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Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Río Grande Municipio. Federal databases place 47 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Gas station (mapped facility) (10), Air permit holder (minor source) (2). 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: 18.3477, -65.8166.

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 Río Grande 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.

  • Formaldehyde12.84 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Benzene0.96 per million
  • Acetaldehyde0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
  • Gas station (mapped facility)10
  • Air permit holder (minor source)2
  • Industrial wastewater discharge2
  • Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
  • Brownfield property1
  • Heliport1
  • Solar power plant1
  • Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

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. Consejo De Condominios Costeros, Inc., Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010955056 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  2. Power Precast Products Corp., Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069346988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3

  3. Municipality Of Rio Grande, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110060367115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.5

  4. Ge Palmer, Río Grande

    Brownfield property.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071965371 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record

    Severity 3

  5. RãO Grande El Yunque Filtration Plant, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110000561696 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  6. Planta de Tratamiento de Río Grande, Río Grande

    Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.

    Record ID way/1082748463 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2

  7. Rio Grande Estates Wwtp, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009814834 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Prasa Wtp Guzman Arriba, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009815263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Coco Beach Wwtp, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110012296283 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Prasa Jimenez Wtp, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110044903664 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Prasa Morovis - Rio Grande Wtp, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110056156065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Prasa Rio Grande Estates, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110069999614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Prasa Wtp El Yunque Filtr Plt, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070000820 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Bahia Beach Ocean Drive Residences, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070100059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. El Faro Residential Development, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070546444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Westmeyer Residence, Lot 20 Bahia Beach, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070693377 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Westmeyer Residence, Lot 20 Bahia Beach, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070696210 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Pr Erfo Fs 2017-1(3), Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070869556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Us Forest Service Revitalization Of Catalina Headquarters & Site, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071069684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Pickett Residence, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071147167 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Ocean Drive Residences 4 To 8, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071223380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  22. RãO Grande Estates Wastewater Treatment Plant Elimination, RãO Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071254089 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  23. Atlantic Estates Residences Model Homes, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071338266 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  24. Atlantic Estates Residences Model Homes, Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071338512 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  25. Construction Of 3 Condo Buildings And A Beach Club In Rio Grande, P.R., Rio Grande

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071668990 (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 Río Grande 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 Río Grande 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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