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Archer County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Archer County is 126.2 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 43 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (27), Gas station (mapped facility) (5), Public airport (3). 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: 33.5996, -98.6883.

How this county ranks in Texas

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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.

Cancer rates for Archer County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	35.7	23.8	1.5x	21 to 57	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	23.9	18.5	1.29x	13.5 to 40.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	33.2	30.2	1.1x	20.7 to 51.6	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	448	453.4	0.99x	394.3 to 507.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.9	51.8	0.98x	35.4 to 72.2	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	126.2	143.2	0.88x	100.4 to 157.5	2020-2024

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 Archer County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,957.6	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	77.7	75.3	+3%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	80.3	96.9	-17%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	deaths 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.

Formaldehyde17.63 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.85 per million
Acetaldehyde1.27 per million
Benzene0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit27
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport3
Hazardous waste transporter2
Wind power plant2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)1
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.

Tower Extrusions Llc, Olney
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Copper, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead. Reports carcinogens. 84 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 76374TWRXTHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Olney Wtp, Olney
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009115938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Holliday Wwtp, Holliday
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $18,725.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027364457 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Team Pride Extrusions, Megargel
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072060303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
City Of Archer City Wwtp, Archer City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779533 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Archer City Muni, Archer City
Public airport. O.
Record ID T39 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Windthorst Water Supply, Windthorst
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1156229059 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City Of Megargel, Megargel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010922163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Dundee State Fish Hatchery, Electra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025186812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
North Central Texas Dairy, Scotland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015743668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Archer City Wtp, Archer City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020038074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tex Stein Dairy, Windthorst
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020146698 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ok Concrete Plant 7 Windthorst, Windthorst
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034407693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Team Pride Extrusions, Megargel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035293544 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wichita Tank Manufacturing, Wichita Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037563865 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Of Windthorst, Windthorst
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039184842 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wolfs Legendairy, Scotland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069213862 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wfs 0156-05-049 Nh 1302006, Dundee
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070188681 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Team Pride Extrusion, Megargel
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070361271 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mccarty Equipment, Wichita
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070372081 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
City Park, Holliday
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070506782 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eagles Nest, Holliday
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070917686 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wfs Csj 0249-03-053, Scotland
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070927472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mitchell Feedlot, Holliday
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071066209 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dundee Fish Hatchery 1110061r, Electra
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071075569 (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 Archer County

Texas state 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 Archer County, and their findings.
Texas vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Texas health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Texas 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.
Texas 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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