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Garrard County, Kentucky: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Garrard County is 194.6 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 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 100 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (45), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (41), Gas station (mapped facility) (7). 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: 37.6515, -84.5498.

How this county ranks in Kentucky

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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 Garrard County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	59.6	30.2	1.97xSignificant	46.9 to 75.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	91.1	51.8	1.76xSignificant	75.1 to 110	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	40.9	23.8	1.72xSignificant	29.1 to 56.1	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.3	17.9	1.58xSignificant	19.2 to 40.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	18.4	13	1.42x	10.3 to 30.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	194.6	143.2	1.36xSignificant	170.1 to 222	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	544.6	453.4	1.2xSignificant	501.7 to 590.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22	18.7	1.18x	14.5 to 32.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.7	14.5	1.15x	9.5 to 27.3	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 Garrard County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,374.1	9,842.6	+16%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	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	111.5	96.9	+15%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	68.4	28.6	+139%	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 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.02 per million
Benzene0.95 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge45
NPDES wastewater discharge permit41
Gas station (mapped facility)7
Major air pollution source1
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Hydroelectric plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021623466 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Lancaster Stp, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039705049 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Paint Lick Elementary School, Paint Lick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030769078 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Garrard Co State Maintenance Garage, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071541404 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Columbia Gulf Transmission Llc - Paint Lick Compressor Station, Paint Lick
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070222918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Herrington Haven Subdivision, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009937845 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Jjp Industries, Llc, Paint Lick
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004782: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 3
Garrard Co State Maintenance Garage, Lancaster
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004595: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.8
Staghorn Distillery, Lancaster
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KYR004729: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.7
Triple T Metals, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064616250 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Columbia Gulf Transmission Llc - Paint Lick Compressor Station, Paint Lick
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070222918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Jjp Industries, Llc, Paint Lick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071863771 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Walker Lane Townhomes Wwtp, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071958755 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Camp Nelson Rv Camp, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006654343 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Herrington Haven Subdivision, Lancaster
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0053431: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.1
Dix River Stone Inc, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001374183 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Allison Abrasives Inc, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023162156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Imi Kentucky Llc - Lancaster 819, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071251805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Triple T Metals, Lancaster
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit KY0110302: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
Feldman Lumber Co Inc, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006683348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lancaster, City Of, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006758927 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ktc Garrard County Maintenance Garage, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009744054 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Paul Hergenrother Residence, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015609448 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kentucky Cut Stone, Lancaster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032815620 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co. -Paint Lick Compressor Station, Paint Lick
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070631089 (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 Garrard 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 Garrard 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.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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