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Blanco County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Blanco County is 135.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 101 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (61), Gas station (mapped facility) (14), Public airport (12). 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: 30.2329, -98.4047.

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 Blanco County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	13.5	8.7	1.55x	7.9 to 23.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	33.5	23.8	1.41x	22.2 to 49.6	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.4	30.2	1.17x	25.2 to 49.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	17.7	17.9	0.99x	10.3 to 30	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	50.8	51.8	0.98x	37.7 to 68.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	13.6	13.9	0.98x	7.6 to 24.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	441.1	453.4	0.97x	398.8 to 487.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	135.4	143.2	0.95x	114.3 to 160.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	15.2	18.7	0.81x	8 to 27.4	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 Blanco County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,451.1	9,842.6	-14%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	78	75.3	+4%	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	89.7	96.9	-7%	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.

Formaldehyde18.7 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.79 per million
Acetaldehyde1.25 per million
Benzene0.6 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit61
Gas station (mapped facility)14
Public airport12
Rail grade crossing7
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)4
Hazardous waste transporter2
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.

City Of Blanco Wtp, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $97,313.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070021465 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of Blanco, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009778614 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
S6t 281 Mix, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071409503 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
West Henly Cbp, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,200.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071280065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
City Of Blanco Wwtp, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Johnson City Municipal Wwtp, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071710812 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Johnson City Cbp, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071236930 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Iesi Blanco County Transfer Station, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033973822 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ingram Readymix Plant 23, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042394502 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blanco Isd, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062596711 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Henly Cbp, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070001563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Blanco Isd Elementary Additions And Renovations, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070180570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Red And White Pit, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070356115 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
The Ranches At Brushy Top, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070356214 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dirt Works Sandy Pit, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070357330 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Garrison Brothers Distillery Addition, Hye
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070358371 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Hickory Creek Pit No 1, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070362940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stock Pond, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070363201 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnson City Concrete Batch Plant, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070364218 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brushy Top, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070367348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dirt Works Blanco, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070372042 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
West Henly Site, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070374832 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Johnson City Site, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070506797 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Tex-Mix Johnson City, Johnson City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070518579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cielo Springs, Blanco
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070529090 (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 Blanco 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 Blanco 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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