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Putnam County, Georgia: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Putnam County is 145.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 687 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (393), Industrial wastewater discharge (210), Rail grade crossing (29). 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: 33.3273, -83.3438.

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 Putnam County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	23.9	17.9	1.34x	16.2 to 34.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.1	6.6	1.23x	4.3 to 14.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.4	8.7	1.08x	5.3 to 16.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.9	13.9	1.07x	9.8 to 22.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	481.7	453.4	1.06x	447.3 to 518.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.8	18.5	1.02x	12.7 to 27.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	145.4	143.2	1.02x	127.7 to 165.3	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	51.2	51.8	0.99x	41.6 to 63	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.7	11.3	0.95x	6.7 to 17	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	13.1	14.5	0.9x	8.1 to 20.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16	18.7	0.86x	10.9 to 23.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	19	23.8	0.8x	12.5 to 28.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	23.8	30.2	0.79x	17.4 to 32.3	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 Putnam County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	12,212.8	9,842.6	+24%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74	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	107.1	96.9	+10%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	19.1	28.6	-33%	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.

Formaldehyde23.95 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Acetaldehyde2.38 per million
Benzene0.77 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit393
Industrial wastewater discharge210
Rail grade crossing29
Gas station (mapped facility)21
Air permit holder (minor source)11
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source4
Public airport2
Small hazardous waste generator2
Solar power plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Hazardous waste transporter1
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.

Interfor U.S. Inc. - Eatonton Div, Eatonton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 65,995 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 31024RYNRT370DE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Interfor-Eatonton, Eatonton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012706517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Horton Components, Eatonton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000833073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Horton Vans Inc, Eatonton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020496319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Horton Components, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000833073 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Horton Vans Inc, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020496319 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Marble Works Inc, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001426859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Eatonton - Putnam Water & Sewer Authority (Westside Wpcp), Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040605 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Interfor-Eatonton, Eatonton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012706517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Putnam Group, Llc, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013425980 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Horton Iron Works, Inc., Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015592438 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Fowler-Flemister Concrete Inc. - Lake Oconee, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070012035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ufp Structural Packaging, Llc Eatonton, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021104 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gro Tec Inc, Eatonton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Bifenthrin, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, 2,4-D 2-ethylhexyl ester. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 31024GRTCN635MA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Gro Tec, Inc., Eatonton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Marble Works Inc, Eatonton
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110001426859 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Interfor-Eatonton, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012706517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Eatonton - Putnam Water & Sewer Authority (Eastside Wpcp), Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010040614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Hallman Recycling Llc, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070144741 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Branch Steam Electric Generating Plant, Milledgeville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Branch Steam Electric Generating Plant, Milledgeville
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000588221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Eatonton Asphalt Plant, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072158972 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1442744646 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Eatonton Bin, Eatonton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070013269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Gro Tec, Inc., Eatonton
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000359861 (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 Putnam 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 Putnam 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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