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Gates County, North Carolina: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Gates County is 144.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 29 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (6), Gas station (mapped facility) (4). 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: 36.4246, -76.7097.

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 Gates County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	39.5	30.2	1.31x	26.9 to 57.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	144.8	143.2	1.01x	119.4 to 175	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.3	51.8	0.95x	35 to 68.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	303.4	453.4	0.67x	265.8 to 345.7	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 Gates County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,365.9	9,842.6	+15%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.6	75.3	-1%	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	108.4	96.9	+12%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	31	28.6	+9%	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.

Formaldehyde16.94 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.97 per million
Acetaldehyde1.66 per million
Benzene0.76 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Solar power plant3
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.

Buckland Elementary School, Gatesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $22,537.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009844302 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Gatesville Elementary School Wwtp, Gatesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,609.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009845052 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
T.S. Cooper Elementary School Wwtp, Gatesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,722.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009845061 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ashton Lewis Lumber Company, Gatesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009716003 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Rountree Sand Mine, Eure
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070390884 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Reid Enterprises Mine, Gatesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070867633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
0.015 Wastewater Treatment Plant Restoration, Gatesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072084228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gates County Water System Improvements Project (Ei-39985), Gatesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072104214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Line 246 230kv Rebuild: Phase Ii - State Line To Nucor, Corapeake
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072109963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gates Farm Community, Gates
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072133318 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Buckland School Wastewater Improvements Project No: Srf-W-0024, Gates
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072157197 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
T.S. Cooper School Wastewater Improvements Project No.: Srf-W-0023, Sunbury
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072158567 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ashton Lewis Company, Gatesville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007121694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Gates Cotton Gin Incorporated, Gates
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007377105 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Lane Farm Supply, Inc., Gates
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110018638072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Sunoco, Sunbury
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/11942183591 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Fuel Station
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/11992652271 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Corapeake Collison Center, Corapeake
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/7343617558 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Citgo
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID node/7343617562 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Team Dixie, Sunbury
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1284951178 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Blanchard's Garage, Sunbury
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1285601387 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Yocum's Signature Hot Rods, Sunbury
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1287679410 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Tom Perry Service Station, Sunbury
Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1288025541 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
NAPA AutoCare Center, Corapeake
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1292390477 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1
Gates County Auto Machine Shop, Sunbury
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/785647749 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Gates 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 Gates 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.

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

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