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Burnet County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Burnet County is 145.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 391 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (228), Rail grade crossing (64), Gas station (mapped facility) (39). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 30.7306, -98.1889.

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 Burnet County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Brain & nervous system	New cases	11.2	6.2	1.81xSignificant	7.6 to 15.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	30.9	17.9	1.73xSignificant	25 to 38	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	6.8	4.4	1.55x	4.3 to 10.4	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	17.3	13	1.33x	12.3 to 23.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.6	14.5	1.21x	13.5 to 22.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.2	8.7	1.06x	6.5 to 12.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	31.5	30.2	1.04x	26.4 to 37.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.5	3.4	1.03x	2 to 6	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.8	3.7	1.03x	2.2 to 6.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	4.2	4.1	1.02x	2.4 to 6.9	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	145.7	143.2	1.02x	134.1 to 158.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	453	453.4	1x	430.6 to 476.3	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.7	4.8	0.98x	2.8 to 7.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	48.7	51.8	0.94x	42.3 to 56	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.5	11.3	0.93x	7.6 to 14.3	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.3	13.9	0.88x	9 to 16.6	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21	23.8	0.88x	16.2 to 26.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5	5.7	0.88x	3 to 8	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	5.6	6.6	0.85x	3.4 to 8.9	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.8	18.7	0.84x	12 to 20.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	15.1	18.5	0.82x	11.3 to 19.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	5.2	6.6	0.79x	3.3 to 8.1	2020-2024

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 Burnet County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,878.6	9,842.6	-10%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.9	75.3	+2%	years
Child mortality	41.6	59.8	-30%	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	90.4	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	15.7	28.6	-45%	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.

Formaldehyde19.1 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.82 per million
Acetaldehyde1.37 per million
Benzene0.62 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit228
Rail grade crossing64
Gas station (mapped facility)39
Public airport13
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)11
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)6
Air permit holder (minor source)5
TRI reporting facility5
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)4
Small hazardous waste generator3
Heliport2
Hydroelectric plant2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Airfield1
Commercial airport1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Main Street Ground Water Plume, Burnet
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID TXN000607441 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Entegris Inc, Burnet
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Titanium tetrachloride, Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 13,709 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78611TMNCX706HO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.7
Lhoist North America Of Texas, Ltd Marble Falls Plant, Marble Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds, Mercury compounds, Mercury And Mercury Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,113 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 78611CHMCL7829S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Atmi Inc, Burnet
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012564536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Asphalt Inc. Spicewood, Spicewood
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Polycyclic aromatic compounds. Reports carcinogens. 1 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7866WSPHLT6755E (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.8
B&W Gathering Co Inc, Granite Shoals
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $49,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013314136 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Chemical Lime Ltd, Burnet
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013286700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.7
Marble Falls Bagging Plant, Burnet
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Lead. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7861WMRBLF8147S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.6
Reliable Tire Disposal, Burnet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070361012 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sure Cast Inc, Burnet
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 78611SRCST200SU (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Ipc Foundry Goup, Marble Falls
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 78654HGHLN1405T (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Highland Lakes Quality Casting Inc., Marble Falls
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000465345 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Sure Cast, Burnet
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002134949 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Asphalt Inc. Spicewood, Spicewood
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070071546 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Marble Falls Lime Plant, Marble Falls
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013881175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Atmi Inc, Burnet
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012564536 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Chemical Lime Ltd, Burnet
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013286700 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Home Depot Store 514, Marble Falls
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $285,363.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020120518 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lowes Of Marble Falls 3002, Marble Falls
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $141,730.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070200613 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Flores Park, Bertram
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $7,253.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071655914 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Thunder Rock, Marble Falls
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071944633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Firefly Test Facility, Bertram
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070377185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Firefly Test Facility, Bertram
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070377185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery, Burnet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064257744 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Honey Creek Quarry, Burnet
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071357743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

Lampasas County Jail & Sheriff Office, Lampasas
EPA FRS registry ID
110070374184
Wastewater permit
Yes
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Burnet 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 Burnet 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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