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Dallam County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Dallam County is 157.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 102 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (48), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (33), Gas station (mapped facility) (8). 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: 36.2733, -102.6022.

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 Dallam County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
All cancer	Deaths	157.6	143.2	1.1x	115.7 to 209.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	417	453.4	0.92x	347.7 to 495.7	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 Dallam County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	15,211.9	9,842.6	+55%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.4	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	116.7	59.8	+95%	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	135.5	96.9	+40%	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.

Formaldehyde11.27 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.6 per million
Acetaldehyde0.74 per million
Benzene0.53 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing48
NPDES wastewater discharge permit33
Gas station (mapped facility)8
TRI reporting facility3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Public airport2
Scrapyard (mapped facility)2
Major air pollution source1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Hilmar Cheese Co Dalhart, Dalhart
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid and 1 more. 327,654 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79022HLMRC124US (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.2
Poole Chemical Co Inc, Texline
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia. 72,250 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 79087PLCHM111NO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Hilmar Cheese Company Dalhart, Dalhart
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033809001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Poole Chemical Co Inc, Texline
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002135190 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Larsen Farms Power Generating Facility Plant 1, Dalhart
Major air pollution source. Penalties $24,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070102329 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Cargill Sweet Bran Feed Manufacturing Facility -- Dalhart, Dalhart
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034465585 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Cargill Sweet Bran Feed Manufacturing Facility -- Dalhart, Dalhart
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Selenium, Manganese.
TRI facility ID 7902WCRGLL2888F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 3
Hilmar Cheese Company Dalhart, Dalhart
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033809001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Carrizo Feeders, Texline
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010946708 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Potter Feedlot, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020146493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Gallo Feeders, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020572263 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Coronado Feeders, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022280565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Bezner Beef, Texline
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024413204 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dalhart Jersey Ranch, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024587464 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Deer Creek Feeding, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027250007 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Omega Farms, Texline
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029527260 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Skiles Feedyard, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030452392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Full Circle Jerseys, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032827074 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
High Plains Salvage, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033840486 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
G2 Producers East, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110034208177 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Full Harvest Middle, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035764143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Full Harvest - South, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110035764161 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Dalhart Redi-Mix, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038111682 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Boer Dairy, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038330543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Kabil Cattle, Dalhart
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056410361 (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 Dallam 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 Dallam 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.

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