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Aguadilla Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Aguadilla Municipio. Federal databases place 73 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (37), Air permit holder (minor source) (16), Small hazardous waste generator (7). 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: 18.4498, -67.1185.

How this county ranks in Puerto Rico

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.

No county-level cancer statistics are published for this area. Request counts directly from the Puerto Rico cancer registry.

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 Aguadilla Municipio
MeasureCountyU.S. medianDifferenceUnit
Premature deathn/a9,842.6n/ayears of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancyn/a75.3n/ayears
Child mortalityn/a59.8n/adeaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortalityn/a6.2n/adeaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deathsn/a96.9n/adeaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deathsn/a28.6n/adeaths 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.

  • Formaldehyde13.59 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
  • Benzene1.04 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.73 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit37
  • Air permit holder (minor source)16
  • Small hazardous waste generator7
  • Industrial wastewater discharge5
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
  • Commercial airport1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Large hazardous waste generator1
  • Solar power plant1
  • TRI reporting facility1

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. Coast Guard Exchenge (Cgx), Aguadilla

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 828 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0060WCSTGR99WES (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 6.7
  2. Rafael Hernandez, Aguadilla

    Commercial airport. O.

    Record ID BQN (FAA / U.S. DOT)

    Severity 5
  3. Hp International Trading Bv (Puerto Rico Branch) Llc, Aguadilla

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers. 118 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0060WHPNTRCARR1 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4.6
  4. Suiza Dairy Corp, Aguadilla

    TRI reporting facility.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070813520 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.5
  5. Suiza Dairy Corp, Aguadilla

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 20 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 0060WSZDRYPR467 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 4
  6. Copan Industries Inc., Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071075409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.8
  7. Plaza Noroeste Commercial Center, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070825478 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5
  8. Prasa Aguadilla Wtp, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007812876 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3
  9. Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico Llc, Aguadilla

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110066978275 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3
  10. Punta Borinquen, Aguadilla

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071985266 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3
  11. Lufthansa Technik Pr, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070032915 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3
  12. The Cliff Villas Hotel And Country Club, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $50,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071298619 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8
  13. Us Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Aguadilla

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006868906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5
  14. Us Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006868906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5
  15. Rafael Hernandez International Airport, Aguadlla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070567898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5
  16. Western Aviation Service Corp, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070597512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5
  17. The Cliff Villas Hotel And Country Club Construction Project, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $50,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071309198 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.5
  18. Us Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, Aguadilla

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110006868906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2
  19. Aguadilla Transfer Station, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071442977 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2
  20. Grupo Caribe, Llc (The Cliff Villas Hotel And Country Club ), Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071308900 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8
  21. Prasa - Culebrinas Wtp, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110020846138 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  22. Aguadilla Regional Wwtp, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110039988145 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  23. Municipality Of Aguadilla, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044243814 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  24. University Of Puerto Rico – Aguadilla Campus, Aguadilla

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060367071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  25. Hewlett Packard, Aguadilla

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110063174808 (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 Aguadilla Municipio

  • Puerto Rico 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 Aguadilla Municipio, and their findings.

  • Puerto Rico vital statistics office

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

  • Puerto Rico health department, environmental epidemiology

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

  • Puerto Rico 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.

  • Puerto Rico 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.