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Fannin County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Fannin County is 152.9 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 535 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (275), Industrial wastewater discharge (187), Rail grade crossing (35). 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: 34.791, -84.1982.

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 Fannin County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	6.3	3.4	1.85xSignificant	3.7 to 11.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	6.3	4.8	1.31x	3.5 to 11.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37.3	30.2	1.24x	29.7 to 46.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	60.5	51.8	1.17x	51 to 71.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.3	14.5	1.12x	11.3 to 23.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	14.4	13	1.11x	8.5 to 23.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.3	18.5	1.1x	14.4 to 28.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.3	18.7	1.09x	14.8 to 27.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152.9	143.2	1.07x	136.8 to 170.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	477.5	453.4	1.05x	446.8 to 510.2	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.3	13.9	1.03x	9.7 to 21	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.5	17.9	0.98x	11.6 to 25.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.6	11.3	0.85x	6.2 to 15.2	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19.7	23.8	0.83x	13.3 to 28.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	5.8	8.7	0.67x	3.2 to 10.7	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 Fannin County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,245.5	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.1	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	60.7	59.8	+2%	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	131.3	96.9	+35%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34.6	28.6	+21%	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.

Formaldehyde18.92 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.79 per million
Acetaldehyde1.78 per million
Benzene0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit275
Industrial wastewater discharge187
Rail grade crossing35
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Air permit holder (minor source)6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator4
Public airport1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Piedmont Water Company, Inc. (Blue Ridge Golf & River Club Wrf), Mineral Bluff
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $434.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024461964 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Blue Ridge, City Of (Blue Ridge Wpcp), Blue Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064602728 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Blue Ridge Transfer Station & Hauling, Mineral Bluff
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070022621 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Srm Plant #302-Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071503844 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southern Concrete Materials-Mccaysville Plant, Mccaysville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds. 6 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 3055WSTHRN366MC (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3.6
Usdi Fish And Wildlife Service, Suches
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006890187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Blue Ridge, City Of (Blue Ridge Wpcp), Blue Ridge
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0037583: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Usdi Fish And Wildlife Service, Suches
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110006890187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mccaysville, City Of (Mccaysville Wtp), Mccaysville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAG640145: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1355036101 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Blue Ridge Bin, Blue Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070026132 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Mason Tractor Co, Blue Ridge
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007488502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Levi Strauss & Co, Blue Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007497468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Morganton Baptist Church (Morganton Baptist Church Wpcp), Morganton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008982182 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ninth District Opportunity, Inc (Ninth District Wpcp), Mineral Bluff
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blue Ridge, City Of (Blue Ridge Wtp), Blue Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011330906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Home Depot Store #1771, Blue Ridge
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024558049 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mountain Meadows Rv Park, Blue Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030919674 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Loetscher Used Auto Parts, Morganton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038646098 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blue Creek Partners Ii At Laceola, Unknown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041539724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blue Ridge Medical Center, Blue Ridge
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044807153 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tennesse Valley Authority, Blue Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110050297535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mccaysville, City Of (Mccaysville Wtp), Mccaysville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067372131 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Murphy Express Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007406 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Teague Overlook Subdivision, Blue Ridge
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070007409 (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 Fannin 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 Fannin 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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