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Bleckley County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bleckley County is 174.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 90 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Industrial wastewater discharge (16), Rail grade crossing (16). 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: 32.4285, -83.3448.

How this county ranks in Georgia

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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 Bleckley County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	37.9	23.8	1.59xSignificant	25.4 to 55	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.6	30.2	1.34x	28.3 to 57	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.7	18.5	1.23x	13.5 to 36.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	174.8	143.2	1.22xSignificant	147.1 to 206.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	54.1	51.8	1.04x	39.8 to 72.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	466.5	453.4	1.03x	419.6 to 517.5	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 Bleckley County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,845.9	9,842.6	+31%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	72.2	75.3	-4%	years
Child mortality	90.3	59.8	+51%	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	81.9	96.9	-16%	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.

Formaldehyde23.7 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.45 per million
Pahpom0.75 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
Industrial wastewater discharge16
Rail grade crossing16
Air permit holder (minor source)8
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Public airport2
Solar power plant2
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Cochran, City Of (Cochran Wpcp), Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039871476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Hon'S Automotive, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070030554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Steven Sapp Borrow Pit, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070103328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cochran, City Of (Cochran Wpcp), Cochran
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit GA0032107: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
New Bleckley County Campus And Stadium Renovations, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $333.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071223950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cary Asphalt Plant Mga, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072161172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Cochran, Cochran
Public airport. O.
Record ID 48A (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Cochran, City Of (Well #2 City Barn Wtp), Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020043362 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Lithonia Lighting, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002102055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Scruggs Company, Cochran
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006159664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Purser Oil Co Inc, Cochran
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007494498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stevies Collision Center, Inc., Cochran
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038901971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Communication Line Installation - At&T Project No. 9267040, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070026303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lidl - Russell Parkway, Warner Robins
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070113247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Glenn Sawyer Assisted Living Facility, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070227938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
George N. Lupo Borrow Pit- Le 18015, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070383262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Watermain Replacement For The City Of Cochran, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070603618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cochran Retail, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626434 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Le19165 Georga N. Lupo 3, Laydown/Stockpile Site, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070675270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Georgia Human Services Building, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070685389 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Havenwood Gardens, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070865302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Havenwood Gardens Offsite Sanitary Sewer Extension, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070867740 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Havenwood Daisy Senior, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071092613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cochran Station, Llc, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071238898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jack'S Family Restaurant - Cochran, Ga, Cochran
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240498 (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 Bleckley County

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