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Comanche County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Comanche County is 143.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 157 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (77), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (61), Gas station (mapped facility) (5). 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: 31.9714, -98.6001.

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 Comanche County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	25.5	14.5	1.76xSignificant	15.8 to 39.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	32.2	30.2	1.07x	22.8 to 45.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	143.6	143.2	1x	121 to 169.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	447.3	453.4	0.99x	404.7 to 493.5	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.2	51.8	0.95x	37 to 64.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	16.1	17.9	0.9x	8.7 to 27.8	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	16.4	18.7	0.88x	9.5 to 27.4	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.3	23.8	0.77x	10.6 to 30.1	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 Comanche County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,699.6	9,842.6	-1%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.8	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	81.6	59.8	+36%	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	96.2	96.9	-1%	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.

Formaldehyde17.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.81 per million
Acetaldehyde1.25 per million
Benzene0.51 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing77
NPDES wastewater discharge permit61
Gas station (mapped facility)5
Public airport4
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Commercial airport1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Wind power plant1
TRI reporting facility1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)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.

City Of Comanche, Comanche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $14,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009781691 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
City Of De Leon Wwtp, Deleon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009746472 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Proctor Pit, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071408904 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
City Of Gustine Wwtp, Gustine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $15,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010921262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gore'S Inc, Comanche
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013737689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ecology Revolution, Comanche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $31,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070191171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Premium Sandstone Quarry, Gordon
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $21,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044904878 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Comanche Quarry, Blanket
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070672952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Hi Pro Feeds Comanche, Comanche
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 76442HPRFD13EMI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Hill Country Feedmill, Comanche
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds.
TRI facility ID 76442MRMNMMOORM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Upper Leon River Mwd Fritts Wwtp, Comanche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $10,875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024884366 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Mx7 Dairy, Comanche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,126.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022415563 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Mystic Mountain Ranch, Energy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $875.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071237296 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Upper Leon River Mwd Wtp, Comanche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009770934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Comanche County-City, Comanche
Commercial airport. O.
Record ID MKN (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Wastewater Plant
Wastewater plant (mapped facility). Mapped facility presence only; no compliance or exposure measurements.
Record ID way/1430345076 (OpenStreetMap contributors) Agency record
Severity 2
Koster Dairy, Comanche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010920913 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Indian Ridge Dairy, Comanche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022290910 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Hoekman Dairy, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022908040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Cox Bend Proctor Pit, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071905072 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Triple X Dairy, Comanche
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020147303 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Brand Dairy, Energy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020846753 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jochum Schievink Dairy, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110021030631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Wildcat Dairy, Gustine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110023141474 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Overwhere Dairy, Dublin
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024412973 (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 Comanche 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 Comanche 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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