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Candler County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Candler County is 180.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 72 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26), Rail grade crossing (20), Industrial wastewater discharge (12). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 32.3981, -82.0699.

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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 Candler County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	24.9	13.9	1.79xSignificant	14.1 to 41	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.3	17.9	1.3x	13.3 to 38.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	24.1	18.7	1.29x	14.1 to 39.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	180.5	143.2	1.26xSignificant	149.5 to 216.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.9	51.8	0.98x	36 to 70.6	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	422.6	453.4	0.93x	374.8 to 475.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	26.5	30.2	0.88x	16.2 to 41.6	2020-2024

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 Candler County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	18,173.2	9,842.6	+85%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	67.8	75.3	-10%	years
Child mortality	107.1	59.8	+79%	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	113.4	96.9	+17%	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.

Formaldehyde22.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.24 per million
Pahpom0.65 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Rail grade crossing20
Industrial wastewater discharge12
Air permit holder (minor source)5
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Heliport1
Solar 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.

Candler County - Mswlf, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070006644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Allied Metals, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072214693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
John Edwin Jones Sr Fld/Metter Muni, Metter
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MHP (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Allied Metals Inc, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035892326 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Metter, City Of (Metter Wpcp), Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011328287 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Flint Industries, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013700995 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Metter High School Rotc, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070008291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Metter Airport Expansion, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016867 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Metter Pre-K Thru 8, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020360 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Metter Concrete Products Co, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pepsi Beverage Company, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070024650 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Metter T-Ball E&S Plans (Candler County), Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070025530 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Metter Fueling Station, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070624750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Solid Waste Applied Technologies, Inc., Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070671063 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Canoochee River Rv Resort, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071308653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Metter Commercial Subdivision, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071526055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Racetrac - Metter, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071527506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Usf Holland Inc (Mr), Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071670349 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Yeomans Truck Parking, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071821337 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Metter College & Career Academy, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071850743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Candler Detention Facility, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071863243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Doowon Climate Control Of America, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071886548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Excelsior Emc, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071953234 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi 0016602 Candler, Bridges Replacement On Portal Hwy (Cr 223) Over Fifteen Mile, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071993839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Metter-Candler County Airport Partial Parallel Taxiway At Runway 28, Metter
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072147761 (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.

Candler Detention Facility, Metter
EPA FRS registry ID
110071863243
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Candler 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 Candler 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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