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Harris County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Harris County is 151.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 533 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (327), Industrial wastewater discharge (169), Gas station (mapped facility) (19). 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: 32.7277, -84.8995.

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 Harris County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	New cases	7.5	6.6	1.14x	4.3 to 12.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	21.2	18.7	1.13x	15.7 to 28.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.4	14.5	1.13x	11.3 to 23.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	151.8	143.2	1.06x	136.2 to 168.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	14.6	13.9	1.05x	10.2 to 20.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	452.6	453.4	1x	425 to 481.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30	30.2	0.99x	23.6 to 38	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	6.2	6.6	0.94x	3.5 to 10.5	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.8	23.8	0.92x	15.8 to 29.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.9	18.5	0.91x	11.8 to 23.6	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	7.7	8.7	0.89x	4.6 to 12.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	45.3	51.8	0.87x	37.3 to 54.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.4	11.3	0.83x	6 to 14.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	14.6	17.9	0.82x	10.2 to 20.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	8.8	13	0.68x	5.1 to 14.2	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 Harris County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	7,326.1	9,842.6	-26%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78.8	75.3	+5%	years
Child mortality	38.3	59.8	-36%	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	81.6	96.9	-16%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	17.6	28.6	-38%	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.

Formaldehyde24.88 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.88 per million
Acetaldehyde2.37 per million
Pahpom0.86 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit327
Industrial wastewater discharge169
Gas station (mapped facility)19
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Public airport3
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Hydroelectric plant1
Solar power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
TRI reporting facility1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Koch Foods Of Pine Mountain Valley, Pine Mountain Valley
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid. 3,311,568 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31823CGLSNPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Koch Foods Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pine Mountain Valley
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000906137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.9
West Point, City Of (West Point Wpcp), West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006644756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Hamilton Wpcp, Hamilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064433750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fall Line Quarry Llc, Midland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070005491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Rodgers Metal Craft, Fortson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070023919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Koch Foods Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pine Mountain Valley
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000906137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. - Ellerslie Comp. Station, Ellerslie
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009355704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ga Power - Bartletts Ferry, Fortson
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007909763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Koch Foods Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pine Mountain Valley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000906137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Cgr Georgia Llc (Callaway Resort & Gardens Wpcp), Pine Mountain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010041374 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Southern Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. - Ellerslie Comp. Station, Ellerslie
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009355704 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Koch Foods Wastewater Treatment Plant, Pine Mountain Valley
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000906137 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Georgia Power Company (Goat Rock Hydroelectric Plant), Fortson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010042373 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Daehan Solution Georgia, Llc, West Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072132973 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
R Home Rentals, Llc. (Acres Of Shade Mobile Home Park Wpcp), Cataula
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043482460 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Harris County, Pine Mountain
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID PIM (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Catula Inert Landfill
Landfill (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/980611541 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Department Of Natural Resources (Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park Wpcp), Pine Mountain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008981842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Davis And Sons Recycling, Hamilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064510514 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Ga Power - Bartletts Ferry, Fortson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007909763 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pine Mountain, Town Of (Pine Mountain Wpcp), Pine Mountain
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lafarge Aggregates Southeast, Midland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010384084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Oak View Home, Inc. (Oak View Home Wpcp), Waverly Hall
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015723699 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Harris County Inert Landfill, Hamilton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034143326 (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 Harris 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 Harris 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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