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Concho County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Concho County is 152 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 31 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Gas station (mapped facility) (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: 31.3156, -99.8578.

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 Concho County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	76.9	51.8	1.48x	46.2 to 125.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	152	143.2	1.06x	107.4 to 213.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	395.2	453.4	0.87x	319.8 to 486.6	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 Concho County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	5,163.5	9,842.6	-48%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	84.2	75.3	+12%	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.

Formaldehyde15.92 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.74 per million
Acetaldehyde1.02 per million
Benzene0.49 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Gas station (mapped facility)4
Major air pollution source2
Air permit holder (minor source)1
Public airport1
Brownfield property1
Wind power plant1

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 Eden Wwtp, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $59,334.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009777090 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Galloway 2 Solar Farm, Paint Rock
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070398301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Eden Compressor Station, Eden
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071883564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rabon, Eden
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071969101 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
Galloway 2 Solar Farm, Paint Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070398301 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Choate Pit, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071513743 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Fm 765 Csj 0870-04-040, Eola
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070195629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Cactus Flats Wind Project, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070363954 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Fm 380 At Kickapoo Creek, Paint
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070373966 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Turner Pit, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070617999 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Maverick Creek Wind, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070627051 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Choat Quarry, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070628269 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bar-Spur Pit, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070674044 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Reed Pit, Miles
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070815409 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eden Isd, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070816596 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Ruffin Ranch Proving Grounds, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071204189 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
0035-03-047 Eden Intersection, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071886082 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Eden Intersection, Eden
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071895113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Vitruvius Box Bay, Paint Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072074227 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Lucy Solar Project, Paint Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072110574 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pastor Substation S805 Additon, Paint Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072130579 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pastor Substation S805 Additon, Paint Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072131268 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Pastor Substation S805 Addition, Paint Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072132629 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Concho River Substation S806 Addition, Paint Rock
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110072134085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Stephens And Johnson Operating Co., Eden
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110007204630 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1

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 Concho 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 Concho 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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