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Caldwell Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Caldwell Parish is 126.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 124 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (33), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (30), Industrial wastewater discharge (28). 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: 32.1018, -92.0916.

How this county ranks in Louisiana

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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 Caldwell Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	79.2	51.8	1.53xSignificant	59.2 to 104.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.4	30.2	1.3x	25.8 to 58.4	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	477.3	453.4	1.05x	423.7 to 536.4	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	126.6	143.2	0.88x	100.4 to 158.2	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 Caldwell Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,531.3	9,842.6	+37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.8	75.3	-6%	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	116.7	96.9	+20%	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.

Formaldehyde23.37 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.11 per million
Benzene0.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing33
NPDES wastewater discharge permit30
Industrial wastewater discharge28
Air permit holder (minor source)22
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator2
Hazardous waste transporter2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Clarks/Grayson Wastewater Treatment Plant, Clarks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009049323 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Texas Gas Transmission Llc - Columbia Compressor Station, Columbia
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007366858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fueltrac Howard'S Grocery, Llc, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055101884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Clarks Town Of - Town Of Clarks/Grayson Wastewater Treatment Facility, Clarks
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit LA0082210: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Cross Roads Baptist Of Grayson, Grayson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110057196298 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Columbia Wastewater Treatment Facility, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012897026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
E. Columbia Sd #1, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039691900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Caldwell Parish, Columbia
Public airport. O.
Record ID F86 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Jackie Harris Trucking Llc, Grayson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043263795 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Texas Gas Transmission Llc - Columbia Compressor Station, Columbia
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007366858 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Texas Gas Transmission, Llc - Columbia Compressor Station, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009924476 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kelly Elementary School, Kelly
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011177038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Columbia Maintenance Unit, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013345031 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Century Ready Mix Corp, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016681928 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Riverton Campground Llc, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020042185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cotton Plant Water System, Grayson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020832544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Old Bethel Baptist Church, Clarks
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031275527 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ward Chev Olds, Columbia
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032748043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bethany Baptist Church, Hebert
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038518896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Apostolic Truth Tabernacle, Grayson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041247344 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
East Columbia Sewer District #1, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041906729 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pleasant Grove Church Of God, Grayson
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042384951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Columbia Heights Wastewater Treatment Facility, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110048275775 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Caldwell Ph Police Jury, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110048275776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
East Columbia Water System, Columbia
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055241750 (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 Caldwell Parish

Louisiana 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 Caldwell Parish, and their findings.
Louisiana vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Louisiana health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Louisiana 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.
Louisiana 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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