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Borden County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Federal databases place 24 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (15), Wind power plant (4), Major air pollution source (2). 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: 32.6914, -101.432.

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 Borden County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	New cases	498.9	453.4	1.1x	310.4 to 784.4	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 Borden County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	n/a	9,842.6	n/a	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	n/a	75.3	n/a	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	n/a	96.9	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde14.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.7 per million
Benzene2.12 per million
Acetaldehyde0.98 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit15
Wind power plant4
Major air pollution source2
Solar power plant2
Air permit holder (minor source)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.

Good Booster Station, Gail
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007395443 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Archrock Services Reinecke Ctb And Co2 Recycle Facility, Gail
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022938311 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Gopher Creek Wind Farm, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070356916 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
R E Janes Vealmoor Plant Site, Big Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070365449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Long Draw Substation Project, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070622410 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Caprock Calcium Plant, Fluvanna
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070830178 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lbb Csj 0294-02-023, Seminole
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070892062 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Aypa - Borden County, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071425848 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Abl-Bs 055803028, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071656228 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mm - Vealmoor Sand And Gravel, Big Spring
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071885172 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Long Draw Ii 345 Kv Station Expansion, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071954694 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Buck Canyon Switching Station, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071959762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Spartan Borden County Support Yard, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131760 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Borden County Data Center, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072173112 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Softbank Juno Solar Collector Sub Exp And T-Line, Odonnell
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072191018 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Mulshoe 345 Kv Substation, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072231833 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Project Borden County Data Center, Gail
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072250066 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Reinecke Compressor Station, Gail
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110031505066 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1
Stephens Ranch Wind Energy Llc, O'Donnell
Wind power plant.
Record ID 57983 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.9
Juno Solar Project, Lamesa
Solar power plant.
Record ID 63328 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.8
Engie Long Draw Solar Llc, Gail
Solar power plant.
Record ID 62845 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.7
Bull Creek Wind, O'Donnell
Wind power plant.
Record ID 56956 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.7
Gopher Creek Wind Farm, Fluvanna
Wind power plant.
Record ID 61417 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.7
Post Wind Farm Lp, Fluvanna
Wind power plant.
Record ID 56457 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Severity 0.6

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 Borden 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 Borden 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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