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Chattahoochee County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Chattahoochee County is 175.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 97 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (52), Industrial wastewater discharge (24), Gas station (mapped facility) (6). 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: 32.378, -84.8012.

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 Chattahoochee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	571.8	453.4	1.26xSignificant	470.8 to 686.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	175.8	143.2	1.23x	120.1 to 246.1	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 Chattahoochee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,997.2	9,842.6	+2%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.4	75.3	+0%	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	68	96.9	-30%	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.

Formaldehyde24.15 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.43 per million
Pahpom0.83 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit52
Industrial wastewater discharge24
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Rail grade crossing4
Air permit holder (minor source)2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Solar power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
Wastewater plant (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.

U.S. Army Maneuver Center Of Excellence, Fort Benning
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead And Lead Compounds, Nickel, Chromium and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 2,722,589 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31905SRMYFUSAIC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.4
Us Army Range Facility For Fort Benning, Fort Benning
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000788498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.2
Us Army Range Facility For Fort Benning, Fort Benning
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000788498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Mccarthy Improvement Co - Fort Benning, Fort Benning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070027373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fort Beginning Recycle Center, Ft Benning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070030899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Us Army Range Facility For Fort Benning, Fort Benning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000788498 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County - Chattahoochee County Industrial Park Wpcp, Cusseta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064583810 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
United States Army Maneuver Center Of Excellence - Fort Moore, Columbus
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006836601 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fort Benning, Columbus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064607475 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Cusseta Wtp (Wells 1,2 &3), Cusseta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011331308 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Us Army Fort Benning Ms4, Fort Benning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070054314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County (Sandys Street Well #4), Cusseta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067373416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID relation/14504594 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1085699308 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County (Firetower Road Well #3), Cusseta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067377047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County (Patty Drive Well #1 Wtp), Cusseta
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAG640013: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County (Miller Road Well #2), Cusseta
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAG640148: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
Fort Benning Batch Plant #2 (Epd-Wcd), Fort Benning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038449042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County (Miller Road Well #2), Cusseta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067373407 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Plantation At Red Oak - Oak Ridge Phase(Epd-Wcd), Cusseta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070005592 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Custer Cottages Phase 2 Sewer (Epd-Wcd), Ft. Benning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070013973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Good Hope Low Water Crossing Approaches Phase 2 (Sr19,S22,S27) (Epd Wcd), Fort Benning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070014568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Rip-Rop Barracks (Building 2833 2834 (Epd-Wcd), Fort Benning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070016508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gdot Pi#0009439 (Chattachoochee County) Broad Street (Epd-Wcd), Cusseta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070019823 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ft. Benning- Camp Darby Well And Distribution System (Epd-Wcd), Fort Benning
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070020566 (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 Chattahoochee 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 Chattahoochee 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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