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Utuado Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Utuado Municipio. Federal databases place 36 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (19), Gas station (mapped facility) (12), Air permit holder (minor source) (1). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 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: 18.2501, -66.692.

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 Utuado 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: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

  • Formaldehyde19.06 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.75 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.51 per million
  • Benzene1.12 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit19
  • Gas station (mapped facility)12
  • Air permit holder (minor source)1
  • Small hazardous waste generator1
  • Hydroelectric plant1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1
  • 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. Papelera Puertorriquena, Inc., Utuado

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 34.7. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID PRD090290685 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10
  2. Construcciones Del Vivi & Agregados Corp, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071093888 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 4.3
  3. Prasa Utuado New Wwtp, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041198708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3
  4. Planta de Tratamiento de Utuado, Utuado

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

    Record ID way/1149279277 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 2
  5. Prasa Wtp Utuado, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110009814923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8
  6. Prasa - Sabana Grande Ward Wtp, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110022861303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.8
  7. Prasa Wtp Roncador, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010604202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  8. Utuado Wastewater Treatment Plant, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110010785506 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  9. Prasa Mameyes Abajo Wtp, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110013695750 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  10. Prasa Santa Isabel Wtp, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110014408925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  11. Prasa Mameyes Arriba Wtp, Jayuya

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110035859693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  12. Municipality Of Utuado, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110057198447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  13. Utuado Wwtp, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064875121 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  14. Papelera Puertorriquena, Inc., Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110067019684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  15. Prasa - Utuado New Wwtp, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110070237909 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  16. Landslide Repairs On Pr-10 Kms 44.9 & 45.2, Utuado, Puerto Rico, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071308756 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  17. Landslide Repairs Highway Pr-10 Kms 41.6 & 41.9, Utuado, Puerto Rico, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071309354 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  18. Project Pr Er Prmnt Rpr (10) Landslide Repairs On Pr-10 Kms. 41.6 & 41.9, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071309421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  19. Landslides Repair Pr-10 From Km 46.7 To Km 47.5 ,Utuado, Puerto Rico, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071312204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  20. Project Pr Er Prmnt Rpr (10) Landslide Repairs On Pr-10 Kms. 46.7 & 47.5, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071312681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  21. Pr Er Prmnt Rpr (10) Landslide Repairs On Pr-10 From Km. 44.7 To Km. 45.2, Utuado

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071324739 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  22. University Of Puerto Rico Utuado, Utuado

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072088511 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5
  23. Gabriel Laundromat & Drycleaner, Utuado

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007175653 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1
  24. Puma, Utuado

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

    Record ID node/10686839290 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1
  25. Gulf, Utuado

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

    Record ID node/10691895622 (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 Utuado 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 Utuado 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.