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Echols County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Echols County is 149.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 28 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (14), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (7), Industrial wastewater discharge (4). 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: 30.732, -82.9461.

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 Echols County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	87.4	51.8	1.69x	50.7 to 141.1	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	515.8	453.4	1.14x	419 to 628.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	149.1	143.2	1.04x	97.5 to 218.2	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 Echols County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,910.9	9,842.6	-20%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.8	75.3	+2%	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	56.7	96.9	-41%	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.

Formaldehyde20.53 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.09 per million
Pahpom0.67 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing14
NPDES wastewater discharge permit7
Industrial wastewater discharge4
Gas station (mapped facility)2
Auto repair or body shop (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.

Mayday Sand Mine No. 6, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070028110 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Echols County, Mayday Road, Street And Drainage Improvements, Statenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070704191 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
John Hampton Road From Billy Rd To End, Statenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071203511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pi#0014073, Echols County, Statenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071236064 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Highway 376 Gas Station And Migrant Camp, Lake Park
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071879913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High School Addition To Echols K-8 School, Valdosta
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071905221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Timber Wind Home, Lake Park
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072257409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Private Road, Haylow
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713683N (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Haylow
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713684V (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Cr 57, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713685C (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713686J (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Raulerson Road, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713687R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713689E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713690Y (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Tommy Lane, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713691F (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Mayday, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713693U (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Valentine Rd, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713695H (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Private Road, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713696P (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Sr 135, Valdosta
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 713697W (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Copeland Rd, Howell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 723515K (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
Donouhe Rd, Howell
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 723516S (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.3
C.J. Findleys Collision
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1016134940 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1337796004 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Corner Fuel
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/403736981 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Mayday Sand Mine No. 6, Unknown
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAIS13064: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1

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 Echols 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 Echols 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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