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Rincón Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Rincón Municipio. Federal databases place 30 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (18), 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: 18.3363, -67.2321.

How this county ranks in Puerto Rico

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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.

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 Rincón 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.

  • Formaldehyde14.43 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Benzene1.06 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit18
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
  • Gas station (mapped facility)4
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1

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. Rio Grande Residential Project, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $45,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070556055 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  2. Finca Sueã‘O De Aurora, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $28,680.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070826731 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 5.5

  3. Development Of Five (5) Residential Lots, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070831383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  4. Tres Palmas Sunset View, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $45,000.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071728026 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  5. Rincon, Rioncon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110054107792 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  6. Surgical Specialties Puerto Rico Inc, Rincon

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037247921 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  7. Integra C.I. Inc, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067376716 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Rincon Water Park, Rincã“N

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070113593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Development Of Nine (9) Residential Lots - Alfaya Estate Llc., Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070506012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Single Family Residence Johanna E. Camacho, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070885124 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Las Casitas De Corcega, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070918314 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Development Of Four (4) Lots Property Of Desarrollos Costeros Llc., Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071064435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Vistas Del Paseo, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071065930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Finca Sueã‘O De Aurora, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071299790 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Rincon Hill View And Rincon Hill Side, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071510283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Rincon Hill View And Rincon Hill Side, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071657416 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Corsica Village, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071816245 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Construction Of A Single-Family Residence, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072134356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Rincon Waves Residential Development, Rincon

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072246888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Gulf, Rincón

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/10285223516 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  21. Gasolinera Gulf

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/14140994602 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  22. Rincon Radiator

    Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/9439684893 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  23. Taller Electromecánica Wito

    Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/9439686857 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  24. Eddie Auto Kool

    Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/9439695259 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  25. La Bodega Mini Mart

    Gas station (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID node/9439704612 (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 Rincón 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 Rincón 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.

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