AL / county FIPS 01037 / county research

Coosa County, Alabama: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Coosa County is 154.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 109 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (42), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Rail grade crossing (12). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 32.9258, -86.2609.

How this county ranks in Alabama

View on the heat map Scan an address in this county

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 Coosa County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.9	30.2	1.45xSignificant	30.9 to 62	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.9	51.8	1.14x	43.9 to 78.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	154.7	143.2	1.08x	128.6 to 185.6	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.4	18.7	1.04x	11.6 to 32.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	378.5	453.4	0.83x	334.7 to 427.4	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 Coosa County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,409.6	9,842.6	+46%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	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	108.3	96.9	+12%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde24.43 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.39 per million
Pahpom0.87 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge42
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Rail grade crossing12
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Major air pollution source2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
TRI reporting facility1

Highest-severity records

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

Industree Pole & Piling Llc, Goodwater
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 35072BWTRF495WO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Central Alabama Wood Products, Llc, Equality
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070604331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Astral Industries Inc, Goodwater
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000589024 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Llc, Rockford
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007233840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Coosa East, Rockford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071348519 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Llc, Rockford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007233840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Goodwater Lagoon, Goodwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055972318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Rockford Wwtp, Rockford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055974192 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Central Alabama Wood Products Llc, Nixburg
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds.
TRI facility ID 3602WCNTRL6887A (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Stella-Jones Corporation, Goodwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055215850 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Williams Southeastern Connector - Compressor Station 105, Rockford
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061717496 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Central Alabama Wood Products Llc, Equality
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041927154 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Central High School Wwtp, Rockford
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit AL0055263: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Universal Environmental Services Llc, Sylacauga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006033568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Alexander City Quarry, Alexander City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064257977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Madix, Inc. - Goodwater, Goodwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000366327 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Llc, Rockford
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007233840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Avondale Mills, Rockford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007404488 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Madix Landfill No. 2, Goodwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009059419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Central High School Wwtp, Rockford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009122476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stella-Jones Corporation, Goodwater
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012705368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rock Crushing Site, Equality
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043741341 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Alexander City Plant, Alexander City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054912608 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coosa Valley Recycling, Sylacauga
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055621484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kelly'S Crossroads Grocery, Rockford
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056125045 (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 Coosa County

Alabama 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 Coosa County, and their findings.
Alabama vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Alabama health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Alabama 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.
Alabama 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.

Scan an address in Coosa County View on the heat map All Alabama counties