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Montgomery County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Montgomery County is 183.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 74 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Industrial wastewater discharge (12). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 32.1521, -82.5332.

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 Montgomery County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.7	23.8	1.5x	21 to 57.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	27.6	18.5	1.49x	15.6 to 46.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.3	30.2	1.33x	25.9 to 60.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	183.1	143.2	1.28xSignificant	148.9 to 223.5	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	460.9	453.4	1.02x	404.4 to 523.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48	51.8	0.93x	32.1 to 70.1	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 Montgomery County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,468.1	9,842.6	+37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.4	75.3	-5%	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	102.9	96.9	+6%	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.

Formaldehyde21.93 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.22 per million
Pahpom0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
Industrial wastewater discharge12
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Scruggs Borrow Pit, Mt Vernond
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070046086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bmc East, Llc (Ailey), Ailey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070628140 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Mount Vernon, City Of (Mount Vernon Wpcp), Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
S.R. 292- Collins Borrow Pit, Higgston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071905396 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Ailey, City Of (Ailey Wpcp), Ailey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010038501 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Republic Services Of Vidalia, Vidalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110061574675 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Uvalda, City Of (Uvalda Wpcp), Uvalda
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064635765 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Moody Road Widening Project - Phase 2 (Epd-Wcd), Na
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070009441 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Sunmark Community Bank, Na
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070010115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Montgomery County Middle School / High School, Mt. Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070018692 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Old Dominion Freight Line, Vidalia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071251709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Silicon Ranch Toombs Solar Facility, Tarrytown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071443651 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ailey Substation, Ailey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071500484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ailey Solar, Ailey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071814180 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Montgomery State Prison Improvements, Mt Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071961467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Project Hog, Mt. Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072081670 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amazon 5 Acre Tract, Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072144506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Site 2 - S. Railroad Ave., Mount Vernon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072145345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Union Camp - Higgston Landfill, Ailey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072202651 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Amazon.Com Services Llc - Dgs7, Mt Vernon
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID x9025786fc7a9815b9c816a2d11475187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Miracle Lane, Vidalia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 640982R (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Conway Mcdonald, Vidalia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 640983X (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Joe Hill Road, Vidalia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 640984E (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Private Road, Vidalia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 640985L (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2
Allmond Station Rd, Vidalia
Rail grade crossing.
Record ID 640986T (Federal Railroad Administration)
Severity 1.2

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Montgomery State Prison Improvements, Mt Vernon
EPA FRS registry ID
110071961467
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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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