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Meriwether County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Meriwether County is 161.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 187 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (73), Rail grade crossing (44), Industrial wastewater discharge (41). 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: 33.0389, -84.6999.

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 Meriwether County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	13.5	8.7	1.55x	8.2 to 21.4	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.3	6.6	1.41x	5.2 to 15.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	26	18.5	1.41x	18 to 36.7	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.8	17.9	1.39x	16.9 to 35.4	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.1	14.5	1.32x	12 to 29	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	34.9	30.2	1.16x	26.2 to 46.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	161.2	143.2	1.13x	142 to 182.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	501.6	453.4	1.11xSignificant	464.6 to 541	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.9	51.8	1.1x	45.5 to 70.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	15.1	13.9	1.09x	9.7 to 23	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.4	23.8	0.9x	14.4 to 31.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.1	11.3	0.89x	5.8 to 16.8	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	15.8	18.7	0.84x	10.2 to 24	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 Meriwether County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,062.7	9,842.6	+53%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.8	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	108.5	59.8	+82%	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	115.2	96.9	+19%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	20.7	28.6	-28%	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.

Formaldehyde23.71 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde2.29 per million
Pahpom0.79 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit73
Rail grade crossing44
Industrial wastewater discharge41
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Public airport6
Solar power plant4
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Wm Turkey Run Landfill, Hogansville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070389994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Ennis-Flint Inc Manchester Ga, Manchester
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Vinyl acetate. Reports carcinogens. 7 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31816SSNNH11NEB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.2
Sherwin Williams Co., Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025331647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mando Expansion Grading, Hogansville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110059396979 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Woodbury, City Of (Woodbury Wpcp), Woodbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064600579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mando America Corporation ? G2, Hogansville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070283649 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Wm Turkey Run Landfill, Hogansville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070389994 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tav Holdings, Inc. - Greenville, Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070892781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Manchester, Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011328697 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Woodbury, City Of (Woodbury Wtp), Woodbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067379866 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Sherwin Williams Co., Manchester
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110025331647 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Crown Technology Ii L L C, Woodbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002101467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Warm Springs, City Of (Warm Springs Wpcp), Warm Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010042104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Greenville, City Of (Kennel Creek Wpcp), Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,435.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071711273 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Greenville, City Of (Kennel Creek Wpcp), Greenville
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GA0047813: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Roosevelt Meml, Warm Springs
Public airport. O.
Record ID 5A9 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Woodbury, City Of (Woodbury Wtp), Woodbury
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit GAG640120: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.8
Manchester, City Of (Pigeon Creek Wpcp), Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064583491 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Fairburn Ready Mix - Greenville, Greenville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071285046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Complete Truck Bodies Inc, Gay
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006399441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Manchester High School, Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022010991 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Warms Spring Institute For Rehabilitation, Warm Spring
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110036051768 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sims Bark Of Georgia, Woodbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038284807 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eccomelt, Llc, Manchester
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044303508 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Custom Truck & Body Works Inc, Woodbury
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055442800 (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 Meriwether 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 Meriwether 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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