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Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico: environmental and disease records

County cancer statistics are not published for Vega Alta Municipio. Federal databases place 31 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (12), Gas station (mapped facility) (7), Small hazardous waste generator (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: 18.4088, -66.3319.

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 Vega Alta 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.

  • Formaldehyde17.04 per million
  • Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
  • Acetaldehyde1.22 per million
  • Benzene1.13 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

  • NPDES wastewater discharge permit12
  • Gas station (mapped facility)7
  • Small hazardous waste generator4
  • Air permit holder (minor source)2
  • Large hazardous waste generator2
  • Hazardous waste transporter1
  • Industrial wastewater discharge1
  • Superfund (NPL) site1
  • Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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. Vega Alta Public Supply Wells, Vega Alta

    Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 42.2. NPL Site.

    EPA site ID PRD980763775 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record

    Severity 10

  2. Industrial C&S Of Pr Llc, Vega Alta

    Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 10 lbs released over 5 years.

    TRI facility ID 00692CRBGNSTATE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)

    Severity 5.3

  3. Prasa Vega Alta Stp, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007804894 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3.3

  4. Central Ford, Vega Alta

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110038910550 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  5. Caribe Ge Pilot, Vega Alta

    Large hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042075125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 3

  6. Vega Alta Ms4, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064593239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 2.8

  7. Industrial C & S Of Pr Llc - Vega Alta, Vega Alta

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007813312 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  8. Amigo Supermarket 3679, Vega Alta

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110031375090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  9. Esso Standard Oil Services Pr Do-095 - F, Vega Alta

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110037441658 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  10. Engineered Parts & Services Inc, Vega Alta

    Small hazardous waste generator.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110041679270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  11. Palmas De Cerro Gordo Development Pump Station, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110043270545 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  12. Pan American Properties Corp., Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110064863759 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  13. Vega Alta Wwtp, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110066877687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  14. Universal Manufacturing Corp., San Juan

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071065672 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  15. Enco Manufacturing Corp-Dba Weco, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071067421 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  16. Industrial C&S Of Pr, Llc - Vega Alta Plant, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071074467 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  17. Almacen Y Centro De Distribucion Me Salve, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071866717 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  18. Almacen Y Centro De Distribucion Me Salve!, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110071906008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  19. Palma Nido West, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072001531 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  20. Creacion Talud, Vega Alta

    NPDES wastewater discharge permit.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110072004401 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1.5

  21. Cantera Carmelo Inc., Vega Alta

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110007175243 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  22. Caribe Ge Pilot, Vega Alta

    Air permit holder (minor source).

    EPA FRS registry ID 110042075125 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  23. Paitos Trucking Inc, Vega Alta

    Hazardous waste transporter.

    EPA FRS registry ID 110055475221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record

    Severity 1

  24. American Gasoline

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

    Record ID node/3409776683 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record

    Severity 1

  25. Puma, Vega Alta

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

    Record ID node/4327600790 (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 Vega Alta 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 Vega Alta 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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