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DeWitt County, Texas: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in DeWitt County is 159.1 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 137 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (52), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (40), Air permit holder (minor source) (16). 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: 29.0996, -97.305.

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 DeWitt County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Leukemia	New cases	22.3	14.5	1.54x	14.5 to 33	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.6	17.9	1.37x	17 to 34.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.6	8.7	1.33x	6.6 to 19.3	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.1	143.2	1.11x	139.3 to 181.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	20.7	18.7	1.11x	13.8 to 30.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	30.5	30.2	1.01x	22.3 to 41.2	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	445.7	453.4	0.98x	410.5 to 483.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	47.2	51.8	0.91x	37 to 59.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	11.4	13.9	0.82x	6.4 to 19.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	11.4	18.5	0.62x	6.7 to 18.7	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	13.1	23.8	0.55x	7.9 to 20.8	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 DeWitt County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	10,220.9	9,842.6	+4%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.6	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	55.7	59.8	-7%	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	88.8	96.9	-8%	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: 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.

Formaldehyde23.92 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.87 per million
Acetaldehyde1.47 per million
Benzene1.21 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Rail grade crossing52
NPDES wastewater discharge permit40
Air permit holder (minor source)16
Major air pollution source11
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
TRI reporting facility2
Public airport1
Large hazardous waste generator1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Heliport1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

Armstrong Gas Plant, Yoakum
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 83,020 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7799WRMSTR1372F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.3
Armstrong Gas Plant, Yoakum
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071399009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Eog Resources, Inc. T. R. Marshall Hub, Cheapside
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056974001 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.9
Enterprise Armstrong Gas Plant, Yoakum
Major air pollution source. Penalties $80,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000714889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Area 72 Cgp Facility, Yorktown
Major air pollution source. Penalties $150,150.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043979013 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Enterprise Armstrong Gas Plant, Yoakum
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $80,800.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000714889 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Alamo Concrete Products Plant 72b, Cuero
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006802040 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Thomaston Compressor Station, Thomaston
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110015744426 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Boothe Amine Plant, Yoakum
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033436618 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Moray Amine Plant A, Cuero
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037538484 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Moray Amine Plant B, Cuero
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041418695 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Moray Amine Plant C, Cuero
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041628548 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Musselman Amine Plant, Yoakum
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110045433919 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Yoakum Cryogenic Plant, Yoakum
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054890383 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Area 81 Cgp Facility, Cuero
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056282687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Nelson A 6h 7h Production Facility, Yorktown
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070106631 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Thomaston Pit, Cuero
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070925906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Rainbow - Cbp 2, Cuero
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071437091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Tetlp - Thomaston Station, Cuero
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017282493 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
City Of Cuero Wwtp, Cuero
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064631402 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Yoakum Packing Company, Yoakum
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,625.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013707435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Black Hawk Central Gas Treating Facility, Cuero
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055609408 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cbp No 2, Cuero
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $35,250.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070619485 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Lappe Sand And Gravel, Thomaston
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071708899 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
City Of Yorktown Wwtp, Yorktown
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009779230 (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.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for DeWitt 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 DeWitt 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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