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Bath County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bath County is 220.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 2.2 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 50 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (20), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). 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: 38.1475, -83.7752.

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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 Bath County compared with the United States
CancerMeasureCounty rateU.S. rateTimes U.S.95% intervalYears
Lung & bronchusDeaths65.130.22.16xSignificant49.2 to 85.12020-2024
Lung & bronchusNew cases98.451.81.9xSignificant78.1 to 122.62019-2023
Melanoma of the skinNew cases37.123.81.56xSignificant24.2 to 54.62019-2023
All cancerDeaths220.4143.21.54xSignificant189.2 to 255.62020-2024
BladderNew cases25.618.71.37x16.1 to 39.42019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvisNew cases23.917.91.34x14 to 38.32019-2023
All cancerNew cases561.7453.41.24xSignificant509.5 to 618.12019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphomaNew cases2018.51.08x11 to 33.72019-2023

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 Bath County
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature death16,750.19,842.6+70%years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy68.875.3-9%years
Child mortality115.359.8+93%deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths160.496.9+65%deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths10528.6+267%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.

  • Formaldehyde18.31 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.98 per million
  • Benzene0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • Industrial wastewater discharge20
  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
  • Gas station (mapped facility)4
  • Brownfield property3
  • Major air pollution source1
  • Combined sewer overflow outfall1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • 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.

  1. Bath County Industrial Park, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $6,500.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110030443544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.8

  2. Olympia Lumber & Post Inc, Olympia

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Arsenic compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Reports carcinogens.

    TRI facility ID 40358MCRTHSOURS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.5

  3. Maysville Stp, Maysville

    Combined sewer overflow outfall. No Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit KY0020257:015 (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 4

  4. Owingsville Stp, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006752291 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8

  5. Texas Eastern Transmission Lp - Owingsville Transmission Station, Owingsville

    Major air pollution source.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000793829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  6. Sharpsburg Stp, Sharpsburg

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009936187 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  7. Former Sharpsburg School, Sharpsburg

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071970300 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  8. R. L. Brown Store, Sharpsburg

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071980787 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  9. 10 Montgomery Street Former Dump, Sharpsburg

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072252572 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  10. Texas Eastern Transmission Lp - Owingsville Transmission Station, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000793829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  11. Custom Food Products Llc, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039603079 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  12. Owingsville Stp, Owingsville

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit KY0024287: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 3

  13. Bath County Industrial Park, Owingsville

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit KY0106887: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.8

  14. Bath Co State Maintenance Garage, Owingsville

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit KYR004637: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.6

  15. Owingsville Pec, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071378138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5

  16. Sharpsburg Stp, Sharpsburg

    Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.

    NPDES permit KY0088421: (U.S. EPA NPDES)

    Severity 2.3

  17. Mcarthur Lumber & Post Co, Olympia

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000379000 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.3

  18. Bath Co State Maintenance Garage, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110045258449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2

  19. Ktc Bath County Maintenance Garage, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006759052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8

  20. Texas Eastern Transmission Lp - Owingsville Transmission Station, Owingsville

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000793829 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Bath County Little League Park, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110045308582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. Spencer Road To Farmers 69 Kv Replacement Project, Preston

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070688465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Freedom Asphalt, Llc, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070695644 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Kytc Project: Cid 204128; 9-9009.01, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070929095 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Dollar General, Owingsville

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071236470 (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 Bath County

  • Kentucky 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 Bath County, and their findings.

  • Kentucky vital statistics office

    Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.

  • Kentucky health department, environmental epidemiology

    Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.

  • Kentucky 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.

  • Kentucky 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.

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