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Waushara County, Wisconsin: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Waushara County is 142.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 78 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (34), Gas station (mapped facility) (18), Public airport (12). 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: 44.1302, -89.2419.

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 Waushara County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	21.5	14.5	1.48xSignificant	15.4 to 29.8	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18.9	13	1.45x	11.7 to 29	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	31	23.8	1.3x	23 to 41.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.1	17.9	1.29x	16.5 to 32.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	63.5	51.8	1.23xSignificant	53.3 to 75.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.3	18.5	1.21x	15.8 to 31	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.8	18.7	1.11x	14.9 to 28.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.9	30.2	1.09x	25.7 to 42.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	489.8	453.4	1.08xSignificant	457.8 to 523.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.1	8.7	1.05x	5.3 to 15.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	142.3	143.2	0.99x	126.3 to 160.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	10.8	11.3	0.96x	6.5 to 17.4	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.2	13.9	0.95x	8.5 to 20.2	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 Waushara County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,260.6	9,842.6	-16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.6	75.3	+3%	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	99.3	96.9	+2%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	13.5	28.6	-53%	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.

Formaldehyde13.4 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.32 per million
Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit34
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Public airport12
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Small hazardous waste generator2
TRI reporting facility2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Brownfield property1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Milsco Mfg Co, Redgranite
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031533687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Milsco Manufacturing Co Redgranite, Redgranite
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 20 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54970SWNSN650WA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4
Magnum Products Llc, Berlin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046122931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Shelmet Precision Casting Co Inc, Wild Rose
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 5 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 54984SHLMT550CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.6
Silver Lake Sanitary District, Wautoma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010883892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Wi Dnr Wild Rose Fish Hatchery, Wild Rose
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010888806 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Three Petals Rng Llc, Berlin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071362186 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Poy Sippi Sd Wastewater Trtmnt, Poysippi
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010886158 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Phoenix Coaters Llc, Berlin
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005539934 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Generac Mobile Products, Berlin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ethylene glycol, Manganese, Copper.
TRI facility ID 5492WMGNMP215PW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Redgranite Wastewater Treatment Facility, Redgranite
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010889583 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Seneca Foods Corporation - Berlin, Berlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008245862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wild Rose Idlewild, Wild Rose
Public airport. O.
Record ID W23 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wautoma Muni, Wautoma
Public airport. O.
Record ID Y50 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/11641142 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Silver Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1240897915 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Shelmet Precision Casting Company Inc, Wild Rose
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005468546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hexeco Inc, Berlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005529446 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wild Rose Wastewater Treatment Facility, Wild Rose
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010884436 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Plainfield Wastewater Treatment Facility, Plainfield
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016853163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Seneca Foods Berlin Facility, Berlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016901263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Magnum Products Llc, Berlin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046122931 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aurora Manufacturing Inc, Berlin
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067046912 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coloma Village Wwtf, Coloma
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070100472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pine Breeze Dairy Llc, Bloomfield, Town Of
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070105830 (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 Waushara 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 Waushara 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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