaca

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017412771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 7.5

  5. Alliance Industries Waupaca, Waupaca

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Certain glycol ethers. 121,868 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54981WPCPLN2469 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.9

  6. H & S Manufacturing Co Inc, Clintonville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Copper, Nickel and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 901 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54929STNBRN1165 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.8

  7. Agropur Inc, Weyauwega

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000423596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.3

  8. Waupaca Foundry Inc - Plant 2 & 3, Waupaca

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043802267 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6.1

  9. Agropur Inc., Weyauwega

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid. 10,280 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54983WYWGM105E3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.1

  10. Alliance-Industries Inc - Waupaca - Vaughn Road, Waupaca

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000855110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  11. Custom Fiberglass Molding, Weyauwega

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110005478848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 6

  12. Walker Forge Inc, Clintonville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Manganese, Nickel, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 72 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54929WLKRF250SP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.9

  13. Seagrave Fire Apparatus Llc, Clintonville

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium, Lead compounds and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 45 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 54929FWDCR105EA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.8

  14. New London Wastewater Treatmen, New London

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002050100 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.8

  15. H &Amp; S Manufacturing Company Inc, Clintonville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000594330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.1

  16. Waupaca Foundry Inc - Plant 1, Waupaca

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017412771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5

  17. Marion Plywood Corporation, Marion

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002035315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  18. Steel King Industries Inc, New London

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110002036332 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.7

  19. Dupont Cheese Inc, Marion

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110016853378 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  20. Waupaca Foundry Inc - Plant 1, Waupaca

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110017412771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  21. Friendship Valley Dairy Llc-Np912, Clintonville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041698785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  22. Scandinavia Wastewater Treatment Facility, Scandinavia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070010018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  23. Walker Forge Inc, Clintonville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000423275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5

  24. Seagrave Fire Apparatus Llc, Clintonville

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000423266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  25. Marion Body Works, Marion

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000855557 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

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 Waupaca 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 Waupaca 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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