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Bee County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bee County is 172.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 2.1 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 72 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (41), Major air pollution source (8), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). 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: 28.4236, -97.7095.

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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 Bee County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	21.8	8.7	2.51xSignificant	15.2 to 30.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	13.7	6.6	2.08xSignificant	8.6 to 20.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	19.1	11.3	1.69xSignificant	12.7 to 27.5	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	11.1	6.6	1.68x	6.3 to 18	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.6	17.9	1.54xSignificant	20 to 37.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	19	13.9	1.37x	12.8 to 27.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	172.3	143.2	1.2xSignificant	151.9 to 194.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.5	30.2	1.01x	22.3 to 40.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	457.9	453.4	1.01x	424.5 to 493.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.8	18.5	0.96x	11.7 to 26	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	13.2	14.5	0.91x	8 to 20.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	46.5	51.8	0.9x	36.1 to 58.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	14.8	18.7	0.79x	9.3 to 22.3	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 Bee County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,511.5	9,842.6	+17%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.1	75.3	-3%	years
Child mortality	57.1	59.8	-4%	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	79.3	96.9	-18%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.9	28.6	-48%	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.

Formaldehyde18.22 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.18 per million
Benzene0.58 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit41
Major air pollution source8
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Air permit holder (minor source)3
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Small hazardous waste generator2
Public airport1
Commercial airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Silver Oak Facility, Tuleta
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 3 more. Reports carcinogens. 35,160 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7816WSLVRK842CR (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Halliburton Beeville Baroid, Beeville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Certain glycol ethers, n-Hexane, Lead And Lead Compounds, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 293 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7810WHLLBR2SSAI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Moore Street Waste Water Treatment Plant, Beeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $146,853.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008141625 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.3
Ranch Hand Beeville - 154, Beeville
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 119 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7810WRNCHH16SSA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.1
Chase Field Wwtf, Beeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $12,375.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009747916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Silver Oak Facility, Tuleta
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054359270 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Halliburton Energy Services Inc - Beeville, Beeville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033157839 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
Ranch Hand Beeville, Beeville
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070939832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Silver Oak Processing Plant, Pettus
Major air pollution source. Penalties $10,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064846840 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Wastequip, Beeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110058993585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Beeville Compressor Station, Beeville
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006128993 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Pawnee Treating Plant, Pawnee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010496463 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Bee County Gas Plant, Tuleta
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031503059 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Area 52 Cgp Facility, Pawnee
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054890953 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Lone Star Processing Facility, Tuleta
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064844691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Sugarloaf Station, Pettus
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067575733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Steel Dynamics Southwest Sinton Division, Sinton
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072152896 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
379 Pettus I Station, Pettus
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017284311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Pettus Mud Wwtp, Pettus
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $64,675.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779276 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Skidmore Wsc Wwtp, Skidmore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,977.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009771693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Moore Street Wastewater Treatment Plant, Beeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070371380 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Tynan Wwtp, Tynan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009771345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Beeville Muni, Beeville
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID BEA (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Chase Fld Industrial, Beeville
Public airport. O.
Record ID TX2 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastequip Manufacturing, Beeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070292163 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8

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 Bee 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 Bee 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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