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Bastrop County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bastrop County is 138.8 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 1.5 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 583 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (298), Rail grade crossing (144), Gas station (mapped facility) (58). 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: 30.1031, -97.3245.

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 Bastrop County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	9.7	6.6	1.47xSignificant	7.4 to 12.5	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	4.9	3.4	1.44x	3.3 to 7.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.6	17.9	1.43xSignificant	21.5 to 30.2	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.9	8.7	1.37xSignificant	9.4 to 14.9	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	3.5	2.7	1.3x	2.1 to 5.6	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	New cases	7.1	6.2	1.15x	5.1 to 9.8	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5	4.4	1.14x	3.3 to 7.3	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	18.4	16.4	1.12x	11.2 to 28.4	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	20.1	18.5	1.09x	16.5 to 24.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.6	30.2	1.01x	26.3 to 35.5	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	138.8	143.2	0.97x	129.2 to 148.9	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	434.9	453.4	0.96x	417.7 to 452.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.5	14.5	0.93x	10.6 to 16.9	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48	51.8	0.93x	42.5 to 54	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.2	5.7	0.91x	3.5 to 7.5	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.1	4.8	0.85x	2.6 to 6.3	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	3.9	4.6	0.85x	2.4 to 6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.5	6.6	0.83x	3.7 to 8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	9.3	11.3	0.82x	7 to 12.2	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	3.2	4.1	0.78x	1.9 to 5.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	10.8	13.9	0.78x	8.3 to 14	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	10.1	13	0.78x	7.5 to 13.3	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	13.5	18.7	0.72x	10.6 to 17	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	14.9	23.8	0.63x	11.8 to 18.5	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 Bastrop County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,981.4	9,842.6	-9%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.7	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	58.8	59.8	-2%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5	6.2	-20%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	90	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	13.7	28.6	-52%	deaths 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.

Formaldehyde20.44 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.47 per million
Benzene0.69 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit298
Rail grade crossing144
Gas station (mapped facility)58
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)19
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
TRI reporting facility7
Major air pollution source6
Public airport6
Brownfield property5
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Small hazardous waste generator5
Hazardous waste transporter4
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Air permit holder (minor source)3
Heliport3
Gas power plant3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Us Army National Guard Camp Swift Ranges, Bastrop
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 23,200 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78602SRMYC2SH95 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 46, Elgin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Lead, Manganese compounds. Reports carcinogens. 21,734 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78621PYNPLHWY29 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Darling Ingredients Inc., Bastrop
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide. 256,978 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7860WDRLNG264FA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop, Bastrop
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens. 2,122 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7860WFDRLC1341H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.1
Lcra Sim Gideon Power Plant, Bastrop
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $45,312.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006125558 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant, Elgin
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride, Lead compounds, Manganese compounds and 4 more. 45,965 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78621CMBRCRTE2X (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Darling Ingredients Inc., Bastrop
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070525517 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant, Elgin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007180709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
East Bastrop Wwtp, Bastrop
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $106,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002040247 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Bastrop Camp Swift Training Site, Bastrop
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037203442 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Us Brick Elgin Plant, Elgin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000599861 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Elgin Wwtp, Elgin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,400.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064332315 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Fci Bastrop, Bastrop
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006456600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.1
Lost Pines 1 Power Plant, Bastrop
Major air pollution source. Penalties $7,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005971733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Lost Pines 1 Power Plant, Bastrop
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005971733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Elgin
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070943564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Starlink Factory Bastrop, Bastrop
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071674427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
City Of Smithville, Smithville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781432 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Sim Gideon, Bastrop
Gas power plant.
Record ID 3601 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.6
Bastrop Energy Center, Cedar Creek
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55168 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.5
Lost Pines 1 Power Project, Bastrop
Gas power plant.
Record ID 55154 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 3.5
Lost Pines 1 Power Plant, Bastrop
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $7,050.
EPA FRS registry ID 110005971733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Acme Brick Co-Elgin Plant, Elgin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007180709 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Hanson Brick Elgin Facility, Elgin
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007397593 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bastrop Energy Center, Cedar Creek
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010131419 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5

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 Bastrop 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 Bastrop 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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