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Bandera County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bandera County is 141.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 61 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (26), Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility) (14), Gas station (mapped facility) (9). One correctional facility operates in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 29.7306, -99.2031.

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 Bandera County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11.1	6.6	1.68xSignificant	7.1 to 17.5	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	20.6	13.9	1.48xSignificant	14.6 to 29.1	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.4	11.3	1.27x	9.7 to 21.6	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11	8.7	1.26x	6.8 to 17.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	58.6	51.8	1.13x	49 to 70.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	25.2	23.8	1.06x	17.8 to 35.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.7	17.9	1.04x	12.8 to 27.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	141.8	143.2	0.99x	125.6 to 160.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	29.4	30.2	0.97x	22.7 to 38.3	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	14.1	14.5	0.97x	8.4 to 22.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	439.6	453.4	0.97x	407.7 to 473.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16	18.7	0.86x	10.8 to 23.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.2	18.5	0.82x	10.3 to 22.6	2019-2023

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 Bandera County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,278.2	9,842.6	-6%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	60	59.8	+0%	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	99.6	96.9	+3%	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.

Formaldehyde18 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.78 per million
Acetaldehyde1.22 per million
Benzene0.59 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit26
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)14
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Public airport7
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Dry cleaner (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.

City Of Bandera, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010746773 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Bandera Compressor Station, Bandera
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007206255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lemon Tree Cleaners, Bandera
Dry cleaner (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/714146667 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Flying L Sewage Treatment Center, Bandera
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/799225209 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
City of Bandera Water Treatment Center, Bandera
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/916036029 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Rr 417 Wwtp, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070263945 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Bandera County Jail & Justice Center
Correctional facility (prison or jail).
EPA FRS registry ID 110052739578 (U.S. EPA ECHO + SDWIS) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bandera Rock & Road, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037199340 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ingram Readymix Bandera, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064639805 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tpwd Hill Country Sna, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070362776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Game Birds, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070365743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Camp Ozark, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070390726 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
16227 Vance Jackson, San Antonio
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070390785 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hannah Heights, Seguin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070530582 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jordans Creek Subdivision Unit 1, Seguin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070569146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hannah Heights Unit 1, Seguin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070626515 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Meadows Of Martindale, Seguin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070824676 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hanna Heights Unit 3, Seguin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070928279 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hanna Heights Unit 6, Seguin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070929474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Elm Acres Rv Park Community, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071070356 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Sat Csj 1730-01-043, Pipe Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071158147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Elk Mountain Ranch, Pipe Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071296410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bandera Site, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071347251 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Grand View Ranch, Bandera
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071370366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Txdot Sat Csj 0291-06-062, Pipe Creek
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071525675 (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.

Bandera County Jail & Justice Center
EPA FRS registry ID
110052739578
Water system
TX0100093
Health-based violations
1 all time, 1 in 5 years
All violations
18
Contaminants cited
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Bandera 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 Bandera 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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