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Currituck County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Currituck County is 156.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 150 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (69), Rail grade crossing (41), Gas station (mapped facility) (18). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 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: 36.312, -75.9468.

How this county ranks in North Carolina

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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 Currituck County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	43.9	30.2	1.45xSignificant	34.7 to 55	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.7	23.8	1.12x	19.3 to 36	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.3	143.2	1.09x	138.1 to 176.3	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	19.1	18.7	1.02x	13.1 to 27	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	52.9	51.8	1.02x	42.9 to 64.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	12.7	13.9	0.91x	7.8 to 19.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.6	11.3	0.85x	5.7 to 15.3	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	357	453.4	0.79x	329.5 to 386.3	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	12	17.9	0.67x	7.3 to 18.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	11.4	18.5	0.62x	6.8 to 18.1	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 Currituck County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	6,917.9	9,842.6	-30%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.1	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	74	96.9	-24%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	34.6	28.6	+21%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde15.04 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.96 per million
Acetaldehyde1.19 per million
Benzene0.78 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit69
Rail grade crossing41
Gas station (mapped facility)18
Air permit holder (minor source)4
Solar power plant4
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Heliport3
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Major air pollution source1
Commercial airport1
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.

Green Acres Land Development, Powells Point
Major air pollution source. Penalties $6,021.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043684830 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Southern Outer Banks Water Sys, Currituck
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017696171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Currituck Co Mainland Wtp, Maple
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018715032 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Currituck County Rgnl, Currituck
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID ONX (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Sandler Utilities Inc.
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1201782328 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1364379565 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Ocean Sands Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1483661299 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Currituck County Site, Powells Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006716394 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spruill Mine, Moyock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006722555 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Thrasher Mine Moyock, Moyock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009715451 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tr Equipment Co- Malco Mine, Point Harbor
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009858662 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Moyock Farm Associates, Inc, Moyock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009860070 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Countryscapes, Llc, Shawboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022559239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bonney Bright Sand Company, Knotts Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110028297705 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Currituck County Regional Airport, Maple
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038002951 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Xe Services Llc / Us Training Center, Moyock
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041995552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cheshire Meadows Mine, Shawboro
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045404941 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Powell'S Point Bin, Powells Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046599301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Green Acres Land Development Mine, Jarvisburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054148846 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coastal Ready Mix Concrete Inc. - Moyock, Moyock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054246400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Griggs Mine, Harbinger
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056351709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Site #2 Mine, Powells Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067015553 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Guinea Road, Moyock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069211800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bayview Sand Mine, Powells Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070249484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bay Disposal & Recycling, Powells Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070884609 (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 Currituck County

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